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# TWIL #114 - a Human Fart Atlas?
- URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/twil-114-a-human-fart-atlas/
- Published: 2026-03-28T06:00:18.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-28T06:00:21.000Z
- Author: Matt
- Tags: TWIL

Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm putting my weekly newsletter together but somehow, they don't quite fit! 

This week I learned that scientists are working to compile a Human Fart Atlas, to track the 'explosivity' of farts. 

[The Human Flatus Atlas plans to measure the explosivity of fartsFeedback is excited to learn that University of Maryland researchers are measuring farts in a bid to build a Human Flatus Atlas, a project that seems destined for an Ig Nobel![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/icon/180x180.50b024f6.png)New Scientist#author.fullName}![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/thumbnail/SEI_286587947.jpg)](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26935844-200-the-human-flatus-atlas-plans-to-measure-the-explosivity-of-farts/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)

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