Excellent deep dive on $ONDS.
Read this if you know nothing about $ONDS I’ve spent hours digging into their business model to pile it all into 3k words It’s a lot to take in so I tried to make it all as straight forward as I could Let's dive in… ▪️ONDAS: Business Model ▪️ Ondas is a defense tech company that brings together 2 complementary capabilities: >mission-critical wireless networks (think reliable wifi in tough situations) >fully autonomous drone/robotic systems (machines that function completely on their own) Their offerings enable clients to monitor, protect, inspect & respond in industrial & security environments, from site inspection & urban ops to border security & enemy drone defense. $ONDS business can be broken up into 3 separate units: >Ondas Networks (Govt-backed) >Ondas Autonomous Systems (OAS) (80% of revenue) >Ondas Capital (newest) ▪️Ondas Networks develops private wireless network solutions for mission-critical industrial & infrastructure use (railroads, utilities, oil & gas (O&G), transportation, govt). ▪️OAS, through its subsidiaries, offers autonomous drone & robotics systems for security, infrastructure monitoring, & defense-type use cases. ▪️Ondas Capital invests in & advises promising unmanned & autonomous tech companies to help scale combat-proven solutions for U.S. & intl partners Let’s dig into each unit in order.. ▪️Ondas Networks (ON)▪️ ON builds private wireless comm systems for large industrial & govt organizations making sure that critical operations have reliable secure connection. Think of it as a custom wifi for tough jobs where normal wifi or cell service fails. Customers like railroads, power utilities, O&Gs, etc, all need reliable & secure comms across large areas where public networks don’t reach & can’t afford to rely on just regular wifi & cell phones. ON’s core product is the FullMAX family of Software Defined Radios (SDR*) that lets these industries create their own long-range, high-performance wireless networks. It’s like a private, industrial-grade wifi that can cover miles & stay connected in harsh or remote places. Organizations use it to run trains, power grids, sensors, drones, & safety systems that need constant comms. *SDRs are simply radios whose functions are run by software rather than analog electronic hardware. Think itunes vs a record player. Ondas Network’s use cases: >tracking a train’s location & reporting that there’s a crack on the tracks >sending critical data, like meter readings, from the engine to the rest of the train >sending the status of a faulty power line to HQ >reporting that there’s a leak in an oil pipe in a remote environment >sending real time footage of a rail line or utility site to HQ in a harsh climate You get the point. Ondas Network creates comms out of thin air when communication is the key factor in determining mission success or failure. The reason why FullMAX is ON’s core product (although they have other comm products) is due to the Association of American Railroads (AAR*) picking Ondas’ FullMAX as the official standard for next-gen train networks back in April’25. This is huge & guarantees a ton of revenue for $ONDS. *AAR is the main trade group that represents the MAG 6 of railroad companies (collectively handling 94% of freight revenue) who speak for the railroad industry to govt, sets tech standards, & pushes safety rules. This decision comes after the Federal Communication Commission (FCC*) made a deal with railroads that forces them to update their 1980’s legacy comms systems by Sept’25. *The FCC is a govt agency that regulates radio frequencies, telecom, & broadcasting to keep airwaves safe, fair, & efficient. FullMAX radios use the exact IEEE 802.16t standard (standard chosen by AAR in 2023) for the mandatory network upgrade, making it plug & play for railroads. Ondas teamed up with Siemens Mobility, as the prime contractor, to roll out these upgrades for U.S. Class I railroads (the Mag 6 railroad companies). Ondas is getting about $1.3B in guaranteed revenue (thanks to AAR choosing FullMAX) from selling hardware (radios & base stations), installation services, & ongoing maintenance for nationwide networks. $ONDS 10K’24 Pg 7: “The Class I railroads currently operate four separate private wireless networks in support of train operations… we believe the addressable market for the four private North American Railroad networks is approximately $1.3B.” The biggest money maker for Ondas Networks is selling & deploying FullMAX hardware & software to large clients, especially