Rhubarb isn't just colorful and tart, it can also be noisy. If you were
standing in an almost pitch-black room surrounded by rhubarb, you should
not be alarmed if you heard sounds. Unlike many other vegetables,
rhubarb grows faster when grown in the dark. This type of rhubarb, known
as forced rhubarb, grows at such an alarming rate—as much as an inch
per day—that it produces an audible sound. As the stalks burst out of
their initial buds and get bigger, the stalks brush against one another
and create squeaking, crackling, and popping sounds.
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