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    Filed at 5:12 pm under by dcobranchi

    The Disgruntled Chemist has been convinced that the IDCists have been right all along. I have to admit, the video is persuasive.

    UPDATE: Also, via the DC, this video on fun with the “irreversible thermite reaction” is pretty entertaining. Mythbusters geeks will especially enjoy it.

    7 Responses to “THE INTELLIGENTLY DESIGNED BANANA”


    Comment by
    COD
    April 22nd, 2006
    at 7:01 pm

    Their argument is totally invalid. Everybody knows that bananas were made for monkeys. Do the ridges in the banana line up for a monkey hand?

    And what is this stuff about the banana being a non-slip surface? Thousands of comics and gag writers have shown me beyond all doubt that the bandanna peel is slippery. Am I really supposed to believe Kirk Cameron over thousands of gag writers?

    One more thing – if you have ever observed a monkey eating a banana, you will see that monkeys peel from the non stem end, which tends to pull away more of the stringy stuff from the inside of the peel.


    Comment by
    Daryl Cobranchi
    April 22nd, 2006
    at 7:17 pm

    Jesus’ General proves that the banana was designed for people.


    Comment by
    sam
    April 22nd, 2006
    at 7:45 pm

    Holy Crap! And they are serious!? And then he made the “oh” face to show how our mouths are made to fit the banana!


    Comment by
    Daryl Cobranchi
    April 22nd, 2006
    at 9:01 pm

    Yeah– Just a bit too phallic for me. Even Kirk Cameron couldn’t keep a straight face (no pun intended).


    Comment by
    speedwell
    April 23rd, 2006
    at 7:44 am

    My partner is a professional animator, and he enlighened me about the technical details of the banana peel gag.

    See, the banana peel is always discarded after the banana is removed. The foot must contact the (non-slippery) yellow outside, and the (slippery) white inside slips on the ground. All very tchnical and concincing, especially when performed at full speed.

    And he said all this with a straight face, too.


    Comment by
    Carlotta
    April 23rd, 2006
    at 1:31 pm

    We love Brainiacs, us…Well OK perhaps for different and not entirely admirable reasons. Kids love the explosions and the walking on custard…but it’s Richard Hammond (featured here only as the voice-over)who does it for me.


    Comment by
    dan
    April 26th, 2006
    at 2:47 pm

    Only problem with that.. is that it’s not an “orginal” banana created from god, but instead an experimental, hybridized production that scientists have created. The “original” banana from hundreds of years ago was small, and the skin was wrinkled and hard (unable to predict ripeness). Next, bananas carried so much disease that it was poisonous for humans. Also, seeds were so large that it was near impossible for humans to eat without choking or breaking teeth. Whats great about the video is that he tries to disprove athetists with the banana, yet all along the banana is simply a creation of scientists. haha fuckin christians. Scientists have created the ripeness effect, the size, the taste, ability to eat, and everything he describes..God created the fruit originally as one of the most diseased and difficult fruits to eat.

    P.S.: Cocunuts, Watermelons, and macedamia nuts (can only be opened with sledge hammers). Explain those?