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Shoutout to my grandpa's old plant ID book versus the app I use now

His 1978 Peterson Field Guide had these hand-drawn cross sections that taught me way more than just snapping a photo for an instant answer. Anyone else feel like they learned more slowly with physical books?
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emeryj66
emeryj666d agoMost Upvoted
The drawings forced you to actually look at the plant's parts. Apps are fast but you don't always remember why something is what it is.
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phoenix_bailey
phoenix_bailey6d agoTop Commenter
Yeah I read something about that exact thing lol.
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aaron740
aaron7406d ago
Remember my friend who tried to learn trees with an app? He could name them fast, but then his kid asked why a pine was a pine... he totally blanked. The app never made him notice the needle bundles or cone shapes, just gave him the answer.
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