Thinking about it, there's no telling what kind of microbes are on the hair that would then be packed in a humid moist environment. There's a chance this would start to smell weird or even stink after a while.
Fun fact: A teacher of mine did something like this once. She teaches forensics, and just went into a barber shop and asked people for hair clippings so we could inspect them
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Don't forget nail clippings too, wouldn't want to waste that protein content.
Nail clippings are for cacti.
Ai generated?
Right! Dang it, the “coming up with terrible ideas for listicles” industry used to be filled with skilled human laborers!
Yes, if you look closely at the right lower corner you will see the grok watermark
I thought this was r/houseplantscirclejerk
Aside from sounding crazy does this even work? Who tested it?
I doubt it works on the long run. hair collapses and sticks together from water.
Thinking about it, there's no telling what kind of microbes are on the hair that would then be packed in a humid moist environment. There's a chance this would start to smell weird or even stink after a while.
sure you can use anything as a substrate, rockwool for example, but you have to supply all the nutrients it lacks
😬 I’m good
Finally, an environmentally friendly alternative to… dirt?
FABulus
Fun fact: A teacher of mine did something like this once. She teaches forensics, and just went into a barber shop and asked people for hair clippings so we could inspect them
A hairdresser just handing out random people’s hair (and dna) is certainly ethical…