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After carefully selecting a robust stem, they began to bend it. To their expected conclusion, the stem snapped at around a 45-degree angle. They realized that the structure of the plant did not lend itself to easy manipulation—pushing the stem too far resulted in fractures rather than gentle bends. The exercise confirmed their hypothesis: creating intricate patterns in such a tough plant would be profoundly challenging for any would-be hoaxers.