The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural
from fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz on 14 Apr 12:06
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kwomp2@sh.itjust.works on 14 Apr 12:44 next collapse

How the fluff do they kill an average of 9 neighboring trees? By throwing wines at them? Or do they forward the elecrocute?

(I know it doesn’t have detailed info in the article but maybe some of you nerds can provide some sweet knowledge)

ryannathans@aussie.zone on 14 Apr 13:45 collapse

Think of lightning as having an area of effect

kwomp2@sh.itjust.works on 14 Apr 14:19 collapse

Yeah but then it would be a massive and cheap stretch to say they “use lightning” to kill neighbours

474D@lemmy.world on 14 Apr 15:38 collapse

From the pictures, it appears they are taller than the rest. Perhaps this is an evolutionary development to draw more lightning strikes towards the area?

tetris11@lemmy.ml on 14 Apr 13:04 next collapse

I’m getting more Zuko vibes from this

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legion02@lemmy.world on 14 Apr 13:14 collapse

Frankly this is a light side power. Yoda and Windu both tame the lightning.

Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works on 14 Apr 13:13 next collapse

Is it possible to learn this power?

BumbyJohnson@lemmygrad.ml on 14 Apr 14:13 next collapse

Not from a maple.

AtariDump@lemmy.world on 14 Apr 14:47 collapse

Not from a white birch…

Bender12@lemmy.world on 14 Apr 14:27 next collapse

This is what come to mind: hyperioncantos.fandom.com/wiki/Flame_Forest

MeatPilot@lemmy.world on 14 Apr 17:05 collapse

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