[CH] Fw: Jock Strip - Text Edition
saundrah@mindspring.com
Fri, 31 Mar 2000 08:32:19 -0600
Think it would work on peppers????
> Jockstrip: The World As We Know It
> By PENNY NELSON, United Press International
> -0-
> WHAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED IF THEY'D PLAYED KENNY G?
> British researchers have found that playing Meatloaf's "Bat Out Of
Hell"
> non-stop makes plants grow faster.
> Biologists at the University of Sussex measured the germination rates
of
> 10 species of plants -- including wallflowers, basil, tobacco and
carrots --
> in response to a week of silence, pop music, classical music or the
human
> voice. Wallflower seeds exposed to Meatloaf sprouted two days earlier
than
> those in silent conditions.
> Professor Peter Scott says the rock music may have helped the plants
> because of the heat generated by a constant level of sound.
> (Thanks to UPI's Mike Cooper in Atlanta)
> Copyright 2000 by United Press International.
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