Burp, rumble, toot! How your lunch can turn you into a one-person band.(LIFE: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM)

Science World | November 28, 2005| | Copyright

DID YOU KNOW?

* The world record for the loudest burp registers 118.1 decibels. The noise--emitted by Paul Hunn of London, England, on April 5, 2001--was more intense than the sound of a power mower (107 db) or a power saw (110 db).

* At any given time, a person totes approximately 200 milliliters (0.36 pint) of gas in his or her gut. And each day, the average person expels between 600 ml (1 pint) and 2 liters (3.5 pints) of flatulent gas.

CRITICAL THINKING:

* Although burping is a normal function of the digestive system, it can be ...

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