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[–] aaa@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 16 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

We require too much power for it to suffice alone, but it would be nice to have as a hybrid source of energy!

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

It'd be nice to have one big leaf on my back that I could use for shade and a snack. Doubles as an umbrella for rain.

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Have you considered just carrying a big leaf around?

[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 10 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Someone did the math for photosynthetic cows and they would only get about 1% of their energy requirement. It's not viable.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 12 points 13 hours ago

Cows farm out their photosynthesis to things that have far more surface area than they do.

[–] kapitol@lemmy.ca 8 points 12 hours ago

What about symbiosis with algae