Jas0n
Retired Staff
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The reason why the phloem bundles (the stringy bananaey bits) come off when you peel a banana is because you're peeling it against the grain, what we class as the top is actually the root/bottom.
It amuses me that monkeys know how to properly peel a banana, yet most humans don't.
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The reason why the phloem bundles (the stringy bananaey bits) come off when you peel a banana is because you're peeling it against the grain, what we class as the top is actually the root/bottom.
It amuses me that monkeys know how to properly peel a banana, yet most humans don't.