ReginaPhalange@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 months agoIf I construct a huge glass box and cover a fully grown tree - then fill the entire thing in water, what would happen to the treemessage-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up155arrow-down1message-squareIf I construct a huge glass box and cover a fully grown tree - then fill the entire thing in water, what would happen to the treeReginaPhalange@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareryannathanslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 months agoMost likely tree dies and rots, it needs to exchange gasses with the atmosphere through the leaves
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-211 months agoIt may not rot. Depends on the water. Tree gonna die though. Heck, if the box was sealed, but not flooded, it’d probably die anyway.
minus-squaremeco03211@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoNot if it was in the right balance. There’s sealed terrariums after all.
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-211 months ago“probably”… ;) but, it’s not just balance. the glass traps heat in, if the tree gets adequate sunlight, chances are, it’ll overheat the tree. ( this guy is…kinda crazy… but, yeah. I like his stuff. )
It would get wet.
Most likely tree dies and rots, it needs to exchange gasses with the atmosphere through the leaves
It may not rot. Depends on the water.
Tree gonna die though.
Heck, if the box was sealed, but not flooded, it’d probably die anyway.
Not if it was in the right balance. There’s sealed terrariums after all.
“probably”… ;)
but, it’s not just balance. the glass traps heat in, if the tree gets adequate sunlight, chances are, it’ll overheat the tree.
( this guy is…kinda crazy… but, yeah. I like his stuff. )