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minus-squareGlennMagusHarvey@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·4 months agoHow many social credit points do I lose if I refer to bamboo products as “wood” outside of botany nerd circles?
minus-squarectenidium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoIf I remember correctly, wood consists mainly of cellulose, lignin, and hemi-cellulose. I don’t know about bamboo, but I guess it’s some kind of woody material.
minus-squareSeleni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoIt’s the lack of lignin (bamboo uses silica as a strengthener) that sets it apart. But bamboo is a grass, anyways.
minus-squarectenidium@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoNever doubted bamboo not being a grass. But I didn’t know about the silica thing - that’s really cool!! Thank you for telling this!
minus-squareGlennMagusHarvey@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months ago It’s the lack of lignin (bamboo uses silica as a strengthener) Oh I see
How many social credit points do I lose if I refer to bamboo products as “wood” outside of botany nerd circles?
I’d say about 69.
If I remember correctly, wood consists mainly of cellulose, lignin, and hemi-cellulose. I don’t know about bamboo, but I guess it’s some kind of woody material.
It’s the lack of lignin (bamboo uses silica as a strengthener) that sets it apart.
But bamboo is a grass, anyways.
Never doubted bamboo not being a grass. But I didn’t know about the silica thing - that’s really cool!! Thank you for telling this!
Oh I see