tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post3697709449615723277..comments2023-08-22T11:00:08.809-04:00Comments on Loose Ends: An Exerpt from an Old EmailPatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556860299477514075noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post-88331964571448867872007-03-04T16:31:00.000-05:002007-03-04T16:31:00.000-05:00Wow. Did you just happen to know this, or did you...Wow. Did you just happen to know this, or did you go look it up? In either case, thanks for the info. Yeah, I think ingesting a nitrate that was created by the bacterial oxidation of decomposing urea would have a suppressing effect on my libido. Just the thought of it is doing nicely. Actually I think just considering the words 'ammonia', 'decomposition', <BR/>'urea' and 'bacterial oxidation' alone or in combination, would pretty much do the trick. <BR/>So, um, thanks for that.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556860299477514075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21736689.post-39197190701843244722007-02-27T14:23:00.000-05:002007-02-27T14:23:00.000-05:00"Salt peter" is potassium nitrate, which in turn i..."Salt peter" is potassium nitrate, which in turn is the oxidizing component of black powder. Prior to the large-scale industrial fixation of nitrogen, a major source of potassium nitrate was the deposits crystallising from cave walls or the drainings of decomposing organic material. Dung-heaps were a particularly common source: ammonia from the decomposition of urea and other nitrogenous materials would undergo bacterial oxidation to produce nitrate. It was and is also used as a component in some fertilizers.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02728223817801458234noreply@blogger.com