I often hear science-adjacent folks stating that a tree needs to be 30 years old before it starts absorbing CO₂, usually paired with the statement that it’s therefore pointless to start planting tons of trees now for slowing climate change....
I helped a friend dismantle a shed in a pasture with three alpacas on his hobby farm. When we looked in their direction, they froze like statues. When we focused on the boards, they would inch just a liiiiittle bit closer, and freeze when we looked again. There was an ungulate serial killer vibe happening.
Apparently they get quite irritable close to shearing time, because the wool droops down in front of their eyes and the stumble into each other.
Why does melted cheese just taste better?
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Why can't Strings in String Theory be replaced with Springs?
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[Solved] Trees supposedly take 30 years *before* they absorb CO₂. Why?
I often hear science-adjacent folks stating that a tree needs to be 30 years old before it starts absorbing CO₂, usually paired with the statement that it’s therefore pointless to start planting tons of trees now for slowing climate change....
Fav kitty and fav Stout... Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍻 ( i.imgur.com )
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Luna finally sat still long enough for me to get a good pocture of her. ( lemmy.world )
Luna is a 3 year old standard poodle. We have had her for 3 weeks and I already can’t imagine life without her.
Humans are notoriously bad at absorbing iron from plant sources, while herbivores seem to do fine. What's up with that?
… or do they just make up for it with sheer unrelieved quantity of greenery, perhaps?
Is zero divisible by zero?
Seems like it should and the result should be one. Does mathematics agree with me on that?
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Why were the TOS movies better than the TNG movies?
(Not including the reboot trilogy as that’s a different altogether topic)...
Checked out an alpaca farm today and had a great time feeding them! ( lemmy.world )