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[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 51 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Mowing my lawn must be a fucking nightmare for everything involved. ☹️

[–] misterdoctor@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Imagine if instead of a podcast or audiobook or symphonic power metal you had to listen to the screams of your lawn as you mowed its life short

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It gets worse -- that doesn't kill the grass. It just mutilates it.

[–] puppycat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 year ago

and you get to do it over and over again every time it grows back!

grass is the Ken Kaneki to my lawnmowers Jason lol

[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago
[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

That's what the fresh cut grass smell is.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You know why freshly mown grass smells so nice?
The smell is the grass's defense against grazing animals, as it attracts predators.
It smells nice cause it tells your predator brain there are prey animals you can eat nearby.
So the grass is literally snitching on the animals that are eating it, announcing their presence to their predators.

Evolution is fascinating that way.

[–] veganpizza69@lemmy.vg 0 points 1 year ago

Wait till you hear about grazing.