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.
Amidshsips is the central part of the boat, while athwartships is an imaginary line running from one side of the boat, to the other. The right center side of the boat is the starboard beam; the left center side is the port beam.