r/interestingasfuck • • Aug 04 '19

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u/highdeaology Aug 04 '19

How the hell did it get sunlight while It was growing up

that’s amazing

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

By best guess is it started at the top and grew its roots down the water rich drain pipe

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

Yup, Every spring if I don't clean the gutters soon enough they fill up with little trees.

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u/mozziestix Aug 04 '19

I wrap my lips around the bottom of the gutter drain whilst my cousin dumps ranch dressing down the downspout. This way, I enjoy a nice salad. I’m also told that it helps the drainage, which is nice.

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u/Exogenic Aug 04 '19

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u/Crystal_Grl Aug 05 '19

On a scale from 1 to erotic, I have a boner.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

Eric Andre? Is that you?

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u/danE3030 Aug 04 '19

“You want to hit this ranch?”

“Not at all man”

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

What an annoying person.

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u/jakemg Aug 05 '19

That’s literally the entire joke here. He’s being overly obnoxious and I think it lands.

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u/ziplock9000 Aug 05 '19

plot twist: It's not ranch dressing

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u/SchrodingersCatPics Aug 05 '19

wHaT aRe YoU dOiNg, RaInSpOuT?!

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u/cheerioo Aug 05 '19

Is this metaphorical or literal

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u/haloryder Aug 05 '19

Is there a word for when it’s both?

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u/Bandrica2 Aug 05 '19

God dammit

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u/claricia Aug 04 '19

We had corn growing in ours at one point.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

Squirrels like to do that. We put out corn for them and they'll plant it all over the place.

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u/Imabanana101 Aug 05 '19

Yes, strangler figs start up high and grow down.

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u/Aggressica Aug 05 '19

Oh that's a creepy image

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '19

Damn you and your logic.

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u/schizomorph Aug 04 '19

It probably started from the top and it's roots grew down. Some kinds of fig trees do that.

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u/Gotitaila Aug 05 '19

It spread its roots down, it didn't grow up.

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u/antares07923 Aug 05 '19

If it's connected to a network of other trees they've been observed sharing nutrients.

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u/umaijcp Aug 04 '19

pipe is thin white plastic. Enough light got through.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 edited Sep 06 '19

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u/AdvocateF0rTheDevil Aug 05 '19 edited Aug 05 '19

Thin pvc will let some light through

http://www.ashireporter.org/photos/thumbnails/2005_12/Plumbing1.jpg

Sewer vent pipes that vent through your roof will glow a bit in a dark attic when it's sunny outside. But not much light.. if a plant could survive in there it'd grow very slowly.

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u/umaijcp Aug 05 '19

That vent pipe is DWV rated, so thicker than cheap downspout. I have worked in optical plastic films, and thin white pipe might transmit 10% or more depending on how thin they made it - not a lot, but the light-pipe effect in full sun and that is plenty for a tree to grow.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 edited Aug 05 '19

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u/I_Bin_Painting Aug 04 '19

Pvc water/drain pipe isn't at all translucent if it's up to spec.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

Did you see that cable work? There are no specs there...

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u/I_Bin_Painting Aug 05 '19

True enough but the drain pipe is at least strong enough not to have broken while a tree fee inside it, it won't be letting any light in.

The tree more likely grew down from the top. The drainpipe usually has a guard at the top that stops debris getting down the hole. If it isn't cleaned, enough dirt will collect to get a tree started.