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[–] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Iirc trees aren't a cladistic group; "tree" is a word that describes a phenotype. Bananas absolutely grow on trees because "a tree-like herb" is a tree.

Edit: adding salt to water does change the boiling point. The amount is simply not enough to be significant most of the time. Similarly, the coriolis effect does affect the movement of water in toilets, just not enough to be noticeable.

Edit2: multi-personality disorder isn't a thing. Disassociative Identity Disorder (DID) is what's being referenced.

[–] Pohl@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago

A pretty good number of these are just pointing out differences between colloquial language and specific language.

Botanical language is useful for botanists to communicate with each other but I’m not putting tomatoes in the fruit salad. Thinking of tomatoes as veggies in your kitchen isn’t some MYTH! Calling a tall plant a tree is useful for you and I to communicate. That does not mean we are deceived or attempting to undermine the work of our botany friends.

[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Palm "trees" are a type of grass. That one fucks with me.

The coriolis force affects water in toilets, but about a thousandth as much as the shape of the toilet/the way water enters the bowl.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

An oak tree is more closely related to corn and wheat than it is to a pine tree. Coelacanths are more closly related to whales than they are to tunas. Biology gets weird man.

[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Every mushroom is closer to humans than to any plant.