Double-Trigger Acceleration

Biological Parallel

Seed germination in fire-adapted pines requires double-trigger acceleration: heat shock (acquisition event) PLUS moisture (termination of drought). Neither alone triggers germination—heat without water means certain death, while water without fire means competing under a dense canopy with low survival odds. The double trigger ensures germination only when BOTH conditions signal opportunity: fire cleared competition (like acquisition clearing market) AND moisture ensures survival (like severance providing runway). Single-trigger species (water alone) germinate into poor conditions and fail; double-trigger species wait for true inflection points.