Plants completely transformed my life

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I very much enjoyed making this video. Consider supporting the channel for only one dollar a month! You'll get a supporters-only Discord, early access to these videos, and more! https://www.patreon.com/RejectConvenience Support the channel by buying stickers! https://rejectconvenience.printful.me/ Plant YouTubers you should check out (they're fantastic): @KillThisPlant @plantsbymelissa @SheffieldMadePlants ▬▬ Socials ▬▬ BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/rejectconvenience.com Reject Convenience Forum: https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/ Forum post for this video: https://rejectconvenience.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=331 ▬▬ Book References ▬▬ Native American Gardening: Stories, Projects, and Recipes for Families by Michael J. Caduto, Joseph Bruchac ISBN-13: 9781555911485 Aztecs of Mexico: Origin, rise, and fall of the Aztec nation by George C. Vaillant ISBN 13: 9780140202007 ▬▬ Online References ▬▬ Who invented popcorn?: https://historycooperative.org/who-invented-popcorn/ What color of visible has the energy?: https://www.colorwithleo.com/what-color-of-visible-light-has-the-most-energy-and-why/ Study about green light and evaporation, "Plausible photomolecular effect leading to water evaporation exceeding the thermal limit": https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2312751120 Can plants hear their pollinators?: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250521125301.htm Very helpful wikipedia articles: https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/evolution/corn/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allelopathy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat ▬▬ Credit and Special Thanks ▬▬ Darkfry - Cameo – @Darkfry hbomberguy - Cameo – @hbomberguy kdsketch - Animation support, 3D asset support – @kdsketch Felicia - 3D asset support – @FeliciaWhite – https://superhivemarket.com/creators/feliciawhite Maddie // LykkeAudio - Audio Producer – https://lykkeaudio.com – https://www.instagram.com/ly_is_music AinselPixel - Subtitles – https://bsky.app/profile/ainselpixel.bsky.social ▬▬ Music at the End ▬▬ Song: like nothing ever changed... Artists: [lý] & -Alow Stream it here: https://orcd.co/likenothingeverchanged (or support small artists by getting it on bandcamp): https://lyismusic.bandcamp.com/track/like-nothing-ever-changed ▬▬ Timestamps ▬▬ 00:00 Chapter 1: Planting the seeds 04:24 Chapter 2: Getting Lernt on Corn 11:16 Chapter 3: Flowers and Bugs 13:28 Chapter 4: Why are plants green? 16:52 Chapter 5: You should really watch 'til the end