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The Truth about Sh*t
In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by
ship. 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 byproduct 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," 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 always thought it was a golf term.
ship. 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 byproduct 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," 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 always thought it was a golf term.
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