[tenuousemphasis]

>if the tree were in a closed system with no solar input

... that would be the least of the tree's problems.

[theendisney]

This line of reasoning has always cracked me up. The internal dialog acidentally out loud at the least flattering moment. I believe the correct response to be:

The tree is a perpetual motion machine hooked up directly to the wheelworks of nature! It PUMPS 500 liters per day usibg Wind, solar, capilar action and evaporation! How do i charge my car with this?

[lazide]

Well, if you chop it down and burn it to boil water, then Use it to spin up a turbine…

[taneq]

It’s like the pop sci fact that if you took all your blood vessels and laid them end to end… you would die.

[hinkley]

This is still one of my all time favorites, although alveoli work the same way and are more fun to say.

The other day my friend said they wanted a new nervous system and my brain went down this route of pulling out the old one and putting in the new one.

[theendisney]

I once coin the philosophical construct: the wireless p**s. The idea is to send the body to work while you stay at home and have fun.

Is the new nervous system really you?