in the rail industry. Ondas also makes money from licensing its tech, engineering contracts, & long-term service & support agreements once the systems are installed – maximizing that lifetime value with each installation. Railroad beats out utilities or other client types because rails have steady, govt-backed demand — no waiting for budgets. For example: ON locked in a deal with Amtrak, with initial deliveries of $ONDS Positive Train Control (PTC) data radios starting in Q3’25. The simplest way to explain Ondas Network’s revenue model: ▪️Hardware Sales: Selling radios, base stations, & full network kits. This is the main driver for new setups, like equipping a whole rail line thanks to AAR. ▪️Services & Support: Charging for installation & testing with yearly fees for maintenance, software updates, monitoring, & fixes. This creates recurring revenue once networks are live. To put it simply, Ondas Networks makes money by building, selling, & maintaining private wireless networks that keep industrial operations connected, efficient, & secure where normal networks can’t. ▪️Ondas Autonomous Systems (OAS)▪️ This is the more exciting unit. OAS focuses on designing, selling, & operating advanced, self-flying & self-driving drone/robot systems for industrial, defense, & public safety customers. OAS provides a complete, ready-to-use, & often fully automated drone/robot that can run 24/7 w/o a human operator needing to be around for every mission. These systems can typically launch, operate, return, recharge, & process data by themselves. OAS sells drone/robotics hardware, locks in robots-as-a-service (RAAS) subscriptions, & adds services as needed by the client. Each acquisition strengthens this by bringing new tools, new customers, & recurring cash. Between Q3’24 to Q2’25 OAS captured $39M in orders. Again, Ondas as a whole is expecting just $25M+ in total revenue for 2025 OAS is expected to contribute $20M that topline By the end of Q2 they had $22M in backlog with hopes to be above $20M all the way through 2025 OAS is expected to be EBITDA positive by Q3’25 All these numbers are from 3 acquisitions ago. I’m expecting huge revenue guide increase in Q3 OAS now owns 6 key subsidiaries: Iron Drone - Enemy drone catcher (counterUAS) American Robotics - Routine inspection drones (industrial data collection) Airobotics - Complex emergency drones (security & defense) Apeiro Motion - Ground robotics & wired connectivity (site clearance) 4M Defense - Demining UXOs (site clearance) Sentrycs - Enemy drone hacker (counterUAS) Let’s dig into what each of these brings to the table & their use cases: $ONDS Iron Drone Raider a fully autonomous “drone-in-a-box” counter-UAS that launches, hunts, & catches enemy drones (with a net) all on its own. It even returns to its box on its own. This is all done without radio frequency jamming or GPS spoofing. Ondas acquired Iron Drone in 2023 (through Airobotics acquiring them months after joining Ondas) – expanding the OAS use case from just security/inspection (intel collection) to active defense (counterUAS), opening up high-value military & homeland security contracts. Iron Drone use cases: >Catches enemy drones over military bases to stop spying >Captures rogue UAVs near airports before they crash into planes >Intercepts drug-smuggling drones at border walls >Defends stadiums during events from unauthorized aerial filming >Guards warships at sea by snaring enemy scout drones >Set to be used by German Armed Forces >NYPD expressed interests in deploying Iron Drone in NYC back in June Ondas expects Iron Drone’s counter drone market to go from $1.8B in 2026 to $3.5B in 2030 $ONDS expected annual revenue for 2025: $27M $ONDS American Robotics focuses on fully automated drones for industrial data collection & was the first Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-approved drone manufacturer in the autonomous drone space. Instead of using people or piloted drones, customers like railroads, O&G companies, utilities, & agriculture companies can install a Scout System (a drone-in-a-box) & get routine, automated inspections every day or even multiple times per day. These drones collect high-res images, thermals, & other sensor readings that help spot problems early like track damage, leaks, or equipment wear. Scout was the first autonomous drone system approved by the FAA to fly w/o a human observer. Ondas acquired American Robotics in 2021 – that same year is when American Robotics received their FAA-approval. American Robotics teamed up