| In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before commercial fertilizers 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 can and did happen. Methane began to build up and when someone walked below deck with a lantern. BOOOOM!!! Several ships were lost in this manner before it was determined what had happened. After that the bundles of manure were always marked with 'Ship High In Transit' which meant for the sailors to stow it high enough off the lower decks to aviod any water that entered the cargo hold, as not to touch this volatile substance and start the production of methane. Thus evolved the term S.H.I.T. , (Ship High In Transit) which has been pass |
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| it's not a hopeless chase.. |
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| yay.. this is starting to get annoying.. |
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| you know what my biggest problem is...?
i think i understand everything.. |
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| so.. if things keep going in this direction, i am going to have to start giving up on things.. |
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