• neidu3@sh.itjust.works
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    17 hours ago

    Additional trivia: The term “banana republic” originates from countries best known for exporting high-end audio equipment back in the day.

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      17 hours ago

      “banana split” stems from a failed experiment where scientists tried to split audio frequencies by sticking the connectors into ice cream and running the audio through it

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        17 hours ago

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

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          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.

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        Yup. Failed spectacularly, which is why they went for mixing boards as a backup solution instead.