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klank:
Thanks rod, very nicely put. Birds have no bladder - wow. Does that also apply to Bats?

I seem to remember something about Urea and Wohler's synthesis in Organic Chemistry many many years ago - but it didn't look like bird droppings! Ammonium cyanate?

Oh well - same day, same shhh!

andyf:

--- Quote ---Rod: Urea is a by-product of normal digestive processes which ground-dwelling creatures get rid of dissolved in their urine.
--- End quote ---

And good stuff it is, too! In the garden, if no-one is looking, I pee on the compost heap; it seems to speed up decomposition.

My Granddad, whose house now I live in, was more modest, and used a bucket in the garage when outdoors tending his vegetables. When it was half full, he topped up with water, and carefully poured a pattern on the lawn, about 10' x 30'. Within a couple of days his initials were spelled out in lush green grass, to Grandma's strong disapproval.

Andy

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