Ikea got a load of children to record insults -- and play them back at plants in a bizarre experiment.

近日，宜家让一群孩子录下侮辱性话语，然后在一个奇怪的实验中播放给植物听。

The retailer wanted to stress just how harmful bullying can be by staging the live test at schools across the United Arab Emirates.

这家零售商想通过在阿联酋的学校进行的现场测试强调欺凌行为的危害。

Audio messages were recorded and then played on loops for 30 days. Half the plants were taunted with insults while the others were played compliments.

音频信息被录音，然后循环播放30天。一半的植物被嘲笑辱骂，而其他的植物则被赞美。

All the plants were given the exact same amount of sunlight and water.

所有的植物都得到了相同的阳光和水分。

In a video highlighting the results, one message says: "You look rotten." Another says: "Are you even alive?"

在一段强调结果的视频中，一条信息说：“你看起来很糟糕。”另一条说：“你还活着吗？”

But the compliments include, "I like you the way you are," and "You're making a difference in the world."

而赞美之词包括：“我喜欢你现在的样子”和“你正在改变世界”。

Incredibly, the plants which got played the negative comments withered after 30 days while the ones played compliments remained healthy.

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