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[–] 9 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Headline: "…pumping water…"

Right in the goddamned article

“Trees contain lots of thin, hollow vessels and they suck water upwards by creating low pressure at the top,” said Professor Lucy Rowland, from the University of Exeter. (emphasis mine)

Come on, article writers, be kinder to the pedants!

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

    I still don't really understand how trees could possibly suck something up higher than air pressure can push it. Are they like using surface tension or something?

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