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Most of a Tree's Mass Comes From Carbon Dioxide

Veritasium · Explainer · YouTube title: Where Do Trees Get Their Mass?
Why it's here

HN uses it as the go-to demonstration of how unintuitive mass conservation is, especially in weight loss and burning threads.

What it covers

Veritasium asks people where a tree's mass comes from, then explains that most of a dry tree's mass originates from carbon dioxide in the air. It combines street interviews with a short explanation of photosynthesis.