Today I learnt:
Why a ripened banana skin can be used to polish stuff - it's all about the ethene (used in the production of detergents) apparently. THAT'S why we shouldn't store bananas with other fruit. Fuck Yeah Chemistry you rock.
Image: Retrofuturs (Hulk4598) / Stéphane Massa-Bidal
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
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