I know this could have been much more serious ... but I can't stop laughing ~ ~ Sooz

Cow flatulence sparks methane gas explosion at German barn
By Agence France-Presse
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 7:23 EST

Flatulence from 90 cows in a German barn sparked a methane gas explosion that damaged the building and left one cow slightly injured with burns, police said Tuesday.

"In the barn for 90 dairy cows, methane built up for unknown reasons and was probably ignited by a static discharge, exploding in a darting flame," said local police in the central town of Rasdorf in Hesse state.

"Parts of the roof cover were slightly damaged and a cow suffered minor burns," said police, adding that a fire crew rushed to the scene of Monday's accident and a gas field crew later measured methane levels.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/28/cow-flatulence-sparks-methane-gas-explosion-at-german-barn/

Never, ever light a fart!

Hubby read that to me last night and we laughed and laughed. I wonder if the injured cow farted just as the spark ignited? That would explain it's burns. Poor cow.

It reminds me of a South Park episode, of course. The town discovers that their flatulence was causing "global warming" in the town, so the outlawed farting. Then people started to spontaneously combust from holding it in. LOL

Yeah, but you can light fart bubbles in the tub.