These is a time lapse video of sprouts I currently have growing. The experiment is just to see their movement following the sun. I am currently attempting to determine if fully watered and without adding any soil, will the plants gain weight?
The only way they receive nutrients is from the soil. So if they were to gain weight it would be from the Sun and containing water within itself. This experiment is to capture Sunlight by using the plants similar to how Solar Panels capture sunlight. My goal is not to achieve electricity but weight. I have been researching the Japanese methods of pest control called "SHI SHI ODOSHI" This means "Deer Scarer". In the diagram shown there is the blueprint of the device which is very simple. There is a water source that fills one side of a bamboo length see-saw and after the weight becomes too much on one side, gravity pulls the side filled with water down creating a loud noise in turn this scares wildlife away. Most of the time better then any "Scare Crow". These are to keep wildlife away without injuring them or poisoning them. My concept is to instead of water for creating the action, use a plant on one side and as it grows it will gain weight by capturing the sun, and lower to the ground in a similar manor but much slower.
