'Father Christmas pill makes your fart smell like chocolate'

26 November 2014 - 16:44 By Times LIVE
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Christian Poincheval with one of his pills.
Christian Poincheval with one of his pills.
Image: pilulepet.com

A frenchman claims to have invented a pill that can make your farts smell like sweets or roses.

According to the Telegraph Christian Poincheval dubbed the pills Lutin Malin (Crafty Imp) and is selling them on his website pilulepet.com.

He apparently came up with an idea after enjoying a hearty meal with some friends, stating “Our farts were so smelly we were nearly suffocated. Something had to be done.”

That something triggered a quest, as he delved into natural ingredients that were said to help with flatulence. After months of experimentation, he perfected his pills.

He has even made one to honour Santa Claus, saying it is “The Father Christmas fart pill that gives your farts the scent of chocolate”.

The pills come in jars of 60, and sell for €9.99 (about R137). They aren't limited to humans either, he also sells a powdered version for dogs.

All of this should be excellent news to that guy on Reddit who claims he tried to vacuum his farts away.

"It turns out that between the negative pressure of a vacuum and the positive pressure of a fart, that the effect was stronger than anticipated. As the fart arrived, the gas was rapidly absorbed into the vacuum tube – along with the end segment of my large intestine," Reddit user Myideasreallysuck said.

Now he should have a much less, well, sucky solution.

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