• 25 tons (25000kg) of pigeon poo found in medieval monument
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[thumb]http://cdn.phys.org/newman/gfx/news/hires/2013/1-mutantgenegi.jpg[/thumb] A medieval monument in England underwent a dramatic cleaning when a high pressure tanker sucked up about 25 tons of pigeon poo from the historic structure. Measuring almost three feet deep, the bird droppings built up over decades inside the towers of the roofless 14th-century Landgate Arch in Rye, East Sussex. Since there is no public access to the towers, the massive, mushy mess went unnoticed until last month, when members of the Rother District Council, which owns the ancient monument, made the stomach-turning finding. “Whilst we’ve removed other massive blockages such giant fatbergs in sewers, we have never seen such a monumental mass of festering feces before,” Mike Walker, managing director for CountyClean Environmental Services, appointed to clean the towers last week, said in a statement. He added that the build up behind the doors was such that cleaners had to force the doors open. Once inside, it was like walking on a giant chocolate cake and the smell was awful –- even through a facemask,” he said. Had the guano not been removed, it would have continued to accumulate and cause structural damage to the monument. The acidic pigeon poo can damage stonework seriously. The clean-up took four days using a powerful custom built machine. [URL="http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/25-tons-of-pigeon-poo-found-inside-medieval-monument-150302.htm?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=DNewsSocial"][Click here to read more][/URL]
So, when this guy walks trough pigeon shit, he thinks of a chocolate cake. His wife must be a hell of a chef.
How the FUCK did they let it get that far!? [highlight](User was banned for this post ("didn't read the article" - Orkel))[/highlight]
[QUOTE=BuffaloBill;47249834]How the FUCK did they let it get that far!?[/QUOTE] It's on the third line...
[QUOTE=Skipcast;47249851]It's on the third line...[/QUOTE] Just because there's no public access doesn't mean they shouldn't/can't be doing regular checkups. This accumulated over [b]decades[/b].
Flying rats.
A literal shit ton.
I think it's safe to declare 25 tons to be one metric fuck-ton. Jesus that's a lot of shit.
[QUOTE=purvisdavid1;47249896]I think it's safe to declare 25 tons to be one metric fuck-ton. Jesus that's a lot of shit.[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnun8y7r8_U[/media]
That's alot, then imagine how much poop the human race makes per day
[QUOTE=BuffaloBill;47249834]How the FUCK did they let it get that far!?[/QUOTE] I'm guessing they never bothered checking the content of the walls. I imagine it being like that end-scene of shawshank redemption, except it'd be a rock sinking into poo.
[QUOTE=Rong;47249653] The clean-up took four days using a powerful custom built machine. [/QUOTE] I have this mental image of the workers finding this mother load and one looks to the other and just quietly tells the guy next to him; "Call the engineers; we need a bigger pump" completely straight faced
[QUOTE=smfE;47249946]That's alot, then imagine how much poop the human race makes per day[/QUOTE] Poop-scrapers. Like skyscrapers but in fecal form.
[t]http://i.imgur.com/q6blsuR.jpg[/t]
Why are they so naturally attracted to monuments? They can't crap anywhere else?
[QUOTE=saintsim;47250324]Why are they so naturally attracted to monuments? They can't crap anywhere else?[/QUOTE] Might have something to do with the fact that pigeons are actually the descendants of domesticated specimens that were abandoned. And I don't mean failed domestication. I mean thousands of years. So proper domestication.
What a load of shit.
are you shitting me
stop with the shit puns
Oh god that's so nasty augh I thought cleaning restrooms was bad, the second I saw that and my superior turned to me I'd quit before they could even say "get the suit".
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