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8-Month Time-Lapse Shows How an Acorn Grows Into an Oak Seedling
PETAPIXEL ^ | 02/04/15 | Michael Zhang

Posted on 02/04/2015 9:25:41 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER

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To: Daffynition

Ha! That’s so cute...where do y’all find these? They’re still rats with fluffy tails.


21 posted on 02/05/2015 5:20:09 AM PST by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheelbarrow)
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22 posted on 02/05/2015 5:42:52 AM PST by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: Irenic
The *rats* come with their own warning label.


23 posted on 02/05/2015 5:47:18 AM PST by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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To: Daffynition

They are cute but they are still terrorists— they need a warning label!


24 posted on 02/05/2015 5:52:31 AM PST by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheelbarrow)
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To: b9
“The Mighty Oak was once a little nut that held its ground.”

That reminded me of an expression I didn't understand for many years and then it made sense.

"There are faster ways to get to the top than sitting on an acorn."

25 posted on 02/05/2015 6:10:08 AM PST by MosesKnows (Love many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe.)
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To: MosesKnows

I predict in the future plant hormones will be developed to grow seeds to full sized trees in just a few years instead of decades.


26 posted on 02/05/2015 6:12:03 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Irenic
Agreed...in every way.


27 posted on 02/05/2015 7:32:26 AM PST by Daffynition ("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
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I predict in the future plant hormones will be developed to grow seeds to full sized trees in just a few years

Noted, and I predict they won't.

28 posted on 02/05/2015 8:47:48 AM PST by MosesKnows (Love many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe.)
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