I had to laugh out loud when Miss D. showed me the Web site of Dairiair, LLC. They're marketing a cushion they call the GasBGon, describing it as follows:
The GasBGon® flatulence odor control seat cushion is a high performance air filter designed to look and feel like a conventional seat cushion incorporating a sound dampening filter and a proprietary activated carbon odor filter. The seat cushion functions as a powerful passive control device to effectively muffle the sound and adsorb the odor associated with flatulence. Each cushion is complete with a washable zippered cover for filter insertion/replacement, they are lightweight (less than 1 lb) and are nominally 15 inches square and 1 inch thick. Each cushion comes complete with a sound and odor filter and a Tally-Toot card. A downloadable wind instrument award can be provided for those gift giving occasions. Each cushion can accept a second odor filter for those heavy end users and should be purchased separately.
A 'downloadable wind instrument award'? Reminds me of Danny Kaye's description of the oboe as 'an ill wind that no-one blows good'!
Intrigued, I looked up the details of their 'sound dampening filter'.
The Mufflair sound dampening filter was selected with you in mind. It has a livelier surface feel, better height and shape retention and complies with UFAC and California Technical Bulletin 117 (CAL TB 117) for flammability requirements.
Flammability requirements? This thing was obviously designed for one of those really hot Texas chili contests!
The company also markets a line of clothes, cushions and face masks under the 'GasMedic' label. I suppose these things serve some useful purpose, and I presume there's a market for them, but they strike me more as irresistibly funny gag gifts for friends! (And yes, the 'gag' bit was intentional!)
Peter
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Y'know, if I had a loved one with something like inflammatory bowel disease or Crohn's, this would probably be an invaluable product.
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