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Make a giant tetrahedral pyramid in the shape of a methane
molecule, in the style of the old pyramids,
out
of stone, to represent the triumph of (f)art over nature, or
engineering
over biology, levity over gravity, or biology over good taste, or
something like that.
Global methane levels are rising
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane
[JesusHChrist, Jul 05 2013]
(?) Baked
https://nl.wikipedi..._Gasmolecule_01.JPG
[JesusHChrist, Jan 25 2016]
Proper link to that image
https://commons.wik..._Gasmolecule_01.JPG
[notexactly, Jan 26 2016]
[link]
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I'd buy one. I remember being quite shocked and
disappointed when I realized that the pyramids were
square-based. |
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On the downside, though, furnishing a triangular
floorplan is always a nuisance, and you have tight
corners that are harder to hoover into. |
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Corners harder to hoover = good excuse, saves having to hoover. |
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Furnishing - use only furniture with an equilateral-triangular (or geometric subdivision thereof) footprint. |
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Shape it like a Methane molecule to represent the
triumph of chemistry over the arts. |
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The triumph of farts over gravity. |
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Start smaller. Maybe a subatomic farticle. |
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Could use the pharton, a subatomic gas farticle. |
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I've heard it isn't the methane which makes farts smell and a lot of fart
is nitrogen and carbon dioxide. |
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//I've heard it isn't the methane which makes farts smell and a lot of fart is nitrogen and carbon dioxide.// |
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It's obviously not the methane, since methane is odourless (c.f. 'natural gas', which has a scent added to ensure leaks are detected).
However, they're well known to be combustable, which neither nitrogen nor carbon dioxide are. The gas responsible is widely assumed to be methane - and this may be true, at least in some animals.
Nevertheless, I've heard it claimed that the flammable component is sometimes hydrogen. Some bacteria can produce this under anaerobic conditions, so it's not implausible.
The obvious experiment is to collect some of the off-gas in a test-tube, ignite with a lighted spill and see whether it yields a squeaky pop. |
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This still doesn't give an explanation of the aromatic properties of the gas. I suspect that more than one chemical is involved in varying quantities. More research into the pharticles involved is clearly needed.
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The aromatic culprit of a fart is the hydrogen sulfide
pharticle, H2S, perhaps a (f)artistic addition to the CH4
molecule display. |
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I would expect it to be hydrogen sulphide sometimes and at other
times additional substances which make stools smell. It could only
really be traces of the former though or they would be highly toxic and
also destroy the olfactory sensors. |
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Perhaps to celebrate beans over weenies? |
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