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"Lil' John" wrote in message
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On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:14:20 -0400, Gene
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*This is VERY INTERESTING, especially for those of us that have a
close relationship with manure. For the rest of you, I think you will
enjoy.***
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* **Manure...** An interesting fact***
*Manu 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.***
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