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Re: How to Peel a Banana Like a Civilized Person

Johan writes:

So, now that we have established that this is a problem, what is my solution? I'm glad you should ask! It is very simple, but requires a tool (which we have, we are civilized). You simply take a knife (does not even have to be very sharp, a table knife will suffice) and make a small cut where you want the crack to appear. You can now use the same stump-bent-backwards technique as before, only with a fully deterministic result, the optimal one. It has never failed me.

Now, is this superfluous or genius?

Peeling a banana from the stem is barbarous. Use your forefinger and thumb to pinch the nub on the opposite end of the stem. This is the monkey way, or so it is said.

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