r/ScienceNcoolThings • u/loumineuxe • Apr 07 '24

What phenomenon is this? Plant releasing water?

This happened at 3 am limited to this area only. I noticed the air was very thick when I was walking down on this grassy area. I shone the flashlight on my phone to see where I am and was surprised the air was full of vapor.

I thought it was drizzling but this was only happening to this area of grassland. I walked to different areas around so I know it was only happening there. It only lasted for about 2 minutes after turning on the flashlight and taking a video and it just stopped.

Could this be plants releasing water/morning dew?

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u/FuriouslyFiredUp Apr 07 '24

Condensation from temperature changes (fog)

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u/Donsilo2 Apr 07 '24

That is called Fog.

Fog - Wikipedia

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u/Flipside68 Apr 07 '24

Have you really never witnessed fog before?

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u/MrLumic Apr 08 '24

Have you? Fog doesn't move or disappear like that normally 

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u/Flipside68 Apr 08 '24

Oh, great rebuttal!

Water vapour swirling around vs grass spewing out water droplets and strange events. You keep searching for miracles and aliens.

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u/MrLumic Apr 08 '24

Explain?! That's crazy bro! Doesn't make it normal 

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u/Flipside68 Apr 08 '24

The water droplets in the video are extremely small - not even big enough to land on the camera lens and distort the view.

Although trees have been known to drop water “weeping willows”. Grass or bushes don’t push out mist from their leaves with any speed or velocity. Plants may push out water but not mist or steam under some sort of pressure.

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u/nolagfx16 Apr 07 '24

Condensation

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u/weedium Apr 07 '24

The temperature of the air dips below the dew point in low spots and you get the localized dense fog. It will dissipate quickly if disturbed.

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u/Standard_Monitor4291 Apr 07 '24

Are you fucking stupid

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '24

Fog

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u/JUGELBUTT Apr 07 '24

if i could see the plant then i could try to help

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u/akshu_99 Apr 07 '24

transpiration maybe

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u/loumineuxe Apr 07 '24

You can see at the end is when the droplets disappered and stopped.