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   E.Laureti  posted:   
      
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   > "Edward Rawde"  posted:   
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   > > "Bill Sloman"  wrote in message news:1   
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   > > > 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    
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   > > >>>>>> On 7/01/2026 3:23 am, E.Laureti wrote:   
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   > > >> It is possible to grow bananas that are not curved by letting them   
   > > >> grow in a suitable glass cylinder open at both ends.   
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   > > > 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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   > > Looks like they curl up towards the light to me.   
   > > Which is the same as saying they grow against gravity.   
   > > https://www.google.com/search?q=bananas+growing&udm=2   
   > > Maybe arranging for light to come from below rather than above would be   
   > > an uneconomical way to get straight ones.   
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   > who knows if flipping the tree   
   >  upside down will solve the problem   
      
   or if they grew bananas on the Moon with less gravity,   
    they would be less curved  :-)   
      
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   > > > Bill Sloman, Sydney   
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