Bamboo: Nature's Sustainable Super-Material

This grass is stronger than wood and grows two feet in a single day. Bamboo is basically

nature's steel, but way faster to produce. It is a construction beast that is lightweight,

cheap, and flexes during earthquakes so buildings don't collapse. We are talking high-rise

scaffolding, roofs, and even concrete reinforcement. But do not just

chop and build. Untreated bamboo is basically a buffet for bugs and rots in a few years.

You have to smoke it or chemically cure it to lock in that strength. Treat it right,

and you have the ultimate sustainable super-material.