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Gas Passers Sitting Happy (Consider it the anti-whoopee cushion)
Fox News ^ | 16 Jan 2002 | Amy C. Sims

Posted on 01/16/2003 5:52:52 AM PST by UKCajun

It's the GasBGon flatulence filter, and it's helping provide relief for thousands of gas passers who have cleared rooms or blamed the dog for far too long.

"People tell us, 'Thank you for giving my life back. Now I can go out in public again,'" Sharron Huza, the cushion's creator, said in an interview. "They'll bring it with them to the movie theatre, to work, in the car or on the airplane."

Huza said more than 1,000 cushions have been sold in just over a year on the market. The company has been approached by people interested in taking GasBGon products into Belgium, Britain, Asia and Canada, according to James Huza, the company president.

"Second-hand flatulence knows no borders," he said.

The Huzas, a husband-and-wife team, say the cushion uses charcoal liner technology to filter out both malodorous smells and head-turning noises. The fabric is washable, and a removable foam filter muffles sounds while the activated carbon absorbs odors...

...Cushions can take about 450 toots before they need a filter change, and come in several fashion patterns with names like "The Musical Solo" and "Silent But Deadly."...

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: carbon; flatulence; inventions
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To: Ditter
GasBGon.com
21 posted on 01/16/2003 6:24:04 AM PST by csvset
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To: g'nad
I can only imagine that carrying this is slightly less embarrassing than carrying a hemorrhoid "donut."
22 posted on 01/16/2003 6:25:30 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (HHD)
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To: tacticalogic
Whoaa! We're talking serious engineering here.
23 posted on 01/16/2003 6:25:37 AM PST by UKCajun
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To: UKCajun
Takes all the fun out of having my boys pull my finger! (I loving having sons!)
24 posted on 01/16/2003 6:26:28 AM PST by ThinkingMan
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To: UKCajun
Takes all the fun out of having my boys pull my finger! (I loving having sons!)
25 posted on 01/16/2003 6:26:28 AM PST by ThinkingMan
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To: Corin Stormhands
No doubt carbon filter underwear are soon to follow.
26 posted on 01/16/2003 6:26:33 AM PST by UKCajun
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To: UKCajun

27 posted on 01/16/2003 6:27:02 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Corin Stormhands
I figured you'd just strap it to yer butt...
28 posted on 01/16/2003 6:27:56 AM PST by g'nad (food is good... beer is food...)
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To: UKCajun
We're also talking flatulence that could blister the chrome on a bumper.
29 posted on 01/16/2003 6:28:24 AM PST by tacticalogic (This tagline is dedicated to SheLion and family until further notice.)
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To: ThinkingMan
Calling Mayor Bloomberg...
30 posted on 01/16/2003 6:28:36 AM PST by UKCajun
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To: tacticalogic
Get the chemical engineers on it too.
31 posted on 01/16/2003 6:29:22 AM PST by UKCajun
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To: DancesWithTrout
"Why would anyone want to deprive themselves the inherent comedic value of a strategically released SBD only moments before the elevator doors open?"

Confucious say, "Hot, crowded elevator smells different to a midget."
32 posted on 01/16/2003 6:30:51 AM PST by M. Peach (Eschew obsfucation)
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To: UKCajun
Preferably one who specializes in chemical warfare countermeasures.
33 posted on 01/16/2003 6:31:56 AM PST by tacticalogic (This tagline is dedicated to SheLion and family until further notice.)
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To: UKCajun
"Fart underwear are next... "

Q: How can you tell when a woman is wearing pantyhose?

A: When she farts, her ankles swell up.
34 posted on 01/16/2003 6:32:10 AM PST by M. Peach (Eschew obsfucation)
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To: g'nad
Hmmmmm...
35 posted on 01/16/2003 6:33:15 AM PST by Corin Stormhands (Does this fart-pillow make my butt look big?)
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To: UKCajun
No doubt carbon filter underwear are soon to follow.

They're already here and here.

36 posted on 01/16/2003 6:34:06 AM PST by SMEDLEYBUTLER
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To: csvset
From the GasBGon website:

Yet, clinical studies show that the average person produces one to three pints of gas and passes gas 14 times a day.

Call it 2 pints per day x 250 million people x 365 days per year = 182,500,000,000 pints per year.

With all that energy, we may have a solution for OPEC.

37 posted on 01/16/2003 6:35:14 AM PST by UKCajun
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To: Corin Stormhands
(Does this fart-pillow make my butt look big?)

no... fatter, yes...

38 posted on 01/16/2003 6:35:18 AM PST by g'nad (too easy bro...)
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To: M. Peach
http://www.gasbgon.com/animation.htm
39 posted on 01/16/2003 6:37:21 AM PST by M. Peach (Eschew obsfucation)
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To: SMEDLEYBUTLER
No kidding. Visited the sites--too cool.
40 posted on 01/16/2003 6:37:25 AM PST by UKCajun
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