Return of the Giant Hogweed - contradiction - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Holy 5hit man...give it up !

BTW..he says STILL they're invincible.

Edited by JD - January 26 2022 at 05:16

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the effects of smoking 20 bowls of buds.....

^As I often say...Context man !

Strike by night!
They are defenceless
They all need the sun to photosensitize their venom

This statement is one of the 'villagers' suggesting a course of action based on a basic understanding of plant life. Simple enough?

Still they're invincible
Still they're immune to all our herbicidal battering

This statement is is the villager coming to the realization that his theory was ineffective. Again...Simple enough?

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The Hogweed are strongest during the day, when they recharge and strengthen themselves by sun and photosynthesis.

Striking by night would be when they are weakest. They're weak and defenseless without sun and photosynthesis.

Makes complete sense.

Edited by Boojieboy - January 24 2022 at 16:17

chopper wrote:

JD wrote:

chopper wrote:

JD wrote:

The verse with the 'Strike at night' line is yet another villager's theory as to how to kill them, but as previously stated...'they are invincible'.

Yeah, that makes sense but where did the theory about them being defenceless at night come from? Surely one of the aforementioned villagers tried this out?

Science?

Hang on, you said these villagers were thick as sh*t.

Ok, I was being a little hyperbolic, but even idiots know plants need light to survive. At least one of them mentions photosynthesis so...

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chopper wrote:

JD wrote:

The verse with the 'Strike at night' line is yet another villager's theory as to how to kill them, but as previously stated...'they are invincible'.

Yeah, that makes sense but where did the theory about them being defenceless at night come from? Surely one of the aforementioned villagers tried this out?

Science?

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chopper wrote:

JD wrote:

The verse with the 'Strike at night' line is yet another villager's theory as to how to kill them, but as previously stated...'they are invincible'.

Yeah, that makes sense but where did the theory about them being defenceless at night come from? Surely one of the aforementioned villagers tried this out?

Maybe its not thought out properly but the idea of them being 'defenseless' at night comes from the fact that in 'real' giant hogweed (and many other umbellifers) the chemical irritant in their sap only creates burns and blisters when the skin which came into contact to it is exposed to the sun; hence 'They all need the sun to photosensitize their venom'.. PG has just raised this to 'day of the triffid' proportions.

There were real hysterical horror stories in the early 70's about what effect contact with giant hogweed would do to you- it is nasty stuff but whilst ive only had very very minor skin irritation from them one chap i know put a strimmer into one and ended up in hospital, nearly lost his sight and was quite moderately scarred for life on face, hands and arms! Shocked

The question in my mind is why nobody on this forum uses Giant Progweed as a handle.

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Cosmiclawnmower wrote:

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^ Just try taking out an infestation of kudzu.

Yep.. its not something we have to deal with in the UK but i can see its no laughing matter.. Wink

I know of at least two towns near here that are covered in the stuff, Helena Arkansas and Tupelo Mississippi. It covers everything in its path in a thick green blanket, trees, billboards, abandoned vehicles, abandoned buildings etc. It erodes soil and creates disasters. Helena imported it from China thinking it looked nice. They can't get rid of it now.

I always thought "strike by night..." was the plan of how they thought they could defeat the hogweed, but then when they try to do that they are surprised to find "still they're invincible..."

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