Submitted by bitofarambler t3_ydghpv in LifeProTips
My girlfriend showed me this one day and long story short, now she's my wife.
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GrouchySquash8923 t1_its0qjs wrote
whats so bad about the strings though
bitofarambler OP t1_its2mnp wrote
Do you mean you can't open the banana from the bottom?
Or that there are still strings attached after you peel the banana from the bottom?
create360 t1_its2qhw wrote
B.
But option A would make sense too.
bitofarambler OP t1_its2v1q wrote
They're bitter and just make the fruit experience a bit messier.
Proud of you for standing up for banana strings though, that hill you're dying on is not crowded.
bitofarambler OP t1_its39v4 wrote
Dang, you are the first person this hasn't worked for. And I have told everybody I know at this point, haha.
The "bottom" is the part with the small brown patch, no stem. If you peel from that part, all of the strings stay attached to the peel when you peel it off.
If that doesn't work, best of luck in your cursed blursed life.
jrh1234567 t1_its3x18 wrote
A no strings attached banana?
ConsiderationOwn2407 t1_its587a wrote
😂😅
ConsiderationOwn2407 t1_its59zh wrote
I never looked back when I learned this tip.
bitofarambler OP t1_its5edn wrote
I'll still accidentally open a banana from the top sometimes, and then I get frustrated at myself haha
bitofarambler OP t1_its774c wrote
No biting required!
I don't generally wash fruit with peels so no washing the banana first. It's pretty easy to make a notch with a thumbnail or a knife or really anything, But usually you can just peel back that little brown patch and it'll catch on to the peel behind it.
The-Brit t1_its8a4u wrote
Squeeze the end between 2 fingers and it will split, grab each side and peel. How to video
bitofarambler OP t1_itsb8xc wrote
Thumbs up Satan's anus
bitofarambler OP t1_itse77r wrote
Oh you'll love this LPT
create360 t1_itsha6f wrote
Ha. Maybe I’ll give it another try. I just tried it 3 weeks ago after remembering this ‘trick’
And thanks for clarifying which end is the bottom. :P
Yippy-Skippy- t1_itsjptw wrote
I’m the 2nd person it doesn’t work for. I still had strings when peeling from the bottom
invaderjif t1_itsl3at wrote
What's the catch??
bitofarambler OP t1_itsndku wrote
Haha. Do it! And best of luck
bitofarambler OP t1_itspyku wrote
I was not brought up in this obscure tradition. Best of bananas to you though.
ConsiderationOwn2407 t1_itsxflx wrote
Takes practice.
bitofarambler OP t1_itt0zvy wrote
It's okay, you just slowly sprinkle it into conversations over about 5 years, because it's an obscure enough fact that every time you bring it up spread out and in a new group, people are like. Oh yeah cool I should try that, and it has always worked 100% of the time in my real life. So it's 100% satisfying every time.
bitofarambler OP t1_itt1365 wrote
Dedication. Commitment. Rocky knew.
GrimExile t1_ittejmb wrote
If you think about it, the part you call the bottom is actually the top of the fruit. The side with the stem is the side attached to the plant, and as such, represents the bottom of the banana. We've just been looking at bananas wrong our entire lives.
bitofarambler OP t1_ittg4l7 wrote
Yup, tops all over
RR_Hotwire t1_ittmlm9 wrote
You gotta lick the banana peel after though... It's the full experience 😂
distinguishedgents t1_ittmsr5 wrote
thats how monkeys do it
bitofarambler OP t1_ittnho1 wrote
Lost secrets
Linvael t1_ittuld0 wrote
Does it? Last I tried opening from that side it just felt like I left the anus at the start, which was not an improvement.
thatguysaidearlier t1_itu0dm5 wrote
LPT The strings are very nutritionally dense. You should eat them, for you are a grownup.
Arandomyoutuber t1_itu2pcl wrote
The banana doesn't digest and comes out in full size.
Arandomyoutuber t1_itu2qui wrote
mustard? what kind of banana dish are you making?
kharjou t1_itu55dw wrote
Mustard banana slices obviously
Baringstraight t1_itu55rp wrote
Just eat the strings, you wussies!
bitofarambler OP t1_itut0xf wrote
Nah. I'll get those vitamins from tasty things.
bitofarambler OP t1_itut30d wrote
No point if I don't have to.
GrouchySquash8923 t1_ituypyf wrote
as a person that eats bananas even when they already are brown and very soft slime like even, I also like to defend my friends the strings. Thanks for aknowledging the strings. They are an essential part of the banana and very underappreciated.
bitofarambler OP t1_itv05fg wrote
I doubt you are using the word "essential" correctly, but I am glad that our friend now has your support.
GrouchySquash8923 t1_ityjddg wrote
essential contains the word "essen" which is german for eat. So i think it fits xD.
bitofarambler OP t1_ityko5k wrote
"They are an eattial part of the banana partly in German...". I recline corrected. This makes perfect sense.
Beautiful_Lake_5608 t1_iu4wgyx wrote
I thought this is nice and i should try it but then i remembered i am someone who even licks off the white portion of banana skin.
bitofarambler OP t1_iu4zymk wrote
For the tingle? Hey, we need a breadth of players on this world stage, so good for your banana-licking ways.
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