Flower Shell Allows You To Plant Flowers with a Shotgun

[Guliver]

Flower Shell Allows You To Plant Flowers with a Shotgun

http://www.boredpanda.com/flower-shell- ... dio-total/

Per Cromwell, who works with famous Swedish marketing agency Studio Total, has come up with the perfect way to update the concept of sword into plowshares for the modern era. Their Flower Shell shotgun shells re-purpose the 12-gauge shotgun from a destructive tool to a life-giving and creative one.

The demonstration of the product is powerful.Cromwell stands in a field and first blasts from his shotgun into the surrounding earth. Instead of lead, iron, or other deadly ordinance, however, Cromwell is firing seeds. He has released three videos featuring Poppy, Lupine and a collection of meadow flower seeds. Nine other plants are available in shotgun-shell form: Columbine, Cornflower, Daisy, Sunflower, Clematis, Lavender, Sweet Pea, Carnation and Peony.

It would seem that the shell’s design prevents the seeds from being sterilized or roasted in the heat of the shotgun’s blast, because Cromwell reports successfully planting a field of meadow flowers with 142 shots from his shotgun. The product’s message is about as strong as its blast – why destroy when you can just as easily create?

(Note: The seeds, when fired from the shotgun, can still be dangerous. Be careful!)

[Hinky]

Cool idea, but TBH, what was wrong with just throwing a handful of seeds out?

[Elek]

Where's the fun in that

[tucked]

I guess it's actually embedding them in the soil, instead of scattering them on top.

[Harper]

Cool idea.

Looks like it's limited to large, hard seeds with husks is the only catch.

Cool regardless though.

[paps]

What are you hoping for, Harper?

Some sort of mixed berry bouquet?

[Warrigul]

Yep, in 12 months time if I see a cat with flowers sprouting out of its head i'll know that was the one I picked the wrong cartridge out for.

[VICHunter]

Needs to be adapted to the punt gun that was discussed recently.

Sow your whole field at once

[roob]

Yep, a punt gun would do the job.

Farmers need to ditch the tractor, get themselves one of those instead.

[Norton]

Definitely interesting. I wonder what inspired him to create these.

[horter]

Bad back maybe? Couldn't bend down to plant the seeds?

[portph]

I'm not sure firing a 12 gauge shotgun is the answer for a bad back

[eeckle]

Very cool.

Goes to show how tough the seeds are.

I'd have though they'd all be toast after getting blasted out of a 12 gauge.

[Grated]

That's great

Get the kids interested in two useful hobbies.

Shooting and growing some stuff.