Ignoring the gigantic needle piercing its body, that pressure relief must feel amazing

Oh, neat! Message received: if I eat enough beans, I can be my own creme brulee torch!

Wow, that would explain the mutilated cows that people think are aliens. Like lightning striking an explosive cow and boom ground beef.

Specifically, it occurs when the cows eat high volumes of clover or other nitrogen fixing plants (most legumes fall in to this category). Ruminants produce a lot of gas in their digestive process, because their stomachs are designed to ferment their food, allowing them to better access highly fibrous food sources like grass. Normally, they belch or fart the gas away, but in the case of nitrogen fixing clovers, they produce too much gas to be able to burp and fart away, and they end up with fatal bloating!

I remember learning this in school in rural Australia. The most amazing thing is that I still remember it :P

Lmao they literally flare off the cow??

That cow is very slightly rocket powered.

So its... kinda like a tracheotomy, but for your gut, so... gastrotomy?

Ah, 'gastrostomy'.

A medically necessary, emergency fart valve.

Amazing.

You just know there's some old vet that systematically lights up his cig on this every time he does it, all casual

Gee I somehow thought somebody shot a lil jet propelled blow dart lol

thats a nice clean blue flame, looks like a burner on a gas stove

Cutting out the middle man to light your farts on fire.

I appreciated the TIL by itself, but the video added a whole new dimension of "definitely, this is not what I was imagining".

Thank you!

Won't it get really hot after a while?

I ate so much I feel like I need this fr

That cow takes one wrong breath and its over for both the cow and the torch guy. But that's just a worst case possibility. I'll wait for the video.

Hey Angus, why is Hettie on fire?

Oh she just walked past Bessie.

Best to give Bessie a wide birth ey Angus.

That's right Maggie, when you see Bessie coming you better MOOOOOOve over.

Oh nice one Angus.

Thanks maggs that's why they call me the cow-median.

You can also put a hose down it's throat.

I only ever seen plastic pipes used

Imagine thinking this is a good solution to horribly mis-feeding animals.

Imagine cooking a hamburger using that torch.