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Plants Use Twitter to Tell You to Water Them

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the science-and-technology-versus-laziness dept.

ptorrone noted a Make article about twittering your plants just in case you need that sort of thing in your life. And you do. He says "The gang from Botanicalls used one of Adafruit's new open source hardware ethernet shields for Arduino (open hardware too) to make some plants talk — and now you can too! That's right, having your houseplants Twitter you when they need water and more! You can see what one of the plants is doing now..."

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  1. Marijuana Plant by Himring · · Score: 5, Funny

    Says,
    "Dude, roll me...."
    "Dude, nice roll. Not too tight on ends or loose in the middle."
    "Dude, you're burning me now. Huh, huh, huh...."

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    "All great things are simple & expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope." --Churchill
  2. Rather than have the plant call you... by sacremon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...why not have it hooked into a watering system directly? That way all you need to do is make sure the reservoir has water in it. Seems a lot less intrusive, and you don't have any potential phone bills from your plant.

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    If you can't beat them, embrace and extend them.
  3. Demanding... by wonderwidget · · Score: 5, Funny

    From Twitter
    URGENT! Water me! 06:29 PM February 22, 2008 from web
    Water me please 06:27 PM February 22, 2008 from web

    Yeah, that's just what I need - a needy plant pinging me every couple minutes.

    When are you coming home! 06:31 PM
    Does this vase make me look fat? 06:32 PM
    Why are you ignoring me?!? 06:32 PM
    We need to talk. 06:35 PM
    You know what you did! 06:36 PM

    1. Re:Demanding... by RockMFR · · Score: 5, Funny

      ferti1izer enlarge stem 2 to 4 inches! 06:39 PM