I was selling some cymbals to a guy once and he really ripped one. My jaw would have dropped, but an open mouth is not recommended in such situations. He was listening to me explain the differences between a few splash cymbals, and then BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPP!!! It was clear that it wasn’t one of those that just kinda slip out. This dude was making a serious effort to get it all out in a hurry, he may have even sharted a little.
He said (in one breath) “Excuse me. So, would you recommend an 8” or 6" splash if I want a brighter sound?" He totally played it off as being something that just happens. I’ve had more than my share of farts before, I know the kind that make their own way out, and the kind reserved for self defense and competition purposes. His was most certainly the latter. His nonchalance completely robbed me of the ability to laugh about it, even after he was gone. I was still a bit stunned. Maybe he was brought up to expel any and all gas as forcefully as possible. Good thing we weren’t by the snare drums. There would have been one hell of a lot of sympathetic resonance going on.