From: bill.sloman@ieee.org   
      
   On 10/01/2026 6:45 pm, E.Laureti wrote:   
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   > "Edward Rawde"  posted:   
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   >> "E.Laureti"  wrote in message   
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   >>> "Edward Rawde"  posted:   
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   >>>> "Bill Sloman"  wrote in message news:   
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   >>>>> On 7/01/2026 3:23 am, E.Laureti wrote:   
      
      
      
   > It is possible to grow bananas that are not curved by letting them   
   > grow in a suitable glass cylinder open at both ends.   
      
   Bananas are bent by gravity. If you look at the bunches growing on tree,   
   the better supported bananas in the bunch are less bent. A glass tube   
   could provide even more support.   
      
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   Bill Sloman, Sydney   
      
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