with Airobotics to develop the Optimus system which received a higher FAA approval in 2023 & was built for urban, security, & public safety operations. Airobotics took care of a lot of the engineering while American Robotics enhanced the product with their expertise in regulatory compliance which resulted in the higher FAA cert. A perfect example of Ondas’ subsidiaries playing nice. Optimus’ larger & more rugged design allows it to handle complex environments like ports, cities, & defense installations. Unlike Scout, which focuses on regular data collection, Optimus is made for on-demand missions — launching instantly when triggered by an event such as a security breach, fire, or emergency call. It provides real-time video & situational awareness, often integrated into command centers or city surveillance networks. Optimus is one of the first FAA Type Certified small unmanned aircraft systems for automated security & data capture. Scout received a Certificate of Waiver from the FAA, but Optimus received a Type certification which is the highest FAA certification an aerial product can get. This streamlines the process for obtaining future operational approvals (like flying over people or complex urban environments) & helps accelerate the commercial scaling of Optimus. Use Cases: Scout >Scans oil pipelines in Alaska every morning to detect leaks before they spill >Flies over solar farms at dawn to find broken panels & cut repair time in half >Checks wind turbine blades weekly for cracks w/o needing a human climber >Maps mining pits daily to track progress & prevent dangerous overhangs >Monitors rail signals in remote deserts to warn of heat damage before derailments Optimus >Guards a U.S. border outpost 24/7, spotting intruders & alerting guards instantly >Patrols an oil refinery perimeter at night, using thermal cameras to catch trespassers >Flies over a NATO airbase to detect rogue drones before they get close >Watches a power plant during storms, reporting fallen lines in real time >Secures a VIP convoy route, flying ahead to clear the path of threats Ondas expects Optimus’ drone-in-a-box market to go from $3.9B in 2026 to $10.5B in 2030 $ONDS expected annual revenue for 2025: $27M $ONDS Airobotics specializes in real-time aerial security, public safety, & defense missions in complex urban or industrial settings – unlike American robotics focusing on industrial data collection in controlled environments. Airobotics’ drones are used for surveillance, perimeter patrol, emergency response, disaster management, & critical infrastructure protection, giving Ondas a strong foothold in govt, defense, & smart city markets worldwide. Ondas acquired Airobotics in 2023 (the same year that Airobotics acquired Iron Drone) & plays a major role in Ondas’ global expansion & entry into counter-UAS. Prior to the acquisition, Airobotics had already launched commercial fleet deployments in urban environments & had a strong operational presence in global markets like Israel & the UAE. This immediately expanded Ondas' intl reach & validated the platform’s reliability & functionality in real-world, non-U.S. environments. I’ve already spoke about Airobotics’ core product, Optimus, so I’ll just name some real world use cases for the system that’s already confirmed: >Dubai police for public safety & emergency response >Abu Dhabi for industrial & govt use through a venture with SkyGo >Israel for defense & public safety Airobotics expands OAS from routine data collection to mission-critical aerial security & emergency response. $ONDS Apeiro Motion specializes in autonomous ground vehicles, robotic arms, & secure fiber spools that tether drones or robots for unlimited-range, jam-proof comms w/o radio signals. Think of the string that’s b/t 2 paper cups to communicate. This lets Ondas build multi-domain systems where drones & ground bots work together, expanding the TAM efficiencies of the RAAS model. Ondas acquired Apeiro Motion in Sept 2025 to expand their offerings to ground robots & tethered connection. Apeiro develops a variety of rugged, autonomous platforms like Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) & quadrupedal (four-legged) robots. Apeiro’s fiber-optic spools allows aerial or ground systems to maintain a high-speed, secure data connection via a physical fiber-optic cable that unspools as the robot moves. Say you’re in a car (drone) & you’re listening to a song (tracking GPS) & bad weather knocks out the radio station's signal (enemy jamming). You would’ve been able