ilega_dh@feddit.nl to NonCredibleDefense@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoWhy does California have a flamethrower helicopter 😭😭feddit.nlimagemessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up1223
arrow-up1223imageWhy does California have a flamethrower helicopter 😭😭feddit.nlilega_dh@feddit.nl to NonCredibleDefense@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square42linkfedilink
minus-squareconditional_soup@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoHoly crow, I had no idea that they secrete a sticky sap when they burn, nor that they were planted for the railroad. I always heard it was because John Steinbeck liked them / made them popular. Do you have a source so I can learn more?
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agohttps://ucanr.edu/sites/Igor/Mature_-_Historic_Tree_Stands/Eucalyptus_in_California/
minus-squareconditional_soup@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoWe’re strangers on a bullshitting forum on a bullshitting site and I know you don’t owe me shit, so thank you very much for sharing that with me!
Holy crow, I had no idea that they secrete a sticky sap when they burn, nor that they were planted for the railroad. I always heard it was because John Steinbeck liked them / made them popular. Do you have a source so I can learn more?
https://ucanr.edu/sites/Igor/Mature_-_Historic_Tree_Stands/Eucalyptus_in_California/
We’re strangers on a bullshitting forum on a bullshitting site and I know you don’t owe me shit, so thank you very much for sharing that with me!