a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

i was eating a strawberry and was suddenly bowled over by a profoundly
puzzling fact. ever notice the seeds on the strawberry are on the
outside? but why?
all fruits have the seeds on the inside. take a blueberry, grape,
cherry, apple, tomato, etc. etc.

why do strawberries have the seeds on the outside? it's like a guy
with sperm on the outside of his ballsack. that shit is weird.

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

meat n potatoes wrote:

i was eating a strawberry and was suddenly bowled over by a profoundly
puzzling fact. ever notice the seeds on the strawberry are on the
outside? but why?
all fruits have the seeds on the inside. take a blueberry, grape,
cherry, apple, tomato, etc. etc.

why do strawberries have the seeds on the outside? it's like a guy
with sperm on the outside of his ballsack. that shit is weird.

(And so, after five years of jokes about Gaza being reduced to
rec.gardening for cross-trolls...)

Derek Janssen (ironic, isn't it?) :)

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

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In article , meat n
potatoes writes
i was eating a strawberry and was suddenly bowled over by a profoundly
puzzling fact. ever notice the seeds on the strawberry are on the
outside? but why?

It's because the bit that develops into the fruit is underneath the
seeds

all fruits have the seeds on the inside. take a blueberry, grape,
cherry, apple, tomato, etc. etc.

A lot of plants have their seeds on the outside, it's just that we're
only interested in eating them if what's under the seed is fleshy and
juicy.

why do strawