Archived TIL that tobacco seeds survived one and a half years in space, and still germinated afterwards (en.m.wikipedia.org)
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Archived TIL that tobacco seeds survived one and a half years in space, and still germinated afterwards (en.m.wikipedia.org)
submitted ago by Atarian
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[–] [deleted] 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago (edited ago)
[–] twentyfive 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
kinda, space is pretty inhospitable to life. if the lack of atmosphere wont get you, the excess radiation will
[–] Turnip_Time 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
What about the wacky tobaccy? How long do those seeds last.
[–] Pawn 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
if you smoke it prior to launch, your mission will last forever.
[–] middle_path 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Tobacco is fucking crazy! I'd it's being town apart by hawkmoth larvae (coincidentally its most frequent pollinator) it will begin to blossom in time for the humming birds. It changes its own pollinator at will.
[–] Atarian [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
TIL two things about tobacco!
It probably has the poor fuckers addicted.
[–] BB-3 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I mean nicotine is an insecticide, so there's that.
[–] rwbj 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Where does this actually say that?
The word tobacco is nowhere on the page.
[–] Atarian [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Plants have Latin names.
[–] smokratez 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago
You guys still believe you can go to space. That is cute.
[–] Atarian [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I met a cosmonaut, he says he's been there. He has photos and everything.
[–] smokratez 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago
You can't go past the van allen belt. The radiotion will kill anything.