Fungus cannon


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High-speed video of a fungus releasing spores at 180,000 g (up to 55 mph)--the biggest acceleration ever recorded in nature. Music is Anvil Chorus from Il Travatore. Courtesy of Nick Money, Miami University, Ohio. For more information: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0003237

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