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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Science Fear of a Black Plant Planet

Posted by on Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 11:37 AM

BBC:

Plants on distant hospitable planets could have developed black foliage and flowers to survive, according to a new study.

Flora that would appear black or grey to human eyes could have evolved on planets orbiting dim "red dwarf" stars, according to unpublished research that is being presented at the National Astronomy Meeting in Llandudno, Wales.

Will that paper ever get published?

 

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Assume irony.
Posted by Central Scrutinizer on April 20, 2011 at 11:50 AM
rob! 2
Green or purple plants eyed suspiciously, asked for germination certificates.
Posted by rob! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZBdUceCL5U on April 20, 2011 at 1:23 PM
STJA 3
This idea has been around for a while, now. I think it was on the cover of scientific american a few years ago? It's an interesting idea, but also kind of... duh.
Posted by STJA on April 20, 2011 at 1:24 PM
Merchant Seaman 4
Odd, I just re-watched 'Edge Of Darkness'...
Posted by Merchant Seaman on April 20, 2011 at 2:05 PM
venomlash 5
@2: You win this thread.
Posted by venomlash on April 20, 2011 at 3:20 PM
6
The best Mudede posts are the ones where he keeps commentary to a minimum.
Posted by CarlosDesastre on April 20, 2011 at 4:22 PM
knobtheunicorn 7
I bet the surface of that planet would look like sexy, sexy black velvet from orbit. I'd like to be the first to suggest a name for this hypothetical sensual-estial sphere, "Planet MakeOut".
Just don't shine a blacklight on it...
Posted by knobtheunicorn on April 20, 2011 at 4:26 PM
venomlash 8
I want to play Spore now, but the game doesn't let you design your own plants, and you can only color planets blue, cyan, purple, pink, red, green, yellow, or orange.
Also, as pretty as it is, the gameplay sucks.
Posted by venomlash on April 20, 2011 at 9:18 PM
Stiny 9
I really want to make some black plants for my Spore collection. Stupid game, why am I so addicted to you?
Posted by Stiny on April 21, 2011 at 9:00 AM

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