Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for February 27, 2019

This article states that it is 3.8 million trees. Still a lot but much less than 20 million trees.

https://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/disposable-chopsticks-strip-asian-forests/

I think it was to Mina Miller to whom Edison proposed marriage in Morse, not to Mary Stilwell … then again, in the Spencer Tracy movie, it was to Mary (a children’s book about Edison I recall used to own said it was to Mina).

Save trees. Use spoons.

I wonder how many they cut down for toothpicks.

Monkeying around he was.

Is that why they are called chop sticks?

Can you read Morse code. He said. W I L L S

Tis all part of the life cycle ;-)

I thought we told them about the fork.

Makes no sense as that many trees would have denuded the PRC by now. When I was in China all the chopsticks were indeed bamboo ( very sustainable), plastic (horrid but washable) and infory or faux ivory.

Trees are renewable, steel and silver are not. Oh, and I always THOUGHT broccoli looked like little trees!

Edison’s full message was .— .. .- .- / .- - ..- / - . .-. .-. .- / - . -..

20 Million trees? Believe It Or Not… NOT.

What? No Chinese word for recycle?

I’m guessing they must plant a lot of trees, as well?

Oh no – quick, send the environmentalists to China. Such a dastardly deed they are doing! And then they can also live the way they are trying to get Americans to live.

ony morse code I remember is from navy radioman school -3 dits 4 dits 2 dits da RMA Rah Rah Rah

In China, you need a special permit to cut down a tree. Chopsticks are made from bamboo, which is not a tree.

You wouldn’t believe how many trees they use to make guitar picks…