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All About Manure - maybe - maybe not -
retroxler58
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All About Manure
An interesting fact about Manure:
In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything for export had to be transported
by ship. It was also before the invention of commercial fertilizers, so
large shipments of manure were quite common.
It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when
wet; but once water (at sea) hit it, not only did it become heavier, but
the process of fermentation began again, of which a by-product is methane
gas. Since 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, Ka-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 instruction
'Stow 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 ' : (Stow. High. In. Transit) 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'd always thought it was a golf term. [:D]
An interesting fact about Manure:
In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything for export had to be transported
by ship. It was also before the invention of commercial fertilizers, so
large shipments of manure were quite common.
It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when
wet; but once water (at sea) hit it, not only did it become heavier, but
the process of fermentation began again, of which a by-product is methane
gas. Since 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, Ka-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 instruction
'Stow 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 ' : (Stow. High. In. Transit) 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'd always thought it was a golf term. [:D]
Comments
good one
So do you have the history on
SNAFU
LOL
good one
So do you have the history on
SNAFU
Nope... But I'd love to hear it! [:D]
Please play again... http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/poop.asp
Sorry...
Please play again... http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/poop.asp
I figured it was just made up.
Goes to show I don't know poop. [:D]
Unless you were Navy, in which case it was Tarfu
Hit your thumb with a hammer and see which word works best for you![:0]