The Fart Code app allows you to scan a bar code on any item in a grocery store, determines the ingredients in that item and notes any ingredients that are known to cause gas.??

An algorithm uses those ingredients to determine the level of toxicity on a “fartometer” and produces the appropriate fart noise and vibration—a rough equivalent of how your digestive system would process the ingredients.??

Once created, the fart can be shared via a text message (complete with fart emoji) and social posts. Friends can then click on a link and hear the fart their friend just passed.

Fart Code isn’t going to change the world, but it’s a small step to help kids change their behavior.

Schools in San Francisco have signed on to use the app in their class curricula; national teacher resources are recommending the app to their networks; and parents across America are sure to appreciate that their kids now have something to keep them occupied in the grocery store.