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the body's loudest opinion, delivered before the brain can object.
means To noisily expel gas from the stomach through the mouth, or to emit something forcefully in a similar gush.
from From Old English 'bealcan,' to bring up wind — a word that sounds like the thing it names, born of pure imitation. That echoic quality keeps it company with other gut-noise words across the Germanic family, the language simply pointing a finger at the noise and saying: that one.
- speed
- erupts at up to 27 mph
- composition
- mostly swallowed air, not stomach gas
- world record
- loudest hit 109 decibels, near a chainsaw
- zero gravity
- astronauts can't burp; gas won't rise
- cattle
- cow belches drive huge methane emissions
mount waialeale — wettest spot on earth with 460 inches of rain annually, creating constant misty expulsions from the volcano
old faithful geyser — yellowstone geyser that erupts every 60-90 minutes, belching 3,700-8,400 gallons of hot water
stromboli volcano italy — continuously active since at least 700 bce, regularly belching lava and gas into the air