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Wood gets eaten quickly if it's wet (and untreated). This seems to be a limit on microbes turning civilization into mush - most of our artefacts aren't wet when
by JulianMorrison 7y ago
Wood gets eaten quickly if it's wet (and untreated). This seems to be a limit on microbes turning civilization into mush - most of our artefacts aren't wet when used normally.
- thatcat 7y agoYet it doesn't get eaten at all if it's submerged because the organisms that produce the ligase to break down lignin, the structural component of wood, require oxygen.