Humans eat bananas upside down. It is much easier to peel a banana from the stem-free end. Originally Answered: Why do monkeys eat bananas upside down? Bananas are much easier to peel from the bottom/flower end than the top/stem end. 11 мар. 2015 г.
Why eat a banana upside down?
You see the bananas growing on a tree here, but did you know what we consider to be the "bottom" is actually the top? Bananas grow from the stem upwards! So, contrary to how most of us have been doing it our entire lives, the best way to peel a banana is actually from upside down, which is really the right side up.
Do apes eat bananas upside down?
A few years ago, a video went viral claiming that monkeys naturally eat bananas upside down (to be clear, we're talking about the orientation of the fruit, not the primate). Basically, while most of us peel bananas from the stem, the monkeys in question peeled their bananas from the opposite end.
Are you supposed to eat the bottom of a banana?
Sadly it's safe to eat, so we can't just say it's poison and be done with it. This is a question that's really hard to answer because everyone feels disgust about different things, but it really just comes down to two things: It has a weird texture, and tastes bitter compared to the rest of the fruit.
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