I checked if it is true that if you drive a copper nail into a tree, it will dry out
Hello everyone! Recently I read on the Internet that if you drive a copper nail into any tree, then after a while it begins to dry out and, in the end, completely dies off. By the way, this method was proposed as a means of fighting neighbors :)
Since the author of the idea did not provide any evidence that the method was working, and also did not name specific dates, I decided to set up an experiment and test this theory. A tree in an abandoned area acted as a test subject.
Problem one: where to find a copper nail?
Surely you will not find copper nails in your household. At least all the nails in my bunkers were steel, and over the years they were covered with a thick layer of rust.
There was also one rare specimen. Probably still pre-revolutionary:
Only copper-plated nails, which in Soviet times were used to fasten leatherette to the front door, came under my arm, but there is probably not much copper in them, so they are not suitable for my experiment.
For copper nails I had to go to the nearest building. Price: 30 rubles / pack (60 pcs.)
What happens if you hammer a copper nail into a tree?
For the experiment, nails were driven into two trees at once in an abandoned area. Number of nails: 20 pieces each, height: 20 cm to 2 meters.
He hammered in nails, rained, and for two weeks did not appear at the dacha - 14 days after the execution he visited the trees - they stand rooted to the spot. Not a hint of any processes associated with copper, potential difference and everything that is promised on the Internet.