Champatis Seed Insights into Avalanches

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Sliding seeds can provide insight into devastating landslides and rock avalanches

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Champatis, the seeds of the Lapsi tree, are valued in Nepal for their medical, economic, social, and cultural significance.

Researchers released a heap of the seeds down an inclined plane while a camera recorded their descent to analyze their speed and the dynamics of their movement.

The grains start to spread out slowly, then decrease quickly as they move downstream, akin to rock avalanches.

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