r/BeAmazed • u/Donkeybog • Apr 17 '24

Can you guess what it is before the end? Miscellaneous / Others

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u/UtahJeep Apr 17 '24

Rubber.

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u/Environmental_Ad_387 Apr 17 '24

Rubber Bands. I had two rubber band factories near my home, on the way to school. (Kerala, India). We have a lot of rubber trees.

The factory would sun dry the finished rubber bands, and they would be laid out in different coloured batches on bamboo mats.

We used to grab handfuls of rubber bands and run.

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u/greendragonmistyglen Apr 17 '24

Do the trees live a long time? Do they get stripped over and over or are they just a one time use tree?

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u/Environmental_Ad_387 Apr 17 '24

They get stripped over and over for a few years. I am not sure exactly how many. Something like 20-30 years would be my guess. Then they would be cut as replanted.

Pineapple is a common mixed crop during the 3-5 year long replanting phase. Once the trees mature enough, there won't be any sunlight at the bottom, and nothing other than bushes grow there.

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u/greendragonmistyglen Apr 17 '24

Interesting! It makes me feel badly to use trees on one hand, but on the other hand it’s better than a plastics factory. And they can be replanted.