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- megashaun, on 10/12/2007, -0/+19That's no fun.
- RedZeppelin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11That's about as fun as alcohol-free beer. What's the point?
- headzoo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10I wonder how companies are going advertise that on the side of the cans? They certainly aren't going to write, "Now 90% Fart Free!"
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10This is why scientists make lame businessmen. What they should have done is made beans MORE effective gas generators. Kids (and me) would love them! Why buy Baked Beans when you can buy Baked Mega Blaster 6000 beans?
- mark1372, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9I was wondering whether you liked beans and if you farted a lot. Thanks for the update.
- brucemolloy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Vadim - I understand your position completely. Given where your head is, a sudden bout of flatulence would blow your brains out!
- mark1372, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6What's also funny is that when I opened this article in a tab, the tab said, "Scientists Produce Flatulence."
- stanleyfresh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Where's the fun in taking out the gas? I'm only digging this for the 97% nutrition increase.
- Herolint, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Aww man! You shouldn't be allowed to say "runny stool" on digg and get away with it.
- Herolint, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I completely agree. What about those of us who have moved passed farting as a pastime hobby into the ranks of professionalism? We demand the after-crepitations of a can of beans!
- jrbrewin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5didn't heinz (in the UK) do this years and years ago? i'm sure i remember it being on the news.
- mvnicosia, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5More beans, Mr. Taggart?
- dime, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Blasphemy.
That's half the fun in eating beans. Nothing more entertaining than letting out a 12 second long trumpet blast that makes the wife blush and the dog look over at you and say "WTF?"... - dime, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I'd say you boys have had enough.
- jesusfreak216, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
- funkytaco, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Being that I'm Mexican, love Mexican food, and fart alot in front of my male friends, I think flatulence free beans would kill one aspect of male bonding.
- tablatronix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Wait arent we supposed to fart ? Arent we also supposed to have a hard time digesting fiber ? and isnt a main problem with most US diets a lack of fiber ?
- orb_nsc, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I know you're full of ***** Vadim (I've seen your other posts, showing all the other "internships" and "research" you're working on, always related to the Digg topic of the day), but you never disappoint. Best of luck on your bean fart studies!
- InvisionUK, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4@jrbrewin
That they did. I'm not quite sure what's going on here. - nTensify, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3"hmmm... and cancer remains uncured. i wonder why..."
Well, you see, scientists /know/ what cause gas. A bunch of bacteria in your colon are able to digest a food product that you normally can't, and since those bacteria are methanogens, they generate methane, which is what causes gas.
We've also known for years you can add a very specific enzyme to beans (or a number of vegetables that produce the same compound) that pre-digests (if that's what you want to call it) the compound. If you've ever heard of or used Beano, the "active ingredient" is this enzyme. What these scientists have done is one step better; they've added the bacteria to the beans in processing, predigesting it completely into something us humans can actually process, making the beans healthier at the same time they stop the gas-producing qualities.
Cancer on the other hand.. is a much, much more complex phenomenon that we don't completely understand yet. And I guarantee there's more money being spent on how to cure cancer than these beans. - bigstinky, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3"Gas is caused when the bacteria in the large intestine break down the food. When the food is high in fiber, like beans, gas is formed"....By that logic, White Castle and beer must be high in fiber because after an evening with those two, I'm "cuttin' muffins" all day....."Nobody comes to visit me...in my leetle cloud"...BTW, I'm hoping I'll still be able to purchase the gassy variety.
- Vineman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2But that special effect is half the fun of eating beans in the first place!
- digitalsin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2What has this world come to? I thought we had hit an all-time low with non-alcholic beer. Now we have non-fart beans.
What's next, orgasm-free sex? - ChileanGoD, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Its like inventing rivers without water.
- scairborn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I'll be damned if my children don't get to eat the musical fruit!
- carlosglz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2A little secret from a real mexican grandmother:
Add a little bit of garlic and onion to the beans when boiling them. Result: flatulence 100% gone. - Web_Weasel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2A bit of seaweed will work too.
- InvisionUK, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Who? Wha? Am I missing something? You've been able to buy "flatulent-free" baked beans in the UK for years now. I even remember the news report about it's creation on TV.
Apparently it turned out to be something to do with the skins. - HiT0, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Bring on more gas, not less! Reminds me of Colon Blow, an old SNL skit about a cereal with insane fiber levels.
/me farts in jubilation - icexe, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2the secret i learned from my grandmother is to add a little bit of vinegar to remove flatulence. Definately works.
- gmerin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2but gas is one of the fun things about beans: it's been a basis of male bonding rituals for ages. if we only eat gas?-free beans, what will student sport jocks have to light? what will young girls have to be embarrassed about? this spells the downfall of our society!
- phonepimpbill, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The enhanced nutrition is good, but reduction in gas is just too manipulative. It's like green ketchup. The world doesn't need to be made any less recognizable or weirder than it already is.
- lucaskiker, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Yes, but it can also go..
Beans, beans good for your heart.
The more you eat, the more you fart.
The more you fart, the better you feel.
So eat some beans for every meal. - nTensify, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2They help developing countries maintain better nutrition? That's a pretty big point to me, anyways. Your Mileage May Vary.
- tpoc, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2lame joke:
How many beans do they put in a can?
Answer: 239, because if they put in one more, it would be Too-Farty (240) - aresef, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Pranksters would rejoice, certainly.
- vtwin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1So if I understand correctly, scientists produced flatulence, and the result is free beans? Ewww...
- twinklyJesus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2With all the real issues in the world that need "cures," is this really one of them?
- Eccles, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You know, the HPV vaccine was approved a few days ago, and that's essentially a cure for one type of cancer.
Oh heck, how can you play Counterstrike when we still don't have a cure for bird flu? - bigelliot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Finally a Digg story my wife will be interested in....
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Yea, you caught everyone - the drug companies are spending all their money so I don't rip one in church.
- mark1372, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2If you are eating optimally, you should fart much less and it shouldn't smell like much. If you already eat a lot of fibre, your body will adjust to it and won't be shocked by things like beans and cereals. Many people are farty because of unknown intolerance to lactose in some degree, so it's all about chemistry.
Your body doesn't digest the cellulose in fiber (corn, peanuts, etc.) and it acts as filler, diluter, and lubricator, but fibre shouldn't be making you fart much as a result unless you aren't used to eating enough of it.
BTW, your poop shouldn's smell too strongly either and your urine should naturally be clear and very light yellow. Paying attention to excretions are a really easy barometer to your general health. - mistshadow2k4, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Adding some baking soda while cooking the beans does the same thing.
- ego_slam, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Hey now, at least they found the time to cure that awkward feeling you get at the in-laws' BBQ!
- VeganG, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yeah, a piece of kombu, which dissolves by the time you're done with it.
- JasonInOregon, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Wives across America rejoice! Anti-fart beans!
- xanderfm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Why would scientists produce this, if there is already the Azuki beans? Azuki beans are naturally grown with no agrotoxics and they are already flatulence free and best of all, they are natural. These scientists should do their homework before creating something useless.
- rolandog, on 10/12/2007, -4/+4NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
- fragileabsolute, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2I quit science. It's time they cured cancer or aids or...or...or...
- Quarks, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2"Scientists Produce Flatulence-Free Beans"
As opposed to beans containing flatulence?
I know what they mean, the title is just funny. -
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