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Fantastic Fungi

As plants photosynthesize, they literally inhale CO2while exhaling oxygen

As plants photosynthesize, they literally inhale CO2
while exhaling oxygen

Full Transcript

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As plants photosynthesize,
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they literally inhale CO2 while exhaling oxygen.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
46
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:21
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Artemis Rising,Diamond Docs,Moving Art

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Movie Summary

Fantastic Fungi is a descriptive time-lapse journey about the magical, mysterious and medicinal world of fungi and their power to heal, sustain and contribute to the regeneration of life on Earth that began 3.5 billion years ago.
CO2 is what plants photosynthesize, - Fantastic Fungi 00:07
CO2 is what plants photosynthesize,
They put it in their leaves, in their trunks, - Fantastic Fungi 00:07
They put it in their leaves, in their trunks,
And the root systems trade that carbon for nutrients. - Fantastic Fungi 00:05
And the root systems trade that carbon for nutrients.
The carbon ends up in the fungal cell walls, where it's stored. - Fantastic Fungi 00:05
The carbon ends up in the fungal cell walls, where it's...
This fuels the microbial community - Fantastic Fungi 00:10
This fuels the microbial community
So the fungi are really important - Fantastic Fungi 00:05
So the fungi are really important
Once the carbon is stable, - Fantastic Fungi 00:06
Once the carbon is stable,
We know, for example, that carbon can move from plant to plant, - Fantastic Fungi 00:08
We know, for example, that carbon can move from plant to pla...
If we maintain the plant, - Fantastic Fungi 00:09
If we maintain the plant,
We have the ability to do so much more than just breakdown matter. - Fantastic Fungi 00:06
We have the ability to do so much more than just breakdown m...
Like the fruit of our labor, - Fantastic Fungi 00:07
Like the fruit of our labor,
I was 14 or 15 years of age, I believe, - Fantastic Fungi 00:06
I was 14 or 15 years of age, I believe,
Called Altered States of Consciousness. - Fantastic Fungi 00:09
Called Altered States of Consciousness.
I was going to charismatic Christian revival meetings - Fantastic Fungi 00:10
I was going to charismatic Christian revival meetings
I think he read one of my early books - Fantastic Fungi 00:10
I think he read one of my early books
And so I gave this book to my friend Ryan Snyder. - Fantastic Fungi 00:04
And so I gave this book to my friend Ryan Snyder.
So Ryan took it home and a few days later, - Fantastic Fungi 00:07
So Ryan took it home and a few days later,
I said, "Burned my book?" - Fantastic Fungi 00:11
I said, "Burned my book?"
I owe Ryan Snyder's father a deep debt of gratitude - Fantastic Fungi 00:19
I owe Ryan Snyder's father a deep debt of gratitude
Human existence on this Earth goes back - Fantastic Fungi 00:11
Human existence on this Earth goes back