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> especially as they mature and gain from 30 to 50 pounds per day That's about 0.25 grams per second. Or 15 grams per minute. If put on a scale, i am assuming
by smusamashah 2y ago
> especially as they mature and gain from 30 to 50 pounds per day
That's about 0.25 grams per second. Or 15 grams per minute. If put on a scale, i am assuming you could witness it growing in near real-time.
- adrian_b 2y agoThe greatest part of that continuously added mass is just water pumped from the soil. When you compute the added dry mass per second, divided by the mass of the plant, the rate is still big, but much less impressive.
- adriand 2y agoThat’s what I’m going to tell myself when I stand on the bathroom scale in the morning. “I’m not fat, if I just compute my dry mass, I’m in superb condition.”
- Swizec 2y ago> That’s what I’m going to tell myself when I stand on the bathroom scale in the morning. “I’m not fat, if I just compute my dry mass, I’m in superb condition.” So fun fact: I like to weigh myself before and after long runs on sunday (15mi+). 5lbs to 7lbs difference. All water. You really can sweat off 7lbs of your weight in a couple hours if you want to.
- bookofjoe 2y agoReminds me my little brother in high school, running for hours in a rubber suit to make his weight.
- basch 2y agoprobably mostly respiration?
- AStonesThrow 2y agoYes, most weight loss is indeed through respiration, believe it or not! https://youtu.be/C8ialLlcdcw?si=Hz_PHtrFElw6jgtr https://youtu.be/C8ialLlcdcw?si=Hz_PHtrFElw6jgtr