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Scientists Discover Link Between Trees and Electricity

Posted by samzenpus on from the lightning-leaf dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Everyone knows trees give us all oxygen so we can breathe, but according to Australian scientists, they also affect the concentration of positive and negative ions in the air. A team from the Queensland University of Technology's International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health ran experiments in six locations all over Brisbane and found that positive and negative ion concentrations in the air were two times higher in heavily wooded areas than in open grassy areas, such as parks."

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  1. This is truly... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shocking!

    1. Re:This is truly... by billybob2001 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Potentially.

    2. Re:This is truly... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Ion dont know. I cant be positive that I read this somewhere else. But maybe I am putting too much spin on this...

    3. Re:This is truly... by busyqth · · Score: 5, Funny

      ...negative ion concentrations in the air were two times higher in heavily wooded areas

      I am not going into the woods -- there is so much negative energy there.

    4. Re:This is truly... by martin-boundary · · Score: 5, Funny

      Ionic, isn't it?

    5. Re:This is truly... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      They read it wrong, and thought it was the 'hardwood' category.

  2. Avatar by Bananatree3 · · Score: 4, Funny

    The planet is one giant brain!

    1. Re:Avatar by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      I just spent several seconds wondering why GOP sponsored science required root access. "Pseudo" is the word you were looking for.

  3. Re:Seems kind of obvious that this should be true by Higgins_Boson · · Score: 3, Funny

    Static electricity occurs when one thing rubs against another thing . Trees have a lot more surface area for the wind to rub against than empty fields.

    Is that the feeling we get from sex?

  4. Re:Seems kind of obvious that this should be true by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 4, Funny

    Static electricity occurs when one thing rubs against another thing . Trees have a lot more surface area for the wind to rub against than empty fields.

    Is that the feeling we get from sex?

    You're asking this on Slashdot?

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  5. Re:Seems kind of obvious that this should be true by busyqth · · Score: 4, Funny

    Static electricity occurs when one thing rubs against another thing . Trees have a lot more surface area for the wind to rub against than empty fields.

    Is that the feeling we get from sex?

    You're asking this on Slashdot?

    The fact that someone posting on slashdot has to ask what sex feels like doesn't surprise me at all.

  6. running into forest... by mevets · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe you should keep your eyes on the road.

  7. sudo make me a sandwich by tepples · · Score: 5, Funny

    sudo science freaks

    Anonymous Coward is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.