This was just too cool not to pass along. I'm hoping more research will follow to discover the answer for why this happens.
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I'm really liking the idea of a mushroom powered air conditioner! Also, does this mean caves are cold because of mushrooms🤔
Heh, probably not just because of mushrooms, but I'd bet they have a nonzero effect.
Not to mention the periodic spore clouds, haha! It would be really cool if it were possible though!
I wonder if it would be possible to get some radiotrophic fungi to absorb IR and UV, so they could functionally act as a thermal barrier, cooling during the summer and heating during the winter...
Spore clouds! I heard a podcast episode long ago on Mushroom revival that the giant mass of spores interacts with molecules in the air and influences weather patterns all over the world!
that's interesting, basically organic evaporative cooling
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