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Was this a planned hack, or does this naturally occur? My first thought was also, "Where does the CO2 come from?" I suspect this is a very fine balance - if y
by mathattack 12y ago
Was this a planned hack, or does this naturally occur?
My first thought was also, "Where does the CO2 come from?"
I suspect this is a very fine balance - if you're off by just a little, one or the other would die. There's not much room for error in a jar.
- windsurfer 12y agoMost bacteria and plants can survive in a huge range of CO2 and O2 concentrations. Humans are the ones that cannot.
- duaneb 12y ago> I suspect this is a very fine balance - if you're off by just a little, one or the other would die. This is an illusion; it's a dialectic between the two. Problems lead to a shift in balance, not a death.
- gwern 12y ago> There's not much room for error in a jar. Article mentions that most of the jars failed.
- runeks 12y ago> I suspect this is a very fine balance - if you're off by just a little, one or the other would die. There's not much room for error in a jar. Why would all bacteria die if there is less oxygen? I imagine the weakest bacteria would die, thereby increasing the amount of O2 per bacteria, and thus reaching equilibrium again.