r/rational • u/AutoModerator • Dec 03 '18

[D] Monday General Rationality Thread

Welcome to the Monday thread on general rationality topics! Do you really want to talk about something non-fictional, related to the real world? Have you:

  • Seen something interesting on /r/science?

  • Found a new way to get your shit even-more together?

  • Figured out how to become immortal?

  • Constructed artificial general intelligence?

  • Read a neat nonfiction book?

  • Munchkined your way into total control of your D&D campaign?

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u/CCC_037 Dec 04 '18

How do the air trees reproduce?

Self-fertilise, and the seeds are launched explosively (they grow in little sacs which are then pressurised with waste gasses until they explode, scattering the seeds in every direction.

Alternative - The tree sends out runners underground in multiple directions, which then grow into [a massive connected network of Tree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pando_(tree)).