As has been pointed out in previous threads, the bad odor of natural gas is artificial; it's mercaptan that is deliberately added to it so leaks are quickly smelled.
Actually remember seeing this cable documentary about a natural-gas heated school that blew up in Texas and killed a lot of kids, the smell was added after that.
And the smell in farts isn't from methane either..it's mostly hydrogen sulfide.
Wished it was closer to Earth. Might be a sort of a "gold rush".
I did a search on hydrogen sulfide and this is what I always wanted to know, but never had the nerve to try!
grandma_fish (g_fish@email.com) -- 1.13.2003
"Actually, in all actuality, I have found that lighting farts is a good way to clean out your bunghole of all those unwanted hairs. The hairs in your butt only cause dingleberry's and it makes it hard to wipe your booty after shitting, so lighting your farts will burn those hairs away. It's like a free bikini wax or something."
More testimonials at:
http://www.poopreport.com/Fun/Content/Lighting/lighting.html
Strategerist, you can sure take the fun out of a thread.