Bananas And Anti-Matter

[Zacs-Master]

Did you know that bananas produce antimatter They release one positron—the antimatter equivalent of an electron—about every 75 minutes.That's because bananas contain a small amount of potassium-40.

[Moorea7]

I eat a lot of bananas - does that mean I'm electrically charged? Just asking!

[ToraToraTora]

Thank you Mr Spock!

[dustypuss]

Matter / Anti-matter / Dose it matter ;-)

[Arksided]

Wow that is Bananas.

[LadyCG]

Bananas are naturally radioactive due to their potassium content.

[tuxedo37]

so too do brazil nuts

[barry1010]

Did you know that some people make 'bacon' out of banana skins?

[dustypuss]

What happens if you're eating the banana when it releases it positron? . Matter and antimatter don't mix . Will your head explode!

[douglas9401]

Nature has provided us with a containment field to deal with potential conflict.
The result is dealt with through a relatively harmless gas. :-)

[dustypuss]

I always wondered why banana's made me fa~t ;-)

[ToraToraTora]

cheers for the BA zacs.

[William51]

Very interesting. I have never got my head round antimatter because with our understanding they are an impossibility.

[ToraToraTora]

william, antimatter is routinely created in cloud chambers.

[Khandro]

I once read a marvellous book about anti-matter, - I couldn't put it down.

[dustypuss]

^ Shouldn't that be a book about antigravity.

[douglas9401]

It doesn't matter

[dustypuss]

Matters to me.