BTW, If one was already profoundly hypothermic, would it be unwise to fart?

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    Of course. Otherwise this would qualify as a chemical reaction.

    I’d totally get it, if were taking about lets say vaporising of perfume or fuel. There, the bonding forces between the molecules of the liquid (van der Waals, H-bridges) are released, and thus stored energy is set free.

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      Yeah, that’s fair.

      I was focused on the marginal effect no matter how small, but you’re right that heat of solvation for gases is minuscule. I’m won over on the idea that it would be outweighed by cooling effect of gas expansion from fart decompression.

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        I’m won over on the idea that it would be outweighed by cooling effect of gas expansion from fart decompression.

        Did you already find information on how much pressure a colon can sustain or maintain?