“Technically, yes, you do weigh less after farting. When you expel gas from your body, you’re removing mass, which means your weight decreases. However - and this is a big however - the amount is so incredibly tiny that it’s essentially meaningless for weight loss purposes.”
Burping and farting are tiny, but if we’re talking gasses and changing weight, the vast majority of the mass you lose from fat when you lose weight actually comes out in your breath.
OP’s concept seemed to be about buoyancy. In the same way that a hot air balloon weighs more when it releases hot gas, so too should a human weigh more when they release hot gas. So the question comes down to, is the decrease of buoyancy force more or less than the weight of the ejected gas molecules?
https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-weight-change-when-you-fart/527684
https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/questions/does-internal-gas-affect-your-weight
https://fartsound.net/blog/does-farting-make-you-weigh-less
“Technically, yes, you do weigh less after farting. When you expel gas from your body, you’re removing mass, which means your weight decreases. However - and this is a big however - the amount is so incredibly tiny that it’s essentially meaningless for weight loss purposes.”
Meaningless? I don’t know mate, I always feel lighter after a good fart.
Burping and farting are tiny, but if we’re talking gasses and changing weight, the vast majority of the mass you lose from fat when you lose weight actually comes out in your breath.
OP’s concept seemed to be about buoyancy. In the same way that a hot air balloon weighs more when it releases hot gas, so too should a human weigh more when they release hot gas. So the question comes down to, is the decrease of buoyancy force more or less than the weight of the ejected gas molecules?
Well it depends on the pressure the gases are being kept under. Higher pressure and you gain buoyancy. Low pressure and you lose it.
Damn, bro came with receipts! But think about it, OP… if you expel even a tiny bt of something, you will have lost it.
This fella farts the facts! 👍
Did you ask this just to setup your reply??
Either way, brilliant.
Maybe…
Happy Fart Day!
Hey, quit farting around, will ya?