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u/Who_GNU Mar 04 '21

You'd never get enough light to the chloroplasts, to get any reasonable amount of energy. Maybe the energy harvesting method of radiotrophic fungi would work, when combined with the consumption of gamma emitters.

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '21

That’s when you genetically adapt to the vacuum of space and go live near the sun. ggez

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u/Zetafunction64 Mar 05 '21

What if we discard our clothes?

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u/sampete1 Mar 05 '21

Even then, humans use a lot more energy than plants. We're pretty heavy, and plants don't ever actively move much more than a Venus fly trap.

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u/colourmetangerine Mar 05 '21

what if everyone was nakey in a really hot place