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Topic: Sudden Realizations - Or Why Planning Is Important
Shan
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posted April 26, 2004 01:43 PM
In hanging my wet laundry on the line, I realized I had erred in a significant fashion. One end of the line is hooked to the side of my house. The other is hooked to a tree that grew at least six inches since last spring. Unfortunately, I have not grown taller in proportion to this tree.
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UofUlawguy
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posted April 26, 2004 02:31 PM
Wait. I'm confused. No matter how much the tree grows, the parts that are already there should stay where they are. E.g., if you nail a sign to a tree, in twenty years the sign will not be any higher than it was originally. So what happened?
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Book
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posted April 26, 2004 02:34 PM
Yeah, that doesn't work, the tree grows out, in rings, not up.
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Shan
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posted April 26, 2004 02:37 PM
The end that is attached to the tree is attached to the trunk of the tree. Trees do grow taller, from seedling to sapling to full grown. (Unless some jokester has rearranged the hook. Or I've grown shorter.) *Runs off to check* Nope - no additional holes and I've not shrunk. God's idea of a joke? Edited to add: A-ha! The answer!Trees Grow Faster in the City [ April 26, 2004, 02:58 PM: Message edited by: Shan ]
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