Thornax are real?!

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On the desert world of Bara Magna, an unusual form of ammunition has found prominent use across the wasteland. This ammo is not made, but grows naturally in the sands - the spiky and explosive Thornax Fruit. But what exactly is this fruit, and was it actually inspired by a real plant found in nature?
In this investigation, we find out.
Want to see a real-life example of exploding fruit? See this video from the KZfaq channel “For Science!”:
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@nicholaslewis862 11 ай бұрын

The idea of combining flammable oil with explosive seed pods to explain the Thornax's explosive power was very well thought out! The idea that the oil is relatively harmless until the fruit ripens and dries out is also very clever. We're lucky to have members of the community like you that continue to examine the lore and story elements of the bonkle world. Have you ever considered worldbuilding yourself? You've got a knack for it.

@BIONICforge_Studios 11 ай бұрын

Always remember, the difference between reality and fiction is that fiction needs to be believable.

@evgenyransky3545 11 ай бұрын

I wonder how many other strange things in Bionicle have analogues in the real world

@Nepycros 11 ай бұрын

There's also an incentive for opportunistic Agori to cultivate Thornax in a barren wasteland, monopolizing important oases and resource hotspots for mass producing them (as much as one can on a desert planet). Over a hundred thousand years, artificial selection of Thornax plants could yield higher detonating power if that's one trait that's being prioritized by the farmer.

@VainerCactus0 Ай бұрын

Actually that is a great point.

@xendordawnburst9969 11 ай бұрын

I like the idea you gave that the reason why the Thornax fruit is so hazardous is because it's able to spread its seeds far enough away that they aren't competing for resources. This especially works in the lore of Bara Magna, since resources are so scarce. You can imagine the fruit dropping, exploding upon hitting the ground, and shooting the seeds out in the distance (I'm assuming the seeds would be in the spikes). Perhaps more thought was put into the fruit's existence in BIONICLE than we thought!

@Dargonhuman 11 ай бұрын

Eucalyptus trees also employ highly flammable oils in their lifecycle as the fire their oils produce are a necessary component to their seeding cycle. The main difference is eucalyptus oil isn't contained within the fruit but is secreted from the leaves and bark to form a dangerous, combustible gas cloud around the plant.

@porkchop1774 11 ай бұрын

i hope this channel grows big!!! just found out about your channel and it's super duper cool :3

@akumaking1 11 ай бұрын

Hurray! Thanks for talking about the exploding fruit. Here’s another big question to ponder: How does currency work in the Bionicle universe? Is there a currency? How is it calculated?

@nicholaslewis862 11 ай бұрын

Widgets!

@LateNightTableCo 11 ай бұрын

@@nicholaslewis862There was also general “coins” introduced with a fan submitted serial story involving the leader of the Skakdi. Widgets seem to be unique to Matoran, while other races/cultures/etc have other methods of currency

@voxumo 11 ай бұрын

This video simply reminded of a Toa of Green I used to play in the BZPRPG who used Madu Cabolo like C4 for demolition. God I had fun with that character especially all the times I researched various plants to try and come up with creative, yet potentially realistic crossbreeds of Flora.

@mr.h6078 11 ай бұрын

I jusr saw this pop up in my notifications and went for it. I will definetly leave a sub, super cool video

@luciger_globus 11 ай бұрын

this is a beautiful full circle, I would spend ours with the legoes spread out listening to animal planet shows describing the most outlandish natural phenomenon and you've brought those two halves wonderfully together into one channel!

@toafellha8130 11 ай бұрын

Excellent Video! Apperently the Sandbox Tree-sap was also used for poison arrows.

@uriahgarcia3329 10 ай бұрын

The sycamore tree seed pods are hard and spiky, and if broken the seeds rapidly spread and cause severe iriitation on skin contact. Perfect ammo for a slingshot.

@bobbirdsong6825 11 ай бұрын

I've got an idea. The black bands around the thornax could be some type of material added by the agori/glatorians which sparks easily. When fired using the launcher, the two prongs would scrape either side, causing the band to spark and ignite the oils on the fruit. This could also explain the volatility of more overripened fruits; sometimes, it explodes on impact, as desired, while sometimes, there might be enough oil on the surface to explode in your face. My guess is that thornax harvesting and processing is an art in similar vein to disc making.

@LateNightTableCo 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for including the Imperial conversations! *Applauds in Yankee*

@lukestarkiller1470 11 ай бұрын

These videos are way underrated, I always learn so much from them

@tigergaj 11 ай бұрын

Genuinely a great video, keep going.

@ChrundleKelly 11 ай бұрын

Good video! This was awesome! Great lore!

@robbymanable 11 ай бұрын

Wow, fact truly is stranger than fiction

@danieljaxx2211 11 ай бұрын

Every time I've watched a New video I thought there cannot be a better subject... Until the next one appears haha. Congratulations matoran, keep investigating for us

@legodudelol9a 6 ай бұрын

Dunno if you looked into this or not, but you may have also accidentally explained why thornax stew tastes so bad too. Looking up the plants you described I found that the fruit of the sandbox tree tastes starchy while the oils on the Burning Bush taste acrid when eaten, but smells like lemons, so maybe the reaosn why overripe thornax are eaten by the Vorox is because when it's overripe the flavor of the oils changes and becomes more like how it smells, resulting in a more paletable starchy-lemon taste.

@Yan_Alkovic 11 ай бұрын

Very good analysis! It's astounding to see the sorts of things that plants can do sometimes!

@sebastianthomsen2225 11 ай бұрын

🍎💥👍

@caciquerojas 9 ай бұрын

The mad scientist in me want to see someone splice the sandbox tree fruit, burning bush and coconuts together to make a real life thornax. Heck, add cactus spines genes too. All or nothing 💥 🥥