Re: cordless tool 18V to 12V converter

On Sun, 17 Mar 2024 15:28:35 -0400
"Jim Wilkins" <muratlanne@gmail.com> wrote:

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Much talk, minimal data:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turgor_pressure

Some data with footnotes down the page for plants, roots and fungi...

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"The action of turgor pressure on extensible cell walls is usually said
to be the driving force of growth within the cell.[17] An increase of
turgor pressure causes expansion of cells and extension of apical
cells, pollen tubes, and other plant structures such as root tips. Cell
expansion and an increase in turgor pressure is due to inward diffusion
of water into the cell, and turgor pressure increases due to the
increasing volume of vacuolar sap. A growing root cell's turgor
pressure can be up to 0.6 MPa, which is over three times that of a car
tire. Epidermal cells in a leaf can have pressures ranging from 1.5 to
2.0 MPa.[18] These high pressures can explain why plants can grow
through asphalt and other hard surfaces."
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I hastily done paving job or hole patch with asphalt during the summer
quite often demonstrates this...

--
Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids  MI