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In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud (www.tomshardware.com)
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[โ€“] BanMe@lemmy.world 23 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

And Bananarama was so named for their high-fidelity recordings which were performed, mixed, and recorded entirely on bananas.

[โ€“] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago

Banana boats were named for the ancient egyptian practice of drying and lashing together bundles of banana skins in what was, at the time, a highpoint in marine engineering. It did, indeed, play a role in the stealth technology used today, due to the naturally radio absorbent nature of the material. Dont believe the people who tell you they sealed the hulls with the pulp - itd just wash off once underway.