to stay connected to the song as long as you wanted if you had super long wired headphones (fiber-optic spools) connected to the device playing the song. Think of a very long USB cable attached to a drone to reduce the likelihood of anything disturbing its connection. On-ground robots expand OAS tremendously by simply applying robots & AI to the ground. The fiber-optic spool is vital because it makes the robot immune to GPS or radio frequency jamming, which are common tactics in hostile environments. Use cases: Ground bots >Carries 50 lbs of ammo to troops in a GPS-jammed valley >Grabs & removes a live IED from under a bridge >Quadruped patrols inside a dark tunnel, streaming HD video to command >UGV tows a wounded soldier 200 meters to safety w/o radio signals >Lays fiber cable along a border fence for instant, secure data links Fiber Optic Spools >Tethered drones hovers 30mins over a hostage site, feeding unbreakable video to negotiators >Fiber-linked drone scouts 1km ahead of a convoy in an enemy jamming area >Tethered drones maps a collapsed mine shaft for 2 hours straight, guiding rescue teams >Fiber-spool drones guard a VIP rooftop 24/7 with zero radio emissions for stealth $ONDS 4M Defense identifies buried landmines, unexploded ordnance (UXOs), & terrain obstructions & uses ground & subsurface robots to accelerate de‑mining operations & tackle high-risk cleanup in war zones. Ondas secured controlling interest in 4M Defense in Oct 2025. Its main contribution is the Terrestrial Intelligence Platform (TIP), which is an AI software platform designed to scan multiple sources of data (satellite imagery, drone data, & historical maps) to identify, categorize, & precisely locate buried explosive hazards like landmines & UXOs. 4M key products: ▪️Digger Scraper / D250 - remote-controlled excavator designed for hazardous areas ▪️Golem Detector - the first fully autonomous UXO & buried metal threats detector These products perfectly sync with one another to identify & remove buried threats w/o putting humans at risk. Use cases: >Robot scans a Ukrainian wheat field to find buried Russian landmines before farmers plant >TIP platform maps 500 Gaza UXOs in one day so kids can play safely again >Ground bot clears a road of IEDs so a U.S. convoy can pass in 30mins >Drone-sensor combo detects old Ukraine UXOs under a new airport runway site >4M AI flags 200 hidden mines along a border fence for NATO engineers to remove. >4M system surveys a former battlefield in Africa to make land usable for housing. $ONDS Sentrycs develops Cyber-over-RF (CoRF) & Protocol-Manipulation counterUAS tech to detect, track, identify, & take control of unauthorized drones within seconds, operating at the communication‑protocol layer rather than using jamming or spoofing. So instead of using jamming or kinetic engagement (like the Iron Drone Raider net), the Sentrycs system just analyzes the enemy drone’s radio signals to identify its communication language, or "protocol," then takes control of the drone directly from the hostile operator. Sentrycs gives Ondas a way to achieve safe & non-disruptive mitigation, which is essential for a sensitive airspace. It works at the software level rather than jamming the entire radio frequency. Sentrycs causes no interference with friendly comms, GPS, or nearby devices, making it the ideal solution for civilian environments like airports & stadiums. Sentrycs superior detection system also acts as intelligence & early warning to the Iron Drone system with Sentrycs detecting capabilities being more advanced than Iron Drone. Together they create a detect-to-defeat solution to aerial protection. Another example of Ondas’ subsidiaries playing nice together. Use cases: >Land a hacked drone on a rooftop to capture its memory card with enemy intel >Guide a suspicious drone to a safe zone so bomb techs can disarm it without shrapnel risk >Force a smuggler drone to drop its payload in a field instead of crashing on a highway >Bring a lost delivery drone back to base to avoid public panic & bad press >Hijack a spy drone & fly it to your lab for reverse-engineering its tech The simplest way to explain Ondas Autonomous System’s revenue model: ▪️Hardware Sales: One-time sales of Optimus drone-in-a-box, a Iron Drone Raider interceptor, an Apeiro ground robot, a 4M demining bot, or a Sentrycs detection kit to customers, like the military, oil companies, or railroads. ▪️Services & Support: Clients rent these systems to have drones or robots fly automatically, collect data, & deliver