A Canadian blogger and plants tried to breathe at each other's expense. What came of it
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By Pictolic https://pictolic.com/article/a-canadian-blogger-and-plants-tried-to-breathe-at-each-others-expense-what-came-of-it.htmlIt is well known from school that green plants absorb carbon dioxide, while releasing oxygen. Will plants and humans be able to create a closed system and provide each other with vital components of atmospheric air? It turned out that there was no.
Canadian video blogger and science enthusiast Kurtis Baute made an attempt to live in a sealed chamber with hundreds of plants. The experiment was conducted in order to show subscribers of the YouTube channel how the environment works "at a deeper level".
For the experiment, which was supposed to last three days, an airtight structure made of polyethylene film was assembled, inside which Curtis planted hundreds of cultivated plants. Among the flora representatives chosen by the blogger were corn, pumpkin, potatoes and sunflowers.
Preparation for the experiment took about a year, as the samples had to take root and develop enough leaves for high-quality photosynthesis. Baute hoped that he and the plants would be able to complement each other in terms of gas exchange — instead of carbon dioxide, the Canadian wanted to receive pure oxygen from his wards.
Unfortunately, after 15 hours, the self-taught scientist was forced to leave his "greenhouse", as staying in it became not only uncomfortable, but also dangerous. Curtis said that because of the cloudy weather, the plants received almost no sunlight and therefore practically did not help him breathe.
Despite the premature completion of the experiment, the Canadian, who calls himself an "eccentric scientist", considers it incredibly successful.
Keywords: Canada | Oxygen | Plants | Experiment
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