hperrin@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 years agoWood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't.message-squaremessage-square99linkfedilinkarrow-up1329arrow-down10
arrow-up1329arrow-down1message-squareWood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't.hperrin@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square99linkfedilink
minus-squareabbadon420@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up20·2 years agoWood is notoriously hard to digest. After wood evolved, it took millions of years before funghi and bacteria evolved the ability to decompose it. And that’s why we have oil now.
minus-squareAnyOldName3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 years agoCoal, not oil, but it’s still an interesting fact.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoThere was a point during that millions of years where there were areas of thousands of feet deep layers of dead trees. It still boggles my mind.
minus-squareAmanduh@lemm.eeBanned from communitylinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoWould you be willing to find a good article explaining this further? This sounds really neat and I’d like to know how scientists figured this out :O
Wood is notoriously hard to digest. After wood evolved, it took millions of years before funghi and bacteria evolved the ability to decompose it. And that’s why we have oil now.
Coal, not oil, but it’s still an interesting fact.
There was a point during that millions of years where there were areas of thousands of feet deep layers of dead trees. It still boggles my mind.
Would you be willing to find a good article explaining this further? This sounds really neat and I’d like to know how scientists figured this out :O
Wood is the reason for climate change!