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

submitted 1 day 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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[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe they can mass-produce with bamboo.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The rapid growth might actually make bamboo harder to train than trees are.

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Good point!