A Suffolk company is to wipe out global warming in an instant with a brilliant device to stop men passing wind.

Male flatulence is no longer just a complaint for sniffy wives and partners - it is a leading contributor to the greenhouse gases that crack a hole in the ozone layer.

But the novel CorkButt invention will put a stop to unwanted emissions.

Stowmarket firm Parp Trumps Ltd has spent years perfecting the CorkButt and is now ready to launch with substantial Government backing.

It may look just like a normal cork from a bottle, but the clever CorkButt is built to adapt to any man's backside. The user need only insert the device early in the morning, and he will be unable to pass wind - accidentally or on purpose.

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Experts estimate that once CorkButt is used widely across the UK male population, 400 million cubic metres of noxious gas will be prevented from rising up into the atmosphere every day.

And that figure traditionally doubles at weekends when men drink more beer and consume foods such as curry and kebabs.

A spokesman for Parp Trumps said: "The CorkButt has been years in development. Our main problem was preventing the CorkButt from being fired across the room at an alarming rate if the pressure got too much. But we tweaked the design and it now locks in place and can only be removed by hand.

"Each CorkButt will cost £2.99 and will be available in all good stores from next week."

<b>'Bottom line'</b>

A spokesman for the Department of the Environment said the CorkButt was the best hope for halting global warming. "The bottom line is it's a fine invention. Sometimes the simplest things are the cleverest. We have supported its development with a multi-million grant."

He said he expected sales to soar, but if they slowed the Government was considering legislation to make them compulsory.

Meanwhile, women everywhere welcomed the device, because they don't pass wind and they are fed up with the menfolk doing so.

The news comes just months after another Suffolk company came up with a <a href="http://www.suffolkgazette.com/farming/sheep-farts-global-warming/" target="_blank">device to prevent sheep and cows from emitting methane into the atmosphere</a>.

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