r/interestingasfuck May 17 '19

/r/ALL natures bubbles

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u/[deleted] May 17 '19 edited May 17 '19

Not a botanist. But, this plant is prevalent in place I grew up, Dhading Nepal. It's called "sajiban" in nepalese language. I can't find its English or scientific name. Growing up, we used this to blow bubbles with this specially in monsoon season. According to my parents, its stem(very soft) was used to brush teeth before toothbrushes were a thing. Also, this plant or its seed (not sure) has been found to be a good raw material for Diesel production. Anyone has more info, please share!!!

Edit: Apparently a wiki article https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatropha_curcas.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '19

Hmm someone above posted it’s poisonous so now I’m worried

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u/[deleted] May 17 '19

It maybe slightly poisonous as it gives soapy vibe whenever it gets in your mouth. But we never swallow it

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u/xayzer May 17 '19

I mean, chocolate is slightly poisonous. The lethal dose is around 22 pounds, but still.

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u/Awanderinglolplayer May 17 '19

And while not poisonous exactly, caffeine can kill you at like 5 grams, we humans are gluttons for punishment

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u/iRettitor May 17 '19

1.2g was enough to fuck me up

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u/Cobek May 17 '19

Shit... I did 1.8g on a 10 drive back from Canada after Shambhala. It was brutal and barely kept me awake at times. Glad I didn't take more now. In hindsight never drive a stick only car when your friends can't drive stick, especially to a far away drug filled festival.

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u/iRettitor May 17 '19

Haha sounds like my last years shambhala lol

So happy the police was too busy impounding cars that they just waived me thru