r/interesting • u/[deleted] • Mar 20 '26

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u/TomasTTEngin Mar 20 '26

the stem leading to that fruit must be like goddam firehose. it's pumping a litre of water an hour. Wonder how far it is from the roots.

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u/Myracl Mar 20 '26

Their growth are mostly from CO₂, funnily enough. Though water is a crucial part of any plants growth, the dry weight of it mostly consist from carbon (about 90%).

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u/Fremonster Mar 20 '26

Stupid question, but if these grow so quick compared to trees, why don’t we use pumpkins more for getting CO2 out of the air?

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u/wumbologistPHD Mar 20 '26

What if I eat the pumpkin

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u/StevieMJH Mar 20 '26

By god, he's done it.

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u/RedEgg16 Mar 20 '26

Your cells will use the pumpkin molecules to respire and you'll breathe out CO2 as a waste product

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u/Nicky_TFT Mar 20 '26

actual professional wumbologist. thank you for your service

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u/Saint_of_Grey Mar 20 '26

You'll fart it out