Can plants actually feel pain the same way animals do? The notion that plants can feel emotions was first put forward in 1848 by a German professor, Dr. Gustav Fechner. he also hinted at the possibility of improving plants' development and wellbeing by tender caretaking on humans part.
Playright George B. Shaw was reportedly taken aback by the discovery that cabbages had violent convulsions when boiled to death, an experiment carried out by an Indian scientist called Bose, back in 1900.
Likewise, it has been proved that when placed in the midst of a pleasant environment, as would be with classical music, plants thrive whereas if the music is of a more agressive nature, they tend to recoil.
Another scientist went even further by claiming that plants can anticipate or foresee human's intent to harm them, thereby showing physical reactions if such a person gets nearer them.
All these findings seem to bear out the main theme of the short story written by Roald Dahl, The Sound Machine.
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