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> They stored the liquid manure in a big bag. I stood on it

I am certain its a sturdy bag but why risk it?

That would make an even greater story. "Let me tell you kids about the time I had to swim through a literal pool of shit."

That actually does happen. Industrial pig and chicken farms often have manure lagoons, which are exactly what they sound like. Do not do an image search for manure lagoons. There's been quite a few instances of people falling in and being overcome by fumes. I'm sure there are worse ways to go, but not many of them.

I would imagine that if people are overcome by fumes, they lose consciousness quite quickly. So in spite of the unpleasant imagery it might not be too bad and I can think of quite a few worse ways to go.

What we need is some data; has anyone done a poll to measure people's satisfaction with their manner of death?

I think manure here is used (not incorrectly, but uncommonly) to mean fertiliser but not perhaps animal excrement.

Oh no, it really does mean animal excrement here

Unless you're thijson's cousin, you can't really say that can you.

Having grown up in the rural Netherlands in the 90s: Yes, it was animal excrement and it was terrible. You’d had to close your windows even if a farmer was spraying their manure a kilometer away. Not to mention that these tanks of manure would be driven through towns and would leave behind liquid spills on the roads.

Direct injection was a godsend.

My dad had one of those, one of many stories he told with the implicit "don't be an idiot like your dad" moral. Every parent should have a few!

Eh, once you've been covered in shit enough times, the risk of once more is easily outweighed by a novel experience.

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