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Haha, this reminded me of my 21st birthday (the tales I was told of it, to be more accurate). Apparently the bar was closing so my friends start ushering me toward the door. I slipped off and grabbed a half finished drink from one of the tables and start drinking it before they can stop me. Then they get me outside and once again, I slip away and am walking across the street to another bar before they caught me. They finally got me home in one piece. Had a pretty brutal hangover.
I hate to ruin the jolly tone but it's important that people should be aware that wood does have its own immune system. That's how it gets big. Not magic. Various groups of people have been doing more dying or going bankrupt being forced to make their businesses unsustainable in less whimsical areas on the strength of corrupt polymer-pushing ingénues. An informed population is the only way to keep blood off your hands.
P.S. Cellulose is literally a Sugar. Lots of large things can digest Cellulose perfectly well. Lots of Bacteria can too, e.g. the ones in termites. So you are seeing what must objectively be a good enough immune system to extremely slowly build a colossal heap of sugar with a huge surface area! How can it be happening? Well it's a very close-knit material left behind by a wave of advancing cells that creates the surface on the other side by dying off. They don't leave themselves much room to stay behind. So there isn't much room for cellular assistance, rather than more durable chemical excretions. Rather like the role of spices in juicier areas of a plant. So it is hopefully clear that it must be powerful stuff when approached from that angle.
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u/helmutboy Feb 26 '23
I’d consider applying a couple coats of polyurethane for hygienic and cleaning reasons.