Fake urine poses law enforcement challenge. People trying to pass off another person's urine has long been an issue for Tippecanoe County, Ind., courts. In recent years, testers are seeing more synthetic urine kits. The (Lafayette, Ind.) Journal & Courier.
Quick Answer. The bathroom of a maritime vessel is known as the head because of its location aboard vessels in the bow or fore of the ship, as explained by the Naval Heritage and History Command. The term first appears in 1708 in Woodes Rogers' book, A Cruising Voyage Around the World.. Continue Reading.
Head = Bathroom. A bathroom on a boat is called a head. Again, how did this term come about? One theory is that the crew went to the bow (the front) of the boat to do their business. At any rate, if you have a toilet on the boat it will be called a head by just about everyone. Galley = Kitchen . Any cooking area is called galley. Some believe that mariners of old cooked meals on a âgalleryâ of heated stones, and that âgalleyâ evolved from poor English over the centuries. Fender = Bumper . The rubber tube hanging off the sides of a boat to protect them from docks and other boats is called a fender.