insights. Clients also pay for maintaining these systems and can pay for upgrades to these systems creating a sticky relationship with clients for as long as the drones are in operation. ▪️Ondas Capital▪️ This is a strategic investment & advisory unit launched in Sept 2025 to dominate the global unmanned & autonomous systems market, representing a shift from simply acquiring tech to also financing & accelerating its global deployment. It functions as a formal entity to identify & invest in promising new techs that can be vertically integrated into the existing OAS portfolio. It combines advisory services (helping companies with market development, regulatory/compliance strategy, operations) & direct investment capital (deploying money into companies/tech) to scale capabilities faster. It’ll help Ondas strengthen its global footprint & credentials by localizing operations, establishing a European presence, & building partnerships that go beyond just selling hardware & data. Along with adding a specialized revenue stream to the topline, Ondas Capital builds relationships & gives Ondas unique insight into defense tech trends, helping to inform its own product development & acquisition strategy. ▪️Closing▪️ Ondas brings together 3 complementary units to create a next-gen defense & industrial powerhouse by vertically integrating the secure connectivity of Ondas Networks with the multi-domain drone, robotics, & defense expertise of OAS, paired with the growing financial power, intelligence, & global influence of Ondas Capital — you won't be able to talk about defense/industrial drones in 5yrs without mentioning Ondas. Ondas Networks delivers the unbreakable data backbone for railroads & critical infrastructure – generating predictable revenue by selling, deploying, & maintaining mission-critical wireless networks for industrial & govt clients. OAS deploys a growing fleet of intelligent, pilotless systems — from Scout & Optimus for inspections & security, to Raider, Apeiro, 4M, & Sentrycs for counter-drone, ground ops, demining, & cyber takeover — generating revenue through hardware sales, RAAS subscriptions, & sticky support services. Ondas Capital accelerates it all by funding combat-proven innovations, securing global partnerships, & feeding new tech directly into the OAS ecosystem. Together, Ondas isn’t just serving clients — they’re redefining how governments, militaries, & industries monitor, protect, inspect, & respond in an increasingly unmanned & automated world. $ONDS is still laying the foundation for the next 5yrs The story is just getting started: >FCC forces legacy railroad to change their networks by 2025 >AAR picks $ONDS to be the new standard railroad comms network in 2025 >Acquired Airobotics in 2023 who acquired Iron Drone a few months later >Acquired American Robotics in 2021 >Optimus receives FAA Type Cert in 2023 >Acquired Apeiro Motion | 4M Defense | Sentrycs (controlling interest) in 2025 >Launched Ondas Capital in 2025 $ONDS entire business model as we know it is literally still being formed right before our eyes.
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Starts war with Iran. Iran blocks 20% of global oil trade. Obviously Ukraine's fault.
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Be like Josephine.
Former U.S. intelligence officer Josephine Guilbeau: "For one year I have watched Israel burn children alive." "You don't care about American values. You are destroying this country. Shame on all of you."
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Replying to @LinusEkenstam
So the fuck what? Your taxes are through the fucking roof, your gun rights are severely restricted, you depend heavily on alliances with countries like ours for collective defense, and your entire country has fewer people than some U.S. states. Sweden has about 10.6 million people. The United States has over 340 million. You aren't running a miniature version of America. You're running a country roughly the population of Michigan and then smugly presenting your system like you've cracked the fucking code for governing a continental superpower. You want 120 paid days to stay home with your kid? Cool. Enjoy it. You pay for that shit through your tax system. That's the tradeoff your country chose. But spare me the condescending “where dignity is not a privilege” bullshit. You didn't discover dignity, my guy. You discovered taxation and a different allocation of government spending. Congratulations, Sweden. We'll alert the fucking Nobel committee.
