Manure
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 8:20 pm
:-3 Had no clue Karaze interesting info..
Hmmm now what about those other 4 letter words
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Manure
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:08 pm
Never knew that, thanks for sharing!
Hmmm now what about those other 4 letter words
Hmmm now what about those other 4 letter words
Manure
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:58 am
KarazePapa wrote:
Manure: In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before commercial fertilizer's invention, so large shipments of manure were common. It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when wet, but once water (at sea) hit it, it not only became heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, of which a by product is methane gas. As the stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can see what could (and did) happen.
Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern, BOOOOM! Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was determined just what was happening.
After that, the bundles of manure were always stamped with the term "Ship High In Transit" on them, which meant for the sailors to stow it high enough off the lower decks so that any water that came into the hold would not touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane.
Thus evolved the term "S.H.I.T ", (Ship High In Transport) which has come down through the centuries and is in use to this very day.
You probably did not know the true history of this word. Neither did I. I had always thought it was a golf term.
Can't resist this....but hope no one takes offense!
Noah had this same problem on his Ark. Lots of ....um...fertiliser, fermenting in the bowels (excuse pun!
) of the ship. It weighed the Ark down tremendously. So one day he told all his crew that they would all have to help him ditch it over the side, or else the Ark would sink.
Everyone got to work and soon all this fertiliser had been excreted overboard.
Then, in 1542, Columbus discovered it! :yh_rotfl
Sorry.....just couldn't resist!
Manure: In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before commercial fertilizer's invention, so large shipments of manure were common. It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when wet, but once water (at sea) hit it, it not only became heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, of which a by product is methane gas. As the stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can see what could (and did) happen.
Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern, BOOOOM! Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was determined just what was happening.
After that, the bundles of manure were always stamped with the term "Ship High In Transit" on them, which meant for the sailors to stow it high enough off the lower decks so that any water that came into the hold would not touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane.
Thus evolved the term "S.H.I.T ", (Ship High In Transport) which has come down through the centuries and is in use to this very day.
You probably did not know the true history of this word. Neither did I. I had always thought it was a golf term.
Can't resist this....but hope no one takes offense!
Noah had this same problem on his Ark. Lots of ....um...fertiliser, fermenting in the bowels (excuse pun!
) of the ship. It weighed the Ark down tremendously. So one day he told all his crew that they would all have to help him ditch it over the side, or else the Ark would sink.Everyone got to work and soon all this fertiliser had been excreted overboard.
Then, in 1542, Columbus discovered it! :yh_rotfl
Sorry.....just couldn't resist!