200Hz to 16kHz - exploring the secret life of plants

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Claims that some plant roots click at 220 Hz clicks and that drought cavitation emits ultrasonic bursts above 20 kHz. Builds laser-cut “treehouse” enclosures around an MX chip with a moisture sensor and a speaker, plus a Raspberry Pi mother tree that polls devices at 6:00 and 21:30. Uses the 16 kHz Chirp audio protocol with AES encryption and timestamp to prevent replay. Prototype successfully sends and receives matching packets and displays moisture values on tiny screens.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 0:20About me
3. 2:00Moving to Seattle
4. 3:45The Hidden Life of Trees
5. 6:45Plant Sounds
6. 8:49Street Kids
7. 10:18CodeCheff
8. 17:21Tree houses
9. 25:08Future work

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