Comment on Patch this Bish!

aaa@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• samus12345@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  We require too much power for it to suffice alone, but it would be nice to have as a hybrid source of energy!

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  • ryedaft@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Someone did the math for photosynthetic cows and they would only get about 1% of their energy requirement. It’s not viable.

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    • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Cows farm out their photosynthesis to things that have far more surface area than they do.

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  • JackbyDev@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’d be nice to have one big leaf on my back that I could use for shade and a snack. Doubles as an umbrella for rain.

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    • Aqarius@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Have you considered just carrying a big leaf around?

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    • phlegmy@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Looks like the caterpillars have found their way to Lemmy…

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  • kapitol@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What about symbiosis with algae

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  • I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Old Man’s War by Scalzi

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