23 points | by kreyenborgi 5 days ago ago
3 comments
Really interesting article. I had no idea that they aged urine and that they used it as nitrogen to make gun powder for centuries! bacteria would convert urine to nitrites!
I didn't know that either. However, it did remind me of a scene in McCarthy's Blood Meridian where the process of manufacturing gunpowder is described. https://literature.stackexchange.com/questions/24314/does-bl...
> Surprisingly, I haven’t found a solid answer.
God, what a good pun.
Really interesting article. I had no idea that they aged urine and that they used it as nitrogen to make gun powder for centuries! bacteria would convert urine to nitrites!
I didn't know that either. However, it did remind me of a scene in McCarthy's Blood Meridian where the process of manufacturing gunpowder is described. https://literature.stackexchange.com/questions/24314/does-bl...
> Surprisingly, I haven’t found a solid answer.
God, what a good pun.