Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Trees' Leaves Grow At a Cool 70° All Over the World

Posted by timothy on from the 73°-is-right-out dept.

biogeochick writes "Ever turn on the air conditioner on a hot day? How about a heater when it gets cold? OK, so we all know that humans act to keep themselves cool, but what about trees? A recent article on tree core isotopic evidence has shown that trees from tropical to boreal forests all grow at 70 degrees. The study, published in Nature by some fantastic researchers (so one of them is my adviser, so sue me) and covered by NPR on All Things Considered, has shed some light on the convergent temperature at which trees perform photosynthesis." Update: 06/19 21:31 GMT by T : I give, I give -- that's 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

12 of 537 comments (clear)

  1. Get a real unit. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's insane, that's so hot we'd burn our fingers if we touched the trees?!

    1. Re:Get a real unit. by dougmc · · Score: 5, Funny
      touche!

      And in a similar vein, I thought I was only six degrees away from Kevin Bacon? Or was that Paris Hilton? Either way, *70* degrees seems very excessive!

      It took me 10 years of school to get two degrees ... 70 would take ... a long time.

    2. Re:Get a real unit. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I think it's quite clear what degrees was referring to...the only problem was they didn't indicate whether it was North, South, East or West, so you can't tell whether they're talking about latitude or longitude. Either way, I think they're saying they've located the last grouping of trees left on the planet.

      With exciting news like this, we may yet slow the pace of global climate change!

    3. Re:Get a real unit. by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 5, Funny

      70 degrees? That's a smart fucking tree.

      --
      Fascism trolls keeping me up every night. When I starts a preachin', he HITS ME WITH HIS REICH!
  2. Re:Shameless karma whore by Actually,+I+do+RTFA · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's 21C for anyone living in the 21st century.

    That's 294.15K for anyone who has (somewhat at least) overcome an infantile obsession with water.

    --
    Your ad here. Ask me how!
  3. Re:Shameless karma whore by halivar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Celsius is based on water temperature, and Fahrenheit is based on alcohol temperature. Ergo, Fahrenheit is WAY better than Celsius. QED.

  4. Re:Shameless karma whore by RoverDaddy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Considering how much of my body happens to be water, I don't consider it an infantile obsession. Some people have an infantile obsession with making water, but that's something different.

    --
    RETURN without GOSUB in line 1050
  5. Re:Shameless karma whore by johannesg · · Score: 5, Funny

    But seriously, when did Fahrenheit stop working? He passed away in 1736. It is likely that he stopped working some time before that point, although we cannot be sure that he didn't die at his desk.
  6. And I grow... by sidnelson13 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... when placed into moist locations. Give me five!

    Ok, no good comes from watching Scrubs.

  7. Re:Shameless karma whore by mordenkhai · · Score: 5, Funny

    I believe he is referring to the fact that alcohol was used, in large quantities, by the researchers while coming up with the system. In that regard it is heavily based on alcohol, and Cheetos too if memory serves, but there is again no Wiki reference.

  8. Re:Shameless karma whore by Xaroth · · Score: 5, Funny

    My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead, and that's the way I likes it!

    --
    That green slime had it coming.
  9. Re:Diploma mills by saskboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't use that M-word around trees. They'll get very nervous hearing that!

    --
    Saskboy's blog is good. 9 out of 10 dentists agree.