00:00Could bamboo really grow straight through a human body?
00:03In ancient China, bamboo was used as a brutal method of torture, so two friends decided
00:07to test it.
00:08Since no one was crazy enough to volunteer, they built a lifelike human torso made from
00:13synthetic flesh and placed it directly over young bamboo shoots inside a greenhouse.
00:17Please do not try this at home.
00:19After three days, the bamboo penetrates halfway into the body.
00:22Since it naturally breaks through hard dirt, human flesh is not a problem for it.
00:26But on the fourth day, the plant's growth slowly stops.
00:29So the team moved the entire experiment outdoors, giving the bamboo real sunlight, rain, and
00:34natural soil.
00:35A month later, they came back to check the results.
00:37The bamboo hadn't just pierced the torso, it had grown more than 12 feet tall straight
00:41through the middle as if the body wasn't even there.
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