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Size of Life

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2530 points eatonphil | 1 comments | 10 Dec 25 16:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.271s | source
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newman8r ◴[10 Dec 25 18:10 UTC] No.46221200[source]▶
It claims a banana isn't technically living, but a banana has living cells so I'm not sure how accurate that is. I'm not sure when they're all considered 'dead' after harvesting though - maybe some wiggle room there.
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1. mritterhoff ◴[10 Dec 25 18:19 UTC] No.46221322[source]▶
My understanding is that picked fruits and veg are still alive [1], and often respirating [2]. This is a big component in figuring out how to refrigerate them at the optimal temperatures and atmospheric makeup.

1. https://healthland.time.com/2013/06/21/theyre-alive-harveste... 2. https://agriculture.institute/food-chemistry-and-physiology/...