The idea that humans are the only sentient beings, apart from animals, has always been embedded in human consciousness. The "Bully a plant" experiment shows that there is clearly nothing different with plants.
Bully the plant (English bully a plant) is Ikea live experiment with which they wanted to raise awareness about the fight against violence in the Middle East.
In the experiment they installed two vases with the same type of flowers by different schools. Both plants were exposed the same conditions, namely they fed both the same thing amount of water, sunlight and fertilizers.
The only difference was that the first plant was "fed" with praise and encouraging words, while they are another plant insulted with hateful words.
The students recorded and posted on social media their own messages in which they are shared love for the first plant and criticism for the second. After 30 days the results spoke for themselves - the plant to which the love was directed is continued to thrive, while the plant is injured began to wither, visibly struggling to survive, as its leaves are dried, brown and dropped out.
You can see how the experiment went in the photos:
More information:
ikea.com
