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    Patient’s Fart Causes Fire During Surgery

    Hold your cheeks together next time you go under the knife, because a squeaky-bottomed Japanese woman recently ended up with burns to her legs and waist after her fart caught fire during surgery.

    According to the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, the lady was being treated back in April at the Tokyo Medical University Hospital, where doctors used a laser to perform a procedure on her cervix. A report into the incident, which was released last week, explains that the laser ignited the gases that leaked from her intestines, causing the fire.

    “When the patient’s intestinal gas leaked into the space of the operation [room], it ignited with the irradiation of the laser, and the burning spread, eventually reaching the surgical drape and causing the fire,” the report said.

    It also confirmed that no flammable materials were present in the operating theatre at the time of the blaze, and that all equipment used in the procedure was operating normally, making the ill-timed fart the only possible cause of the incident.

    Farts contain a number of different gases that are released as by-products of our intestinal activities. Among these are hydrogen and methane, both of which are flammable and give our windy expulsions their combustible characteristics.

    Few other details about the nature of the fire have been made available and, according to The Telegraph, the condition of the woman is not known.
    http://www.iflscience.com/chemistry/...uring-surgery/
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    I am highly skeptical you can ignite a fart with a laser, they were doing shots off her ass. It is a university hospital after all.
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    This is why you're not allowed to eat 24 hours before surgery. Kinda her fault.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blueobelisk View Post
    This is why you're not allowed to eat 24 hours before surgery. Kinda her fault.
    How do you know she ate within 24 hours prior to surgery? I'm curious.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Helgrimm View Post
    How do you know she ate within 24 hours prior to surgery? I'm curious.
    I don't know, I'm guessing based on the fact that she farted. You tend not to if you don't have food in you. (Obviously you still can but chances are decreased.)

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    It's rude to fart among others.
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    What was she eating? Prior to the surgery?

    How embarrassing!
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    Great, butt-plugs will now be mandatory for any surgical procedure now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hypasonic View Post
    Great, butt-plugs will now be mandatory for any surgical procedure now.
    You would like that wouldn't you
    But soon after Mr Xi secured a third term, Apple released a new version of the feature in China, limiting its scope. Now Chinese users of iPhones and other Apple devices are restricted to a 10-minute window when receiving files from people who are not listed as a contact. After 10 minutes, users can only receive files from contacts.
    Apple did not explain why the update was first introduced in China, but over the years, the tech giant has been criticised for appeasing Beijing.

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    Wasn't there a House M.D. episode where a patient's insides ignited?
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