World's Fastest Plant: Bunchberry Dogwood
http://www.oberlin.edu/news-info/05may/expflower.html
Fascinating.
"During the first 0.3 milliseconds, the stamens accelerate at up to 24,000 m/s squared, approximately 800 times the force astronauts experience during take-off. "The videos are cool. BLAAAM!
posted by myevilterran at 3:33 PM
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Let's add "Bunchberry" to the vernacular. "Minute man" is a little tired anyway.
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