| Shrapnel seed-pods [message #310082] |
Fri, 11 January 2008 22:38  |
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Veyrdite
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Walked into the kitchen to get some biscuits just now. Freaky thing happened, all of a sudden there was a "pop" and little bits of something flew everywhere.
It happened again as I got closer. I nearly wet my pants.
After woods I looked in the kitchen for what it could have been. I found these seed-pods on the window-sill. No-one knew what they were.
In the middle of photography my camera went haywire, switching between modes quickly until finally locking up after I gave it a thump. Probably just because it's partially faulty, chowing the most expensive batteries in 30 minutes seems to be a vital clue.
Anyone have an idea what plant these seed-pods belong to?
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| Re: Shrapnel seed-pods [message #310109 is a reply to message #310104] |
Sat, 12 January 2008 02:40  |
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Veyrdite
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| nikki6ixx wrote on Sat, 12 January 2008 19:57 |
Trifids.
Run.
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DON'T LOOK AT THE PRETTY LIGHTS IN THE SKY TONIGHT!
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| Re: Shrapnel seed-pods [message #310335 is a reply to message #310082] |
Sat, 12 January 2008 17:21 |
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This is how terrorists make their explosives, they grow them on trees 
That is kind of freaky. They don't release any toxic gases or material of any description?
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| Re: Shrapnel seed-pods [message #310353 is a reply to message #310082] |
Sat, 12 January 2008 17:52 |
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Whacked it a few times, none of the other pods had built up any gas yet. I then moved it and took some more pics. All I had was a ten-cent coin (Australian sorry) for scale.
If you are wondering I'm an image neat freak, hence the 512x512 resolution and the fact its slit up into 3 images (for small screens/windows and slow Internet connections)
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| Re: Shrapnel seed-pods [message #310374 is a reply to message #310082] |
Sat, 12 January 2008 18:51 |
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Eh, the Australian 10 cents looks like Canadian quarter.
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| Re: Shrapnel seed-pods [message #311033 is a reply to message #310897] |
Mon, 14 January 2008 21:43 |
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| Creed3020 wrote on Tue, 15 January 2008 10:00 |
It is not gas building up in the seed pods but rather physical tension as the cell walls dry out.
Kicking myself for not having my one textbook lying around...It is still at home.
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Are you after the word contraction?
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