# Watching Grass Grow - actually, it was quite interesting. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 11, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632 "2008-06-11T22:55:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632/1 "2008-06-11T22:55:25Z")
There was a thread a week or so ago in which I was asking for suggestions for pointless or inadvisable activities - one such activity I already had underway was _Watching Grass Grow_ - I planted a potful of mixed birdseed and installed a webcam, sending live pictures of the developing grass to the internet every two minutes. The camera software also enabled me to capture and archive images - which I set it to do every five minutes - the resulting picture archive - seven days worth of it - has been assembled into a short time-lapse movie - and actually it turns out that watching grass grow is quite interesting after all. I find it quite uplifting to watch, even if I say so myself - although credit should go to the grass, really - it did all the hard work - I merely sat and watched. The movie, and a description of the project, can be seen here: [http://www.atomicshrimp.com/st/content/watching\_grass\_grow](http://www.atomicshrimp.com/st/content/watching_grass_grow) It’s worth watching right to the end - you’ll see why… ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632/2 "2008-06-11T23:04:11Z")
Yes, it was worth watching to the end - despite my daughters complaints! (“Mummy, please turn that scary music off!”) ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632/3 "2008-06-11T23:14:35Z")
I found the music after editing the movie - it was almost exactly the right length and I thought it was more sort of pregnant with expectation than scary… ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632/4 "2008-06-11T23:56:27Z")
Loved it, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Labelless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f19dbf/32.png) [@Labelless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labelless)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632/5 "2008-06-12T00:06:40Z")
That was great, thanks for sharing. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632/6 "2008-06-12T00:13:10Z")
That’s wonderful! Thank you for sharing. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632/7 "2008-06-12T00:47:30Z")
You are a genius. Please keep up the good work! ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632/8 "2008-06-12T00:50:12Z")
Thanks! I will be nailing jelly to a tree sometime in the next week or so, if that helps… ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632/9 "2008-06-12T01:06:05Z")
Will you be herding cats any time soon? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632/10 "2008-06-12T01:36:01Z")
Very cool. That music isn’t by Phillip Glass, by any chance? 😉 There was a great NOVA episode on time-lapse/high speed photography called _“Moving Still”_. The best part was the decomposing\* mouse. - well, not exactly decomposing, per se… ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632/11 "2008-06-12T01:36:58Z")
Loved it. I’d say there was definite entertainment there. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632/12 "2008-06-12T03:16:15Z")
That was just…so very pleasant. Undemanding but engaging, stimulating and relaxing at the same time. An analeptic for my peace of mind. I wish I had something to offer you in return, besides thanks. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632/13 "2008-06-12T03:27:39Z")
[QUOTE=blondebear] Very cool. That music isn’t by Phillip Glass, by any chance? [/QUOTE] Yeah… can you say Koy_lawn_isqatsi? You know, the extent to which that morphed with the Pumpkin’s _Hummer_ I had playing in the background was pretty stunning. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632/14 "2008-06-12T03:32:01Z")
I lol’d. Bravo. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632/15 "2008-06-12T07:00:12Z")
[QUOTE=Colophon] Will you be herding cats any time soon? [/QUOTE] If I can collect enough cats together in one place to try it… wait… that would be the objective, wouldn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632/16 "2008-06-12T07:03:42Z")
[QUOTE=blondebear] Very cool. That music isn’t by Phillip Glass, by any chance?[/SIZE] [/QUOTE] It’s a piece I found on [Soundsnap.com](http://Soundsnap.com) (a free sounds and loops site) - I don’t think it’s by anyone well-known. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632/17 "2008-06-12T08:03:24Z")
Dude, I have about 7 dirt patches in my lawn that need grass. Can you come by with your magic seed and help me out? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632/18 "2008-06-12T08:05:41Z")
(post deleted - never mind) ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632/19 "2008-06-12T09:46:38Z")
That vid was extremely cool and very well done. ---
**Author:** ![grayhairedmomma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/47e85d/32.png) [@grayhairedmomma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grayhairedmomma)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632/20 "2008-06-12T14:56:09Z")
[QUOTE=The King of Soup] That was just…so very pleasant. Undemanding but engaging, stimulating and relaxing at the same time. An analeptic for my peace of mind. I wish I had something to offer you in return, besides thanks. [/QUOTE] Ditto. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-grass-grow-actually-it-was-quite-interesting/452632.md?page=2)