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       BAMBOO FACTS
       By: eba95 Date: August 9, 2010, 4:37 am
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       Bamboo Plant Fact #1
       Bamboo has some amazing
       properties that have been
       manipulated by mankind over the
       ages. Bamboo is used in functions
       from reinforcement of concrete
       buildings in place of steel rebar, to
       meals for millions of people in the
       orient.
       Although mature bamboo has
       tensile strength greater than mild
       steel, its shoots are tender enough
       for human consumption. Bamboo is
       used in scaffolding architecture for
       high rise buildings across the far
       east, and is used to make strong
       light plywood boards that are used
       in every construction application
       you could imagine. Bamboo can be
       used to cook in, eat off of, eat, sit on,
       walk on, ride on, and live under.
       Bamboo Plant Fact #2
       There have been methods devised to
       take advantage of bamboos
       astronomical growth rate in the
       search for sustainable fuel. Bamboo
       briquettes are on the market today,
       and means have been devised to
       make ethanol and even diesel
       substitutes from bamboo.
       Bamboo Plant Facts #3
       Bamboo furniture is light, durable,
       and affordable. Bamboo is utilized in
       ways so numerous that one
       resources lists more than 5000 uses
       for bamboo. Check out the bamboo
       tiki bars page to spruce up your
       garden.
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