Self-sustaining Garden in Bottle, Unwatered for 40 Years

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"Back in 1960, a man named David Latimer started an experiment. He placed some compost and a quarter pint of water in a 10-gallon glass bottle. Then, he added a spiderwort sprout at the bottom with the help of wires. He opened it back up twelve years later to add a little water, and hasn't touched it since — but it continues to grow.

We know what you're thinking, but, no, he's not a wizard. It all comes down to science: Since the bottle was sealed and placed in a sunny corner, it became a self-sufficient ecosystem using photosynthesis. The plants acquire energy from the sunlight and moisture build ups and "rains" down to water the plant. Meanwhile bacteria in the compost breaks down dead plants. It's basically a teeny tiny example of how the world works."



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I did this in like 1st grade with half a soda bottle.
 
I prefer Genie in a Bottle by Xtina

 
Spiderwort? Sounds like some Harry Potter shit....





















Get it POTTER?













Ill see myself out....
 
Thats pretty cool. But I like my Trump chia pet the most.
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hes leaving it to his kids, luckiest kids in the world
 
If Cavendish bananas are at risk of going extinct do to a fungus they should set up some of these type of systems with Cavendish bananas.
 
Will it work with marijuana?
 
That is pretty cool, the bottle is like the gravity holding the atmosphere around the planet.

I wonder on how large a scale that would work. Could it sustain animal life?
 
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