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Song Parodies -> "Smoke Comes Out Your A*s (But[t] It's *Clean*, *Renewable* Energy!)"

Original Song Title:

"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"

 (MP3)
Original Performer:

The Platters

Parody Song Title:

"Smoke Comes Out Your A*s (But[t] It's *Clean*, *Renewable* Energy!)"

Parody Written by:

Tommy Turtle

The Lyrics

"Mr. Wizard" chemistry notes in the footnotes, of course.

They
Asked me how I knew
Methane flame was blue
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

I, of course, replied,
"Match, to fart, applied" [1]
They all ran outside

They
Said, "That way, you'll find
"Flames from your behind
"Ew, ew, ew-ew-ew"

"When your fart's on fire
"You must realize
"Scares off gals and guys"

So I slipped --
-- One, and I gaily ripped
To "ex-pel" their doubt, thereof
And, hurrray!
The flame is blue as day
They hem, haw; pout; say, "Shove!"

Now
Skeptic ones believe
Methane, best flame, leave
Blue, blue-blue-blue-blue

When your fart's on fire
Nat'rally burns clean;
Sulfur makes you scream

Me- -thane - clean, - burns; - Try!!




[1] The principal gas in flatulence is a "natural" (ha!) gas, methane -- simplest of all the combustible hydrocarbons, including gasoline, kerosene, etc. Formula = CH4, which burns very cleanly (simplified; omitting the intermediate steps): CH4 + 2 O2 (standard atmospheric oxygen; it hates to be lonely, so almost always hooks up with a partner; hence, "O2" is the most prevalent form **) = CO2 + 2 H2O. (Carbon dioxide, which trees breathe, and water.) None of the smog-causing "nitrates", "sulfates" (acid rain, etc.), monoxides of carbon (highly poisonous), etc. -- IOW, as "clean" as clean burning can be. ***

Ask any welder who uses a torch (not electric arc, of course) -- the purest flames are actually blue. The orange and red hues in most fires come from impurities, incompletely-combusted particles, etc.

It's been estimated that capturing the gas emitted daily by a typical herd of grazing cows could power X number of automobiles. Unfortunately, no one seems to want the job of collection -- another reason to strike down those tough immigration laws, heheh.

Also unfortunately, the (uncaptured) methane from animals, humans, microbes, volcanoes, and landfills is a potent "greenhouse" gas, which means that this parody character is *helping the environment*! Everyone should! Carry matches at all times! ;-D

Methane is odorless. (Natural gas companies add an odor, so that if your stove flame goes out, or your heater is leaking, etc., the smell will warn you before damage is done. In an episode of "Friends", Ross recited that fact to the pizza delivery girl in an attempt to make conversation and hook up with her. The others unanimously voted it "Worst pickup line ever".)
The odor in flatulence is mostly caused by sulfur. Aren't you glad you read TT parodies? ;-)

** Those three-ways (O3, or ozone) are wild! Toxic to humans (Did you smell your electric train set when you were a kid?), but also to other stuff, like germs. The City of Los Angeles is one of a number of cities that purifies its water supply with ozone, which, after bubbling through, killing any typhoid or cholera in its way, returns to ordinary, vital 02. Doesn't form the cancer-causing compounds that chlorine does. And the ozone layer, issue of current concern, protects us from excessive solar ultra-violet radiation. (Nature's sunblock.) Just shows: Before ya decide to engage in a three-way, make sure it'll be beneficial and not toxic! ;)

*** The Space Shuttle, and some other rockets, make use of pure liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen -- both *very* cool. No, I mean it, *really* cold. Liquid oxygen turns back into a gas at âˆ'297° F or âˆ'183° C. Hydrogen -- yikes -- must be cooled to, and kept, at or below âˆ'423° F or âˆ'253° C. Because of the cost of cooling, storing, and transporting these, the Shuttle uses solid-fueled booster rockets to reduce the amounts needed. But all you get from the combustion of these is pure water. (2 H2 + O2 = 2 H2O.) Very "green".

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Patrick - September 01, 2010 - Report this comment
When I was in grade school I'd hear guys talking about the match to the buttocks trick. Never witnessed it myself. Maybe with a pair of roller skates and a Zippo a "Petomane" could propel himself around town. I can only imagine what would happen the first time a traffic cop got "wind" of his antics.
Old Man Ribber - September 01, 2010 - Report this comment
We were told in high school chemistry class that hydrogen (not sure about methane - I was asleep at the time) was a colorless ODORLESS gas! Extra fine Turtelian science and remember...octane is eight times worse than methane!
Phil Alexander - September 01, 2010 - Report this comment
{pedant}The red / blue colour of the flame is dependent on heat, rather than impurities - methane burning with enough oxygen to combust completely will burn with an almost invisible blue flame; without enough oxygen, it doesn't get quite as hot (like what happens when you close the air hole of the bunsen burner).{/pedant}... but I always like chemoparodies, so nice one, TT :-)
TJC - September 01, 2010 - Report this comment
This was a gassssss! Since nature has arranged things such that 'our own' don't smell that bad, does that imply we're all *meth* addicts? Five 'Orders Of The Blue Flame' props to you!
Christie Marie M - September 01, 2010 - Report this comment
Great theory in "gas/fart" chemistry, TT! Flames sure burn on that Dutch oven now! I also learned that sulfur causes flatulence, which explains the fart odor (or rotten eggs) in sulfur. Smellin' ya 5's!
Quicky reply - more later - September 01, 2010 - Report this comment
Phil Alexander: Didn't you say the same thing I said? If there isn't enough O2, some of the methane won't oxidize, resulting in the "incomplete combustion" that the parody cited. If I'm missing something else, I'd certainly like to know. Thanks either way, and for the v/c.
Fiddlegirl - September 01, 2010 - Report this comment
T. Boone Pickens is always lobbying for natural gas... but I don't think this is quite what he means... ;)
2Eagle - September 01, 2010 - Report this comment
I thought that was an urban legend.
Tommy Turtle - September 01, 2010 - Report this comment
Patrick: Imagine all the polluting autos off the streets, and all of us on roller skates, propelled by ... uh, maybe we'd best *not* imagine it! LOL, and thanks for v/c.

Old Man Ribber: As far as octane, hey, don't "knock" it! :-D

TJC: Apparently, sulfur addicts.... :)

Christie Marie M: (sniff ... sniff... :wink:) Yep, 100% right about the smell of rotten eggs. Thanks for the swell smell!

Fiddlegirl: Actually, it's *exactly* what he means. The only difference is that he wants to use a different source, namely, wells, land, rights, etc. that he owns. Why waste all that when we can "grow our own"? ;-)

2Eagle: Try it yourself, and let us know the results. (O ye of little faith.... ;-) Thanks for v/c.
AFW - September 01, 2010 - Report this comment
Flatulent out funny !!
Tommy Turtle - September 02, 2010 - Report this comment
AFW: LOL!!!
Mark Scotti - September 02, 2010 - Report this comment
Ahhh, we now see(and smell) the secrets you keep in that Thunderdome shell of yours. LOL
Phil Alexander - September 02, 2010 - Report this comment
TT - where you said "The orange and red hues in most fires come from impurities, incompletely-combusted particles, etc. ", that isn't the same as "it comes out orangey-red because it's burning at a lower temperature", although burning at a lower temperature is pretty much inevitable if combustion is incomplete (you can get colours from impurities, e.g. potassium makes a lovely purple colour, but those colours would generally still be there in a hot flame, too)

An aside about sulphur - we find most compounds where sulphur replaces oxygen (it's the next one down in group 6) very smelly, from the simplest H2S "rotten eggs" smell, to mercapto-methanol (CH3SH), what they stick in natural gas to make it smell.. they're also pretty toxic, by and large, so our reaction to their smell is probably quite a good thing from an evolutionary perspective.
Tommy Turtle - September 03, 2010 - Report this comment
Mark Scotti: LOL!!!!

Phil Alexander: I think we're down to semantics. You're right; I should have been more clear on that. But TT's footnotes are already known for going waaay over - you'll notice that the methane oxidation formula specifically said, "skipping the intermediate steps". And you definitely would *not* be happy with
"Both Bytes Now (How Computers Work - For *NON*-Geeks)"
http://www.amiright.com/parody/60s/judycollins8.shtml
although the outro gave a disclaimer apologizing to true techies for the over-simplification.

So, pardon the over-simplification here. Revision:
"Specific elements or compounds can be added deliberately (e. g. to fireworks) to color the flame, and accidental impurities can color it directly. They also color it by causing incomplete combustion, resulting in less heat, resulting in.... "

From now on, will have one set of footnotes, and a second set of Philnotes. :) ;) :) .. I do enjoy making complex subjects accessible to zero-knowledge readers, but you have to start somewhere, and you can't overdo it -- I've been called on that before, as well. Damned if you do, damned if you don't .. . well, no one said that life is fair. :-D

An aside to your aside: *All* things must be pretty good from an evolutionary perspective, ipso facto -- tautology, actually. Most poisons smell and taste bad, and most nutritious food smells good, before our tastes became corrupted by the influence of refined sugars, etc.. Our affluence and sedentary lifestyles may make that steak harmful to our arteries, though not to our brink-of-starvation hunter-gatherer ancestors. Smell is very powerful in, e. g., sexual attraction, sometimes subliminally.

Finally, a confession: Having written parodies on law, economics, medicine, mathematics, political philosophy, finance, Shakespeare, classical literature, Renaissance literature, STDs, Krafft-Ebbing (i. e. 6ual "variations"), grammar and punctuation, feminine hygiene, computers, encryption, organized crime, geography, one parody written entirely in Spanish (translation was provided), pelagic creatures, anatomy, and endangered sea turtles, among other topics, I do confess that that chemistry is not among the highest on the polymathic ranking scale. Didn't much like it in college. Still, I thought that this was sufficient for a "mixture" (heh!) of a pooh-parody and scientific elucidation, a combination probably not seen before, at least by moi.

Thanks as always for your enlightenment and thoughtful comments.

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