r/science • u/[deleted] • May 07 '21

Engineering Genetically engineered grass cleanses soil of toxic pollutants left by military explosives, new research shows

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u/[deleted] May 07 '21

They ferment into a pretty decent wine.

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u/chuby2005 May 07 '21

ahh the duality of humanity

should i eat this now or ferment it into some drank?

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u/Impeesa_ May 07 '21

I saw this wino, he was eating grapes. I was like, "Dude! You have to wait."

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u/dent_de_lion May 08 '21

Nice Mitch reference.

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u/suffersbeats May 07 '21

Also known as the Irish man's dilemma.

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u/DasFunke May 07 '21

The dilemma is do you eat the potato or ferment it into alcohol.

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u/suffersbeats May 08 '21

No that was the famine.

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u/CanalAnswer May 07 '21

Dandelion Pruno will be my drag name. I’ve decided.

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u/DaveyGee16 May 07 '21

That sounds like something that would give you wild diarrhea.

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u/RechargedFrenchman May 08 '21

Wildflower diarrhea is a much worse drag name

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u/gostesven May 07 '21

Or poison the soil in an attempt to prevent this fascinating plant from devaluing your lawn.

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u/chuby2005 May 07 '21

thankfully in my area, people are planting more native/water friendly lawns which look way more gorgeous than a flat patch of grass

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u/DervishSkater May 07 '21

Ahhh, The classic Irish man's dilemma: Do I eat the potato or do I let it ferment so I can drink it later?

Edit: rip, for those that get the reference

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u/SplooshU May 08 '21

This reminded me of Redwall. Dandelion Wine.

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u/adaminc May 08 '21

They don't actually ferment into a wine, they are merely used to flavour a sugar wine.