flatulence

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Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed Smart Underwear, the first wearable device designed specifically to measure human flatulence.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

“We desperately need to understand what the baseline of human flatulence patterns are. It’s 2026 and we don’t know how many times the average American is farting every day.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The frequency and volume of flatulence is a major reason people quit healthy, fiber-rich diets, which can be key to heading off gastrointestinal disorders and colon cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The referee called his flatulence "unsportsmanlike" and thought he was "farting on someone else".

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2025

The safe room was in a shambles, blown apart by some sort of fairy flatulence.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer