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Old 10-26-2009, 11:08 PM   #12
Laurinquë
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Originally Posted by Inziladun View Post
Hm. Would a mere 'sugar substitute' cause two Hobbits who were already fully grown to increase in height? I don't think one can seperate the 'magical' component fully here. And why would Ents have a need to 'replace' photosynthesis? If their life processes were the same as ordinary trees, wouldn't they have the same access to sunlight?
Ents (and Huorns) were tree-like, but I don't see a way to explain them in purely scientific terms.
I'm sure there are many other ingredients in Ent draught, but I imagine sugar may be a major component of it. As for photosynthesis, Ents probably don't to do much of it because they have too few leaves. Thus they need the Ent draught to compensate for the lost nutrients.
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