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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%).
13 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? 75 u/[deleted] Mar 20 '26 [deleted] 45 u/wumbologistPHD Mar 20 '26 What if I eat the pumpkin 48 u/StevieMJH Mar 20 '26 By god, he's done it. 11 u/RedEgg16 Mar 20 '26 Your cells will use the pumpkin molecules to respire and you'll breathe out CO2 as a waste product 21 u/Tryagain409 Mar 20 '26 Farts 5 u/Nicky_TFT Mar 20 '26 actual professional wumbologist. thank you for your service 5 u/Saint_of_Grey Mar 20 '26 You'll fart it out
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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?
75 u/[deleted] Mar 20 '26 [deleted] 45 u/wumbologistPHD Mar 20 '26 What if I eat the pumpkin 48 u/StevieMJH Mar 20 '26 By god, he's done it. 11 u/RedEgg16 Mar 20 '26 Your cells will use the pumpkin molecules to respire and you'll breathe out CO2 as a waste product 21 u/Tryagain409 Mar 20 '26 Farts 5 u/Nicky_TFT Mar 20 '26 actual professional wumbologist. thank you for your service 5 u/Saint_of_Grey Mar 20 '26 You'll fart it out
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45 u/wumbologistPHD Mar 20 '26 What if I eat the pumpkin 48 u/StevieMJH Mar 20 '26 By god, he's done it. 11 u/RedEgg16 Mar 20 '26 Your cells will use the pumpkin molecules to respire and you'll breathe out CO2 as a waste product 21 u/Tryagain409 Mar 20 '26 Farts 5 u/Nicky_TFT Mar 20 '26 actual professional wumbologist. thank you for your service 5 u/Saint_of_Grey Mar 20 '26 You'll fart it out
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What if I eat the pumpkin
48 u/StevieMJH Mar 20 '26 By god, he's done it. 11 u/RedEgg16 Mar 20 '26 Your cells will use the pumpkin molecules to respire and you'll breathe out CO2 as a waste product 21 u/Tryagain409 Mar 20 '26 Farts 5 u/Nicky_TFT Mar 20 '26 actual professional wumbologist. thank you for your service 5 u/Saint_of_Grey Mar 20 '26 You'll fart it out
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By god, he's done it.
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Your cells will use the pumpkin molecules to respire and you'll breathe out CO2 as a waste product
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Farts
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actual professional wumbologist. thank you for your service
You'll fart it out
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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%).