The Tree Before Time (Ginkgo)
Completely Arbortrary
Completely Arbortrary
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2021
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
What smells like barf, lived with dinosaurs, and makes for a great tattoo? This tree! Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) is a living fossil; a tree so old it lived among prehistoric monsters, and so long-lived that it lives among modern humans. A true survivor, this tree spent thousands of millenia hermitting in its little corner of China. But today we've all got Ginkgo fever, and this ancient species is now planted worldwide and beloved by many. It's a vomit-scented episode that'll really stick with you.
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| 0:00.0 | Did you know that 91% of plastic doesn't even get recycled? |
| 0:08.0 | Even if you put it in the recycling bin. |
| 0:10.0 | That's why single-use plastic consumption is so important. |
| 0:15.0 | And if you're new to this idea, as I was, Earth Breeze is a great way to get started. |
| 0:22.0 | What is Earth Breeze? |
| 0:24.0 | They make revolutionary, liquidless, laundry detergent. |
| 0:28.0 | Huh? What? What did he say? Was that a typo? |
| 0:33.0 | No, it was not. Yes, this is liquidless laundry detergent. |
| 0:37.0 | It looks like a dryer sheet. |
| 0:39.0 | You pop it on top of your clothes when you're putting your laundry in. |
| 0:42.0 | And it cleans your clothes. |
| 0:44.0 | No more giant gooey mess with the big heavy plastic jug. |
| 0:49.0 | We're getting rid of it. Earth Breeze has thought of everything. |
| 0:53.0 | The packaging is a lightweight cardboard envelope, meaning it saves you space |
| 0:57.0 | in your utility closet, and you avoid the big plastic gooey jug of doom. |
| 1:03.0 | And their eco sheets are hypoallergenic and dermatologists tested. |
| 1:07.0 | And the best thing I can say about Earth Breeze is that I use them every time I do laundry. |
| 1:14.0 | And not just because they're a sponsor. |
| 1:16.0 | I've been using Earth Breeze for about a year and a half or so, |
| 1:20.0 | and I will never, ever go back to liquid detergent. |
| 1:25.0 | This is Alex Croson telling you from the heart. |
| 1:28.0 | I love this f***ing product. |
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