Why does lighting a match get rid of the fart smell?

by onetirednurse Posted 2011/03/28 13:30:09

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Ok, so one of my dogs has really bad gas this morning. I lit a match and got rid of the smell. My husband asked why that works. I told him the answer, he isn't sure if he is proud I know this or just plain disgusted. Do you know the answer without doing a search?

If no one gets it I will post the answer tomorrow morning.
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~pretty little gleek~ 2011/03/28 21:58:52

well that was random i mean i was thinkin about food but that works too

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Fillmore 2011/03/28 20:40:40

Burning a match releases sulfur dioxide. Sulfur is one of the chemicals in the match head. The smell of the sulfur helps mask the methane gas released in farts and poop.

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Hotcho 2011/03/28 14:55:59

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dear tired...you need to go to work now..you have too much free time on your hands

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onetire... to Hotcho 2011/03/28 15:01:41 (edited)

Dear Hotcho, I just worked a 12 hour night shift that ended at 07:00 this morning... I'm just not ready to sleep yet..

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babaji5150~solo 2011/03/28 14:24:50 (edited)

+1

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Tau_Seti 2011/03/28 14:22:10

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Methane .... it is flammable.

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ally 2011/03/28 14:17:51

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Just be careful where you use that match.

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onetire... to ally 2011/03/28 14:19:41

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No kidding.... LOL

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gfreeman BN-0 2011/03/28 13:54:58

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I'm going to guess the sulphur smell from the match masks the fart smell from the dog.

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KinnUzumaki 2011/03/28 13:44:12

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does it? i didn't knew!

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onetire... to KinnUzu... 2011/03/28 13:48:08

yep it just takes a few seconds of flame.

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KinnUzu... to onetire... 2011/03/28 13:59:26

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hmm...cool

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whipnet 2011/03/28 13:42:42

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I would say the sulfur smell overwhelms the doo-doo smell more than anything.

And I guess if it's close enough, it burns the methane gas that creates the smell coming from your butt and turds.

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RoyDMercer - IFOTFD 2011/03/28 13:37:43

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a woman that burns farts.....I always wanted to date a girl like that.

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onetire... to RoyDMer... 2011/03/28 13:41:03

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LOL anything to get rid of the smell. Damn dog...

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RoyDMer... to onetire... 2011/03/28 13:42:11

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never feed them Lamb and Rice dog food. My dachsund can evacuate the whole block after eating that mess.

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onetire... to RoyDMer... 2011/03/28 13:44:21

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I'll keep that in mind thanks.

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RoyDMer... to onetire... 2011/03/28 13:46:01

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glad to be of assistance with your canine fart situation

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onetire... to RoyDMer... 2011/03/28 13:54:10 (edited)

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LMAO its terrible, I had to put her out. I dont want the baby to smell that.. His smells are bad enough

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RoyDMer... to onetire... 2011/03/28 14:02:31

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Oh God, I can recall the baby smells. I am so glad we no longer need diapers.

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onetire... to RoyDMer... 2011/03/28 14:07:11

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He is 11 months, I will be up to my armpits in doodie diapers for awhile.

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RoyDMer... to onetire... 2011/03/28 14:09:54

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yes, you will. I can recall in my mind thinking "Oh please God Noooo" when I smelled a stinky one and the wife wasn't home.

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onetire... to RoyDMer... 2011/03/28 14:14:57

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LOL When I'm at work and my husband has to change a "stinker", I always get a text. He just has to share it. The first time he got peed on he almost died..

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RoyDMer... to onetire... 2011/03/28 14:19:16

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that would freak me out too. Mine are girls so I had a little less chance getting pee'd on LOL

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Jack's Pearl 2011/03/28 13:35:16

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It burns up the gas! LOL I don't think it actually does. It may mask it with another smell though.

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onetire... to Jack's ... 2011/03/28 13:39:16

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it does burn... but I will give the technical description of what molecules are affected tomorrow.

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