[SEL] other hobbies

[David DeWitt]

I saw some kind of nature show on PBS one time that had slow-motion photography of the growing tip of a young vine going in a circular motion like it was looking for something to wrap around. Don't remember what kind it was. Now I'm going to have to go out in the yard and check the 3 or 4 different kinds of vines we have in the driveway and hedge rows  !!!!
  Dave.

--- On Wed, 7/21/10, Germoamer at aol.com <Germoamer at aol.com> wrote:


From: Germoamer at aol.com <Germoamer at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [SEL] other hobbies
To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 3:11 PM



In a message dated 7/21/2010 12:41:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
obise at moscow.com writes:

This is  just a SWAG, but I thought the rotation was caused by the vine,
sunflower,  or whatever was following the sun.


Orrin,

I have no idea what makes the vine wrap in a clockwise direction, only that 
I have never seen one wrapped in a counterclockwise direction from many 
years of  looking.  Because of this I made an assumption that it was perhaps 
based on  something to do with the earths rotation much the same as water 
draining out of  a tub does. Of course assumptions can often lead to other 
stuff!  My  91 year old neighbor was the first to make me think about the 
clockwise wrapping  when he asked me if I had any idea how come this was.  I had 
never taken  the time to stop and think about it or realize everyone I saw 
wrapped the same  way.  So, from then on I took the time to really look at 
stuff.  

I too live in Virginia, central Virginia near Lynchburg.  And Dave is  
right, most of the vines found on twisted sticks in our area are  honeysuckle 
vines. Lots of times if I find a twisted stick and it is bent too  much to 
make a walking stick, I will tie it on a piece of slotted angle and  leave it 
dry for 6 months to a year. See photo of one drying now.

_http://www.oldengine.org/members/schmutz/images/bent%20stick.jpg_ 
(http://www.oldengine.org/members/schmutz/images/bent%20stick.jpg) 


Tom  Schmutz
Concord, Va.
germoamer at AOL.com
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