stackyFACTSIt is a common misconception that massive redwoods pull their physical mass up from the dirt. Trees actively inhale invisible carbon dioxide from the wind, strip the solid carbon molecules, and rigidly stack them together to build their colossal wooden trunks over centuries.
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