A person (usually obese) avoiding concrete evidence they have put on more weight.
In the space of five years, Randy went from an 11 stone fitness fanatic to a 19 stone bloater, a hardened scales dodger, constantly blaming his washing machine for shrinking his clothes.
The light emitted from the ignition of a fart.
Quick thinking and the resulting flash of flaturescence allowed him to bewilder his attacker and glimpse his face in the dark.