Can a Venus flytrap digest human flesh?
February 26th, 2007
I recently wrote about the heartening attempts of everyday people to further science in their own small ways. Embracing a rudimentary scientific method and applying it to small-scale projects is the seed from which paid-up scientists grow, and fosters a sense of curiosity about the world around us. So far, Graeme Cole has asked “How Difficult is Nailing Jelly to a Wall?”, while George Waksman continues to deduce how many licks it takes to get to the centre of a Tootsie Roll Pop. Our latest Science Punk to be featured is one Barry Rice, who wondered “can Venus flytraps digest human flesh?”.
I thought about my Venus flytraps. (You can start squirming now.) Could they digest diseased human flesh? If so, this would mean that if a person were trapped by an adequately large (giant, special-effects-monster-movie size) Venus flytrap, he or she could be digested. I figured this would be unlikely because surely the skin would be able to resist the puny enzymes from the plant. But here was a chance to prove it.
Four plants and one nasty case of Athlete’s Foot later, he has the answer. (link)
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2 Comments
1. DT | February 27th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
ohh man.That is somewhat disturbing. I never knew venus fly traps can digest human flesh. is there any cure for it?
2. How to get rid of Love Handles | March 31st, 2009 at 4:18 pm
OMG this article is very interesting. who would believe tha a venus fly trap can du such a harm to human flesh? This is what i call the magis of nature. There are millions of things that are yet to be revealed . Very interesting article indeed. Cheers..
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