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From: gts@dmcnh.UUCP (Guy The Schafer)
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Subject: FARTS and measurements of indigestable sugars
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Date: Wed, 15-May-85 12:42:27 EDT
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Finally we can have an intelligent discussion.

OK.  It just so happens my master's treatise was titled:  The Social
Ramifications of Indigestable Sugars.
It seems that the body's gastro-intestinal tract cannot break down
certain complex hydrocarbons.  These hydrocarbons arrive in the small
intestines with the hydrogen atoms still bonded with the carbons.  It
is possible to know that hydorcarbons are not broken down by the body
by measuring the amount of chemical energy still available in these
chemical bonds.  Non-digested molecules will have more energy since none
was given over to the body by breaking any of the bonds.

As a test try eating generous portions of baked beans and lard-fried
onion rings--the beans, onions, and oil all contain hydrocarbons that
the body cannot digest.  Now when a juicy one comes out, use a lighter
to empirically observe the concentration of unburned (unoxidized by the
body) flammable gasses present in the mixture.  Just make sure you use
saftey glasses as in any chemistry lab.

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