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Why can’t we copy how tree roots or worms tunnel?
by bilsbie 3y ago
Why can’t we copy how tree roots or worms tunnel?
- atoav 3y agoBecause we need a straight tunnel in a year and not a winded one in a few decades?
- teruakohatu 3y agoThe article addresses this. The early tunnel boring machines were inspired by worms that bore through wood.
- DFHippie 3y agoWell, shipworms, which are actually clams.
- psd1 3y agoBecause biology is hard to replicate with machines. But even if we could, it wouldn't be useful, because we want to burrow where we choose and leave behind a usable tunnel.
- IshKebab 3y agoWe probably can if you want to build 1 inch tunnels that go in random directions...