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Cold weather will cause some trees to shatter by freezing the sap, because it contains water, which expands as it freezes, creating a sound like a gunshot. [1] [2] The sound is produced as the tree bark splits, with the wood contracting as the sap expands.
Hura crepitans, the sandbox tree, [2] also known as possumwood, monkey no-climb, assacu (from Tupi asaku) and jabillo, [3] is an evergreen tree in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to tropical regions of North and South America including the Amazon rainforest. It is also present in parts of Tanzania, where it is considered an invasive species. [4]
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Two oak trees stand on a rain-soaked, burned-over hillside following the Woolsey Fire in Agoura Hills, California, in November 2018. (AP Photo/John Antczak) The Pacific Northwest has endured ...
Show me a tree exploding in a fire, and it is invariably a boiling sap explosion rending the tree (and the healthier and "greener" a tree is, the more likely it is to explode from sap flashed into steam). Anybody who's ever tossed a green log into a bonfire, and then been bombarded by embers when it explodes twenty minutes later, learns this ...
A TikTok video shared by CBS affiliate WBZ shows water jets attempting to extinguish the fire while fireworks explode in the sky above the properties. Neighbors can be heard exclaiming “Oh my ...
French Onion Potatoes au Gratin. Take your potatoes up a notch with this elegant side dish that's layered with savory caramelized onions and lots of melty cheese.
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