Ship High In Transit.
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Ship High In Transit.
Ship High In Transit... (S.H.I.T)
Manure....An interesting fact.
In the 16th century 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, of which a by product is methane gas. As the stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can tell what could (and did) happen. Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern, BOOM 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 In High 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 the volatile cargo and the start the production of Methane. Thus the term evolved 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 And I had always thought this was a car modding word ...........
Manure....An interesting fact.
In the 16th century 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, of which a by product is methane gas. As the stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can tell what could (and did) happen. Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern, BOOM 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 In High 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 the volatile cargo and the start the production of Methane. Thus the term evolved 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 And I had always thought this was a car modding word ...........
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Re: Ship High In Transit.
vinny_69 wrote::lol: i always thought it had something to do with F@rds
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