# Drinking Alchohol and Farting Flames **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 7, 2004, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-alchohol-and-farting-flames/244014 "2004-05-07T14:52:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Starguard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Starguard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starguard)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-alchohol-and-farting-flames/244014/1 "2004-05-07T14:52:44Z")
In the movie “Haps War” there was a scene where these two American POW’s were being held in a Nazi Prison camp. One night these two guys were in their bunks drinking alchohol, and then while holding their legs in the air, held a lighter to their buttocks and started farting out flames :smack: They were both having a contest trying to see who could fart out the biggest one. :dubious: Has anyone here ever witnessed something like this in person. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-alchohol-and-farting-flames/244014/2 "2004-05-07T15:38:00Z")
You mean “Hart’s War”, right? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-alchohol-and-farting-flames/244014/3 "2004-05-07T16:01:17Z")
Of course. When the grill was broken it’s how I cooked my steak. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-alchohol-and-farting-flames/244014/4 "2004-05-07T16:24:08Z")
I don’t think alcohol has anything to do with it, farts are flammable because of the methane. I have to admit I’ve never lit a fart before. By many definitions, I am not yet a man. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-alchohol-and-farting-flames/244014/5 "2004-05-07T18:11:12Z")
> [@Starguard](#): > > Has anyone here ever witnessed something like this in person. 😃 Witnessed something like what? A contest to light farts? Not being inclined to do guy things in general, no, I’ve never competed to light farts. But if you’re talking about lighting them in general, I’m pretty shocked there’s people who _haven’t_ tried. I mean, it’s flammable gas! And it comes out of your butt! What could be cooler? And no, I’ve never hurt myself doing it. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-alchohol-and-farting-flames/244014/6 "2004-05-07T18:12:33Z")
by your definition, I was a man when I was like 10. I remember my brother and I doing this a long time ago. It’s not particularly hard, but it does take some skill to get the proper body angel. Also, lighter technique is crucial! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-alchohol-and-farting-flames/244014/7 "2004-05-07T19:13:44Z")
> [@Flander](#): > > It’s not particularly hard, but it does take some skill to get the proper body angel. And here I though snow angels were cool. People are making fart angels now? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-alchohol-and-farting-flames/244014/8 "2004-05-07T19:39:19Z")
The voice of experience. No, not me. Cecil. > [@](#): > > Methane, another digestive byproduct, is responsible for the unique blue flame that has absorbed the attentions of college freshmen for generations. It is recommended, incidentally, that persons contemplating experiments in this line wear fireproof undies when doing so. [Unca Cecil speaks from experience](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_079.html). ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-alchohol-and-farting-flames/244014/9 "2004-05-07T20:18:25Z")
> [@](#): > > Other foods that may produce farts of unusual pungency include broccoli, onions, cauliflower, cabbage, radishes, and raw apples. Don’t those seem like the ideal salad ingredients for an eventful sorority lunch? Aaah, so that’s why they’re always crying after they hug each other. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-alchohol-and-farting-flames/244014/10 "2004-05-07T20:24:40Z")
I can’t tell you how happy it makes me to see a fart thread and notice a certain someone as the “last post by”. :: sigh :: ---
**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2004, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-alchohol-and-farting-flames/244014/11 "2004-05-07T20:52:06Z")
If you’re going to light em make sure you have a non-flamable covering over the orifice (tighty-whities work well). Do not do it without it, singed pubes and blisters can result, it happened to a friend of mine once, yeah thats it, a friend 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2004, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-alchohol-and-farting-flames/244014/12 "2004-05-08T11:28:06Z")
What flaming fart thread would be complete without [Master Wang-Ka’s](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=151130) thoughts on the subject?