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'We mould trees to grow into the shape of chairs' (www.bbc.com)

submitted 15 hours ago by Aatube@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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The idea grew when Gavin was in and out of hospital with Klippel-Feil syndrome - a rare congenital condition characterised by the abnormal fusion of two or more neck vertebrae.

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 8 points 14 hours ago

This is actually a thing. The chairs don’t grow fast enough to supply demand.