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threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 year agoJust wait until those same weird hairless apes with back issues learn how how to harness a particular mixture of charcoal, brimstone, and poop crystals.
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threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 year agoJust wait until those same weird hairless apes with back issues learn how how to harness a particular mixture of charcoal, brimstone, and poop crystals.
hydrospanner@lemmy.world 1 year ago
To make poop knives?
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Not quite. Guano was historically a source of saltpetre…
hydrospanner@lemmy.world 1 year ago
For real?!
TIL! Thanks for explaining.
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Yup: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guano
Though its main use was as fertilizer, Guano was also sought for the production of gunpowder.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_nitrate#From_cave…