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Amazon rainforest in a bottle

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Date22.07.2022
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Organizationwebenergie
Cost (?)~2 CHF
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This project creates a micro-climate in a PET bottle that mimics the functioning of a rainforest.

 

It is a kind of terrarium that, if you are lucky, is self-sufficient and runs on its own cycle.

 

An Englishman, Mr Latimer, was had this chance and his terrarium, enclosed in a large glass bottle, has survived since 1964 with no external input except light (info here)

 

This project was developped for the magazine 'Campus Junior' of the University of Geneva.

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Cut the pet bottle 10 cm from its bottom and make small notches on the rim.   Add a layer of g ...
Add potting soil almost to the top.     Prick the plants and plant three bean seeds and sprin ...
Slide the top of the bottle onto the base and tape them together to seal.
Download the forest model in the Blueprints/Plans section and print it on an A4 sheet.   Wrap ...

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