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Re: I like cake!! Yeah
Here is some usefull knowledge
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, w hich 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.
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, w hich 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.
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Re: I like cake!! Yeah
Originally Posted by GSXRkid
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Re: I like cake!! Yeah
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