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Blogger and self-proclaimed “eccentric scientist” Curtis Baute from British Columbia (Canada) tried to live for three days in airtight tent with 200 plants inside. Like way the canadian wanted to prove the popular claim that greens capable of producing significant volumes in a short time oxygen. A man has been preparing for his experiment for more than a year, planting a pumpkin in special pots in advance corn, potatoes, sunflowers and many other plants.
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Without unnecessary intrigue, we say that the experience of Baut, alas, ended failure. Already after 15 hours, the level of carbon dioxide in the sealed tent rose to a dangerous level, and our hero began literally poisoned by our own carbon dioxide. When Curtis felt dizzy and realized that he would soon lose consciousness, he hastened to leave his biocupol. It is reported that the experiment was completely safe because the canadian was constantly watched relatives.
The blogger himself believes that he has achieved some success. Despite no matter what, he managed to hold out inside for more than half a day, and two hundred potted plants have clearly contributed to this. The plastic tent was 3 by 3 meters in size, and it contained Cozy enough among this makeshift garden. Unfortunately, plants grown by an “eccentric scientist” were not capable provide it with an oxygen volume sufficient for functioning the human body.
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However, Curtis probably should have studied more carefully at first. question of interest to him. The fact is that many modern scientists claim: most of the oxygen on our planet produces not ground greenery, but peat bogs and phytoplankton in the World the ocean. According to such luminaries of science, over 60% of oxygen, produced by plants, the plants themselves spend on oxidative processes inherent in any organism and its own decomposition.
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Baute says that he is determined to continue his experiments and create a better bi-dome where one person can live much longer. The Canadian is convinced that his research may be useful for NASA, Roscosmos, SpaceX and others organizations planning to explore the moon, Mars and other planets our solar system. It remains to be hoped that the above scientists are at least partially mistaken about secreted by plants oxygen, that is, what we are taught by botanists from school benches …
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