Life uh uh uh... finds a way.

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• PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Fun fact, the vast majority of the mass of a plant is extracted from the CO2 in the air, not from matter in the ground.

  Trees mainly appear out of thin air

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  • IHawkMike@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    And conversely, when we lose weight the vast majority is exhaled as CO2, not excreted as liquid or solid waste.

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  • NaoPb@eviltoast.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Also out of dense air sometimes or just thin air?

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• BottleOfAlkahest@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Does it technically even need dirt? It looks like there’s some loose debris in there and plenty of plants can be grown hydroponically.

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  • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    No but that’s part of my point. It’s the fact that all that’s in this thing is debris and yet something is alive and growing.

    Life truly does find a way.

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    • DakRalter@thelemmy.club ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      My nephew has moss growing out of his bike saddle.

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• Drusas@kbin.run ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Looks like there's mulch in there. Plants can grow in mulch, especially as it breaks down into soil.

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  • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It sits under a tree so that would be the only way any noticeable amount of organic material would be collected.

    I sometimes forget that dirt is just decayed plant/animal matter compacted and built up over time.

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    • prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      The stuff trees drop during the year (and then many homeowners take away) is the tree desperately trying to create its own shoes

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