▲ 826 ▼ Banana scale (lemmy.world) submitted 10 months ago by ekZepp@lemmy.world to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] starik@lemmy.zip 67 points 10 months ago* (20 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 20 child comments replies: [–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 45 points 10 months ago (5 children) so bananas do not exist there This guy honestly doesn't believe in panbanania. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] starik@lemmy.zip 19 points 10 months ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] teft@piefed.social 17 points 10 months ago The theory that the universe was seeded with banana life by an intergalactic precursor race of bananas? This was covered in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation called The Chase: permalink fedilink source parent [–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@piefed.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children) Bananas don't have seeds. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] teft@piefed.social 11 points 10 months ago (1 child) They do. Just not the versions we eat. Those are genetic clones and are propagated seedlessly. If you look closely sometimes you can see undeveloped seeds in bananas. They're the little black dots near the center that you see sometimes. Here is a picture of a land race banana with seeds: permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago Oh man, I had eaten bananas with seeds but they were tiny like they are in kiwis. I thought the image would be similar to those but instead the seeds are as big as like lentils. Took me by surprise permalink fedilink source parent [–] LeapSecond@lemmy.zip 20 points 10 months ago Of course this isn't our galaxy, that's why OP was so kind to add the missing banana for us permalink fedilink source parent [–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 12 points 10 months ago The image resolution isn’t high enough for a banana to be visible at this scale. Pinch to zoom, brah. permalink fedilink source parent [–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 9 points 10 months ago How do you know bananas don’t exist outside of our galaxy? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago Err, they did photoshop a map scale .. the banana .. permalink fedilink source parent [–] teft@piefed.social 5 points 10 months ago (1 child) Edit: Omg, I forgot to mention the most obvious giveaway. Our supermassive black hole doesn’t have a quasar! Busted! https://newsroom.ucla.edu/file?fid=52e854d4f6091d782f00167c permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 10 months ago (2 children) That second point just isn't true. We have pictures of other galaxies permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 7 points 10 months ago (1 child) With bananas for scale? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 5 points 10 months ago "I'll add it in post" permalink fedilink source parent [–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) There could be a teapot in there somewhere though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] Natanael@infosec.pub 3 points 10 months ago Pretty easy to get an Andromeda shot that includes banana for scale permalink fedilink source parent [–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago I don't believe you, if this isn't our galaxy how did he get the banana in the picture? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Routhinator@startrek.website 1 point 10 months ago Every banana in existence is in this picture. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 45 points 10 months ago (5 children) so bananas do not exist there This guy honestly doesn't believe in panbanania. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] starik@lemmy.zip 19 points 10 months ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] teft@piefed.social 17 points 10 months ago The theory that the universe was seeded with banana life by an intergalactic precursor race of bananas? This was covered in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation called The Chase: permalink fedilink source parent [–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@piefed.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children) Bananas don't have seeds. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] teft@piefed.social 11 points 10 months ago (1 child) They do. Just not the versions we eat. Those are genetic clones and are propagated seedlessly. If you look closely sometimes you can see undeveloped seeds in bananas. They're the little black dots near the center that you see sometimes. Here is a picture of a land race banana with seeds: permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago Oh man, I had eaten bananas with seeds but they were tiny like they are in kiwis. I thought the image would be similar to those but instead the seeds are as big as like lentils. Took me by surprise permalink fedilink source parent
[+] starik@lemmy.zip 19 points 10 months ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] teft@piefed.social 17 points 10 months ago The theory that the universe was seeded with banana life by an intergalactic precursor race of bananas? This was covered in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation called The Chase: permalink fedilink source parent [–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@piefed.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children) Bananas don't have seeds. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] teft@piefed.social 11 points 10 months ago (1 child) They do. Just not the versions we eat. Those are genetic clones and are propagated seedlessly. If you look closely sometimes you can see undeveloped seeds in bananas. They're the little black dots near the center that you see sometimes. Here is a picture of a land race banana with seeds: permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago Oh man, I had eaten bananas with seeds but they were tiny like they are in kiwis. I thought the image would be similar to those but instead the seeds are as big as like lentils. Took me by surprise permalink fedilink source parent
[–] teft@piefed.social 17 points 10 months ago The theory that the universe was seeded with banana life by an intergalactic precursor race of bananas? This was covered in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation called The Chase: permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@piefed.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children) Bananas don't have seeds. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] teft@piefed.social 11 points 10 months ago (1 child) They do. Just not the versions we eat. Those are genetic clones and are propagated seedlessly. If you look closely sometimes you can see undeveloped seeds in bananas. They're the little black dots near the center that you see sometimes. Here is a picture of a land race banana with seeds: permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago Oh man, I had eaten bananas with seeds but they were tiny like they are in kiwis. I thought the image would be similar to those but instead the seeds are as big as like lentils. Took me by surprise permalink fedilink source parent
[–] teft@piefed.social 11 points 10 months ago (1 child) They do. Just not the versions we eat. Those are genetic clones and are propagated seedlessly. If you look closely sometimes you can see undeveloped seeds in bananas. They're the little black dots near the center that you see sometimes. Here is a picture of a land race banana with seeds: permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago Oh man, I had eaten bananas with seeds but they were tiny like they are in kiwis. I thought the image would be similar to those but instead the seeds are as big as like lentils. Took me by surprise permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago Oh man, I had eaten bananas with seeds but they were tiny like they are in kiwis. I thought the image would be similar to those but instead the seeds are as big as like lentils. Took me by surprise permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LeapSecond@lemmy.zip 20 points 10 months ago Of course this isn't our galaxy, that's why OP was so kind to add the missing banana for us permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 12 points 10 months ago The image resolution isn’t high enough for a banana to be visible at this scale. Pinch to zoom, brah. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 9 points 10 months ago How do you know bananas don’t exist outside of our galaxy? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 5 points 10 months ago Err, they did photoshop a map scale .. the banana .. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] teft@piefed.social 5 points 10 months ago (1 child) Edit: Omg, I forgot to mention the most obvious giveaway. Our supermassive black hole doesn’t have a quasar! Busted! https://newsroom.ucla.edu/file?fid=52e854d4f6091d782f00167c permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 10 months ago (2 children) That second point just isn't true. We have pictures of other galaxies permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 7 points 10 months ago (1 child) With bananas for scale? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 5 points 10 months ago "I'll add it in post" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 7 points 10 months ago (1 child) With bananas for scale? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 5 points 10 months ago "I'll add it in post" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 5 points 10 months ago "I'll add it in post" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago (1 child) There could be a teapot in there somewhere though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 3 points 10 months ago Pretty easy to get an Andromeda shot that includes banana for scale permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago I don't believe you, if this isn't our galaxy how did he get the banana in the picture? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Routhinator@startrek.website 1 point 10 months ago Every banana in existence is in this picture. permalink fedilink source parent
