Could You Fart Your Way to the Moon?

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CAN YOU FART YOUR WAY THROUGH SPACE? Listen, we know you've thought about it, and we're here to give you THE DEFINITIVE ANSWER to one of the greatest science questions of all time. How long would it take to get to the MOON by farting? Join Gabe on PBS Space Time as we walk through some of the surprising and WEIRD science behind farts, rockets, and everything in between as we seek an answer to this propulsion problem.

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[uoy]

This is of course assuming that your center of thrust and center of mass are aligned with your destination (which isn't always the case depending on the position of your limbs). Otherwise you'd waste most of your farts' energy to rotate. Unless of course, you have ANUS VECTORING. In which case, you should definitely start a band with that name.

[Zetamen]

I laughed a lot when i imagined someone farting in Mach 4 speed

[sime]

After you eat what my grandpa makes with beans you can fart to Alpha Centauri in 2 days

[pastelab]

PBS space- teaching us things that really matter

[ItsCoreyLynxxYall]

He narrates this so seriously and with a straight face.

[farceadentus]

My wife says I could make it to the moon with my farts

[MohamedSedky]

Fart me to the moon let me pee among the stars xD

[NVAfilm]

If I fart in space and no one is around to hear it. Do I still need to say excuse me?

[rogerking]

The practical  implication of this would seem to be that if an astronaut were to become disconnected and get stranded outside the ISS, he/she would need to remove a heavy item of equipment from their suit and throw it away as rapidly as possible in the opposite direction to the station. This would seem to suggest that all astronauts conducting EVA should be equipped with a cannon ball as standard.

[hobobo]

I must say, I've never thought about this.

[nova]

Farted during this video. Did not make it to the moon. Can confirm the facts are solid.

[astraldrifter]

"Could you fart your way to the Moon?" We have a bright generation amongst us.

[quincyvicaire]

i watched this video after i made up this comeback to "anything is possible" I said
"no, i cant fart my way to space!"
XD

[lesonen]

Whats the exit velocity of EXPLOSIVE diarrhea?

[tedtech]

I bet Superman is farting his way around space all day

[husnainanwaar]

but in reality you would remain 10 meters away from the iss and in a really dirty space suit

[wandersgion]

I’ve literally never thought of that... apparently I’m less creative than the presenter. lol

[DamianReloaded]

Problem is farts and sneezes would cancel out and make you spin like a merry go round and then you'd puke all over inside your space suit. XD

[youteubakount]

This video should be titled "exploring the moon in soiled spacesuits"

[sebsunda]

Well... Now that this is out of the way...
Can we get back to more serious matter like building a space elevator?