Seeds with spinSourced
The bursting fruit sends seeds out with backspin
Ripe sandbox tree fruit splits explosively and scatters its seeds. High-speed recording has shown the seeds leaving with backspin. A stationary tree can give its offspring a remarkably dynamic departure.
There is a launch mechanism inside that fruit.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-09