Question 1

Why do people feel comfortable smelling their own fart but run away when someone else fart

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The phenomenon where people tolerate their own farts but find others' unpleasant can be attributed to a few factors:

• Familiarity: People are accustomed to their own body odors, including the smell of their own farts. This familiarity reduces the negative reaction.

• Psychological Ownership: There's a psychological aspect of ownership over one's own body functions. Knowing a smell came from you might make it less offensive.

• Bacterial Composition: Each person's gut bacteria are unique, leading to different compositions of gases. The specific mix of gases produced by your own body may simply be more tolerable to you.

• Control: When you fart, you expect it and can brace yourself for the smell. When someone else farts, it's often unexpected, making the smell more jarring.

• Social Norms and Taboos: Social conditioning often emphasizes that bodily functions should be private. Smelling someone else's fart might invoke a stronger reaction due to this conditioning.