Banana Teardown

Teardown

Teardown

Teardowns provide a look inside a device and should not be used as disassembly instructions.

User-Contributed Guide

User-Contributed Guide

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In this teardown, we open a banana to see what's inside. Yellow and delicious, but most importantly, yellow.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Banana Teardown  ¶ 

  • Take one banana from the bunch.

  • Don't squeeze too hard!

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • Hold the banana in your left hand and grip the stem between your right thumb and forefinger.

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  • Pull the stem downward until the peel splits.

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  • Insert your thumbs into the split of the peel and pull the two sides apart.

  • Expose the top of the banana. It may be slightly squished from pulling on the stem, but this will not affect the flavor.

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  • Pull open the peel, starting from your original split, and opening it along the length of the banana.

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  • Remove fruit from peel.

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Add Note Edit Step 7  ¶ 

  • Eat and enjoy!

  • This is where you'll need your teeth.

  • Do not choke on banana!

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