tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post3225815473643630420..comments2024-03-28T09:19:51.567-04:00Comments on Look Me In The Eye: Dangers of Genetic Engineering in the ForestJohn Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407165016025447113noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-85612631319202708022015-03-09T12:22:06.412-04:002015-03-09T12:22:06.412-04:00I am amazed at this. A few years ago, I heard a st...I am amazed at this. A few years ago, I heard a story about exploding maple trees on NPR. I was stuck in a traffic jam, so I had time to listen to the story from beginning to end. It began with the sound of a New Englander hammering nails into a coffin for his son, who had been killed by an exploding maple tree. The story went on to say that Native Americans knew that maple trees could explode during sugaring season, but slyly neglected to warn early settlers. When they began talking about how people were shipping old maple <br />furniture to Indonesia to have it processed for sap, I began to say, "Wait a minute." I had grown up in northwestern PA, in Crawford County, which has its own maple-sugar industry, and I had never heard of an exploding tree. (Crawford County farmers reportedly shipped their syrup to VT to be marketed.) Anyway, the NPR story aired on April 1st. That is why I am amazed at your report. I wonder if NPR knows about this. forsythiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02631902521269344499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-39046547665778642552015-03-09T12:11:50.143-04:002015-03-09T12:11:50.143-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.forsythiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02631902521269344499noreply@blogger.com