Does the digestive tract count as a pneumatic propulsion system?

It just occurred to me (on the can, i might add) that with the various states of matter all being driven by pressure, it might have necessary characteristics to be classified as one.

On a side note, I wonder what pressure the intestinal tract is rated for. I have a certain potato-based experiment I'd be interested to know the outcome of.

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solrize@lemmy.ml · 20 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Peristaltic, in fact that's where the term comes from. You can type "peristaltic pump" into a search engine to see lots of descriptions and diagrams.

Hazmatastic@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Well, I kinda had the impression peristalsis loads the cannon, so to speak, while pneumatics fire it.

Flagstaff@programming.dev · 3 pts · 1y

I have a certain potato-based experiment I'd be interested to know the outcome of.

Go on...

f43r05@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
dyslexicdainbroner@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

I guess we need a community for ‘toilet thoughts’

Iunnrais@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y

No, your farts are not what propel your poop. Squeezing and relaxing of the tube propels the poop, which is not a pneumatic process.