Redwood Is Just Broccoli

DID YOU KNOW THE MIGHTY REDWOOD IS ACTUALLY THE SAME SPECIES AS BROCCOLI AND KALE? IT’S JUST A DIFFERENT CULTIVAR. WOW! EVERY YEAR OR TWO, BOTANISTS ADD ANOTHER PLANT TO BRASSICA OLERACEA AND SEE IF ANYONE CALLS THEM ON IT.

A simple black-and-white comic shows three tiny people standing beside a massive redwood tree. They are told that redwoods are supposedly the same species as broccoli and kale, merely a different cultivar, while botanists keep adding plants to Brassica oleracea to see whether anyone notices. The punchline is an absurd fake scientific claim based on the real fact that broccoli, kale, cabbage, and related vegetables belong to Brassica oleracea, exaggerated to include a giant tree. EN: A simple black-and-white comic shows three tiny people standing beside a massive redwood tree. They are told that redwoods are supposedly the same species as broccoli and kale, merely a different cultivar, while botanists keep adding plants to Brassica oleracea to see whether anyone notices. The punchline is an absurd fake scientific claim based on the real fact that broccoli, kale, cabbage, and related vegetables belong to Brassica oleracea, exaggerated to include a giant tree.

• @rzeczyzabawne / 12043 2023-09-12