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Article: Jolly green giant?(EXPLAIN THIS!)(green clothing)(Brief Article)
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- Science World
- Article date:
- September 19, 2005
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This guy surely has a green thumb. Last spring, Eli Aderi of Ramat Gan, Israel, created a jacket, tie, and hat out of real grass. How did this landscaper sprout a grassy suit? He started by sowing grass seeds on plain fabric. Like all green plants, grasses use sunlight, carbon dioxide from the air, and water to perform photosynthesis and grow. The outdoors provided plenty of sunshine and air for the sprouting seeds. ...