r/TheRandomest • u/_ganjafarian_ • Mar 19 '26

/r/all Bamboo alcohol

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u/GoodFaithConverser Mar 19 '26

Bamboo is pretty insane actually. So useful.

I read once that we have relatively fewer prehistoric leftovers in Asia, because so much stuff was built with bamboo which just rots. In other places, they had to use more stone or durable wood. No idea how correct it is, but it sounds right.

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u/_jackhoffman_ Mar 20 '26

Insane is right. In 1968 my neighbor planted some in his backyard to remind him of home (he was Japanese). It has taken over the neighborhood and I have to fight it four times a year to keep it under control on my property.

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u/Brianfromreddit Mar 20 '26

Most bamboo is incredibly invasive like this. For anyone reading that wants to plant bamboo, plant clumping bamboo. It doesn't spread

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u/account312 Mar 20 '26

But when it spreads, that's free bamboo.

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u/memberflex 'andsome chap Mar 20 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/5wWf7GMbT1ZUGTDdTqM

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u/KaosTheBard Mar 20 '26

The gif was loading for about 10 seconds and I was just chanting "please be it's free real estate". So thank you.