Fungus have always been near and around us, but in the late 1700s in World 237 humans discovered just how useful they could be. This redirected the entire industrial revolution into mycelium rather than steel. Every city now surrounds a central mycelium power/filtration/compost plant. Everything from building materials and clothing come from mushrooms and mycelium – even city planning is done by tracking slime mold. The compost pit contains mycelium that break down everything from natural fibers to plastics, creating enough heat to form a central energy resource for the city as well. The plant also filters air and water via mycelium.
What if …
humans had embraced fungus and mycelium as a central aspect of life?
Issue targeted:
We need bio-degradable clothing and efficient/low-impact energy creation.
Inspiration:
Several studies out of Toronto and Spain surrounding uses of mycelium
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