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Chemist Discovers a Non-Prank Use for Banana Peels
- iuguy 16y agoExcellent. Is there any industrial use for the main banana itself? Potassium extraction, maybe?
- btilly 16y agoAnother use is removing warts. Why it works I don't know, it could be a placebo effect, but many people report success with it.
- gus_massa 16y agoI don't understand the difference between this and some kind of "homemade" Activated Carbon ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activated_carbon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activated_carbon ).
- SwellJoe 16y agoYeah, my question is how does this filter compare to standard carbon filters, which, despite the ridiculously high cost of those filter pitchers and faucet filters are actually dirt cheap to manufacture and are highly effective.
- wallflower 16y agoRub the inside of a banana peel on your leather shoes (not suede!), let it dry, and buff. Great shoe polish!
- ZeroGravitas 16y agoI had heard that slippery banana peels were invented as a family friendly alternative to slipping on dog faeces in early comedy sketches. Certainly, someone slipping on one of those seems both more likely to actually happen and more humorous when it does, but Wikipedia doesn't mention this theory which makes me think it's not true.
- mikerg87 16y agoClearly, the intended use is to power Mr. Fusion...