arontius | A Ponderance for parlor

.....So, tonight we're on the ferry to Seattle. The Beloved Tamm and I are explaining to Rhys the fact that millions of years ago the atmosphere of Planet Earth was made up largely of methane. We explained what methane was and how it was produced.

......Then we discussed the fact that humans are again increasing the amount of methane found in our atmosphere by the number of cows we raise for market on the planet. We discussed the fact that cows fart a lot and that action produces a considerable amount of methane.

.....From there we discuss the fact that herbavores in general produce a lot of gas due to the disgestion of plant matter, which is increased in a cow due to the sheer amount of plant matter consumed, their size and the fact that they have four stomachs actively producing gas all the time.

.....Then came the ponderance from Rhys. Do humans who consume strictly or mainly a vegetarian diet produce more methane than the average human? Then the follow-up question. Do humans who are vegetarians fart more than the average human and create more methane? So we wondered if we should be asking a vegetarian, and we naturally thought of you. So,

parlor_games, being a vegetarian, and a smart one at that, would you say that vegetarians produce more gas than the people around them? :-)

.....Just askin', 'cause Rhys wants to know. :-)

.....Aaron / Arontius.