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The entire planet is paying for idiocy of America.
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Bernie Sanders turns 85 today. Still fighting for working people—and still making billionaires nervous. Happy birthday, Bernie. Never change.
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Watched Odysseus yesterday. I don't care about the culture war nonsense. I got bored halfway. Damon is as sympathetic as gonorrhea. The storytelling is that of a child. "And then, and then, and then." No details, no rest, no change of tempo. There is no one to like.
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Reminds me of American propaganda about how much US soldiers suffered when they had to kill innocent children in distant lands. Felt nothing, during the entire movie. Dog's death aside. If this was anyone, I wouldn't particularly care, since it was Nolan, disappointing.
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His statement is correct! Nobody is saying doing it "free" the usa knows the price of everything and the value of nothing!
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This is why everyone fucking hates you. You pay attention to an actual global sport played by billions and talk about it like it’s easy. You’re the most disrespectful clowns on the planet.
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"My mysterious old neighbor gave me a horse" "I took fifty silver coins from an assassin sent to kill me and prevent the prophecy" "I brought my father's old sword" It's crazy to me that anyone has ever taken this post seriously for a second, it's pure idiot chow. Every fantasy story figures out a way to get a poor farm boy on the road. That's what a story is.
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Integrity is so rare. Thank you, Mbappe.
🇫🇷 Mbappe já ameaçou não jogar pela seleção francesa se fosse obrigado a fazer publicidade para Bets! "Nós somos a seleção francesa, inspiramos muitas pessoas por aí. Muitos de nós vem da periferia, onde isso destrói um número incalculável de pessoas."
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Let's be very clear. Americans are barbarians. "Sure, our kids die in schools, people go broke from medical debt, and we start wars every time our dick twitches, but look at our billionaires and GDP." They are so poor they have nothing but their money.
Let’s be very clear: the European middle-class is not traveling to the US. They can’t afford it. These are rich European traveling and being amazed at the wealth of the American middle class. European middle class earns € 2200/mo. After expenses they have €500/mo left at best. This is nowhere near enough disposable income to go on a multi week trip to the US. The middle class European stopped being able to travel internationally years ago.
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This explains why I feel like a new man after being up north for a couple of weeks. Never could explain it. This does.
A Japanese immunologist spent 20 years proving that the chemicals trees release into the air walk into your bloodstream, hunt down your stress hormones, and arm your immune system in ways no therapist or pharmaceutical has ever matched, and most of the data has been sitting in Japanese medical journals for two decades waiting to be translated. His name is Qing Li. He is a clinical professor at Nippon Medical School in Tokyo and the president of the Japanese Society of Forest Medicine. The Japanese government has been funding his research since 2004, and the body of work he has produced is the reason forest bathing is now an officially prescribed clinical therapy in Japan and Korea. The story actually starts in 1982, when the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries coined the term shinrin-yoku to describe the practice of slow, mindful walking in a forest. They did it for a practical reason. Japan was urbanizing fast, stress-related illness was climbing, and the country had thousands of square kilometers of forest sitting unused. The idea was to give people a reason to walk into the trees... They had no idea what was actually happening to the human body during those walks until Qing Li ran the first proper experiment in 2005. He took twelve healthy adult men on a three-day, two-night trip to a forest park. They walked for a few hours each day. Nothing strenuous. No prescribed routes or breathing exercises. They simply walked slowly through the trees, breathing the air, looking at the forest. Li drew blood and urine samples before the trip, on the second day, on the third day, on day seven after returning home, and again on day thirty. The numbers that came back from the lab were not what anyone expected. The activity of a specific type of immune cell called the natural killer cell, which is the cell your body uses to hunt down cancer cells and virus-infected cells before they can spread, had jumped by roughly 50 percent during the forest trip. The actual number of natural killer cells circulating in the bloodstream had increased significantly. Three different anti-cancer proteins that those cells produce, called perforin, granzymes, and granulysin, had all risen sharply. And the effect did not disappear when the men went home. The immune boost was still measurable on day seven and was still partially present on day thirty. Two hours a day in a forest had upgraded the immune system for a full month. Li ran the same experiment with women a year later and found nearly identical results. Then he ran it with a control group who took a three-day trip through an urban area with the same amount of walking, the same hotel quality, and the same diet. The urban group showed no measurable change in natural killer cell activity at all. The forest was doing the work, not the vacation. The mechanism turned out to be a class of airborne molecules called phytoncides. Trees produce these compounds to defend themselves against insects, bacteria, and fungi. Pine, cedar, oak, and cypress trees release them in particularly large amounts, especially in warmer weather and after rainfall. When you walk through a forest, you are inhaling those molecules into your lungs and absorbing them through your skin, and once inside your body they appear to directly stimulate the production and activity of the very immune cells Li was measuring in his lab. Roughly 50 percent of the health benefit of a forest walk, according to Li's data, comes from the chemistry of the air itself. The other half comes from what the forest is doing to your nervous system. This is where it stops being only about the immune system and starts being about stress. A separate Japanese research team measured cortisol, the body's main stress hormone, in 84 participants across 35 different forest sites. They drew samples before and after a 30-minute walk in each forest and compared them to control walks in matched urban environments. The cortisol levels of the people who walked in the forest were lower than the cortisol levels of the people who walked in the city by a significant margin. Their heart rates were lower. Their blood pressure was lower. The activity of their parasympathetic nervous system, which is the part responsible for rest and recovery, had gone up. The activity of their sympathetic nervous system, which is the part that drives fight or flight, had gone down. Then a researcher at the University of Michigan named MaryCarol Hunter ran the cleanest version of this experiment ever done. She recruited participants from a city and told them to take a nature pill three times a week for eight weeks. They were free to choose the time, the place, and the duration of the nature experience, as long as it was outside, in daylight, and free of phones, conversations, and aerobic exercise. They sent her saliva samples before and after each session so she could measure cortisol changes accurately and rule out the normal daily drop in stress hormones that happens to everyone. The result was that participants experienced a 21.3 percent drop in cortisol per hour spent in nature, with the biggest payoff happening between minutes 20 and 30 of the walk. After that, the cortisol kept dropping, but more slowly. The threshold dose for measurable stress relief was just 20 minutes outside in something that looked and felt like nature. What none of this means is that nature is a substitute for therapy or for medication when someone genuinely needs them. Therapy treats different things than a walk does, and Li himself has been careful in interviews to call forest bathing a complementary intervention rather than a replacement for clinical care. But what the research has settled is that the human body has a physiological response to being among trees that operates on the same biological systems modern medicine is trying to reach with drugs and clinical protocols, and that response is fast, measurable, and free. The strangest part of Li's work is the implication he keeps repeating in interviews. The average person now spends more than 90 percent of their life indoors. Their cortisol stays elevated. Their natural killer cells stay sluggish. Their parasympathetic nervous system rarely gets a chance to take over. The system that was tuned by millions of years of life under a canopy of trees is being asked to run permanently inside a box made of drywall and screens. Your body has not forgotten what it is supposed to do in a forest. It is waiting for you to walk into one.
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Apparently kids go to clubs, but they dont dance anymore. Of all the things that make me sad, that is close to the top. Humans have been dancing since the beginning of time. Zuckerberg et al killed dance. The words to describe the disgust I feel for tech bros evade me.
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$ONDS if management said today: "We are now pausing acquisitions and focusing on building the businesses we have," the stock price would explode.
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$ONDS possible inverse head and shoulders target: $15.06
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