hperrin@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't.message-squaremessage-square144fedilinkarrow-up1326arrow-down122
arrow-up1304arrow-down1message-squareWood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't.hperrin@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square144fedilink
minus-squareabbadon420@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down3·1 month agoWood is notoriously hard to digest. After wood evolved, it took millions of years before funghi and bacteria evolved the ability to decompose it. And that’s why we have oil now.
minus-squareAnyOldName3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·1 month agoCoal, not oil, but it’s still an interesting fact.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoThere was a point during that millions of years where there were areas of thousands of feet deep layers of dead trees. It still boggles my mind.
minus-squareAmanduh@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoWould you be willing to find a good article explaining this further? This sounds really neat and I’d like to know how scientists figured this out :O
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoAnd now these hippies want to plant even more trees.
minus-squareXTL@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoWho are they to stand in the way of climate change‽
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month ago(the oil helps us digest wood)
Wood is notoriously hard to digest. After wood evolved, it took millions of years before funghi and bacteria evolved the ability to decompose it. And that’s why we have oil now.
Coal, not oil, but it’s still an interesting fact.
There was a point during that millions of years where there were areas of thousands of feet deep layers of dead trees. It still boggles my mind.
Would you be willing to find a good article explaining this further? This sounds really neat and I’d like to know how scientists figured this out :O
Wood is the reason for climate change!
And now these hippies want to plant even more trees.
Who are they to stand in the way of climate change‽
(the oil helps us digest wood)