S.h.i.t

[Mistyrayn]

An interesting fact ?

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.

[Dunc]

Nar am not having that it sounds shit to me

[Sarah]

lol yeah pile of crap lol