<img src="http://accad.osu.edu/%7Eayoungs/imgs/digestive01.jpg">
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A living ecosystem of worms, sowbugs and bacteria are invited to this table. They are a part of the digestive
system that starts with a person discarding food leftovers and shredded
paper into the portal at the top. The bacteria and sowbugs begin
breaking down the waste and the worms soon join in to further digest it
into a rich compost that sprinkles out of the bottom of the fabric bag
that hangs beneath the table. This compost is used as a fertilizer for
plants, such as those at the base of the table.
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The human plays an important part at the table by eating, feeding the
food waste to the worms, feeding the resulting fertilizer to the
plants, or by simply sitting and appreciating the living ecosystem
she/he is a part of. A cross-section of the activity inside the top 9
inches of the compost is made visible using an infrared security camera
connected to an LCD screen built into the table. On the screen, viewers
can see the live movements of the worms and sowbugs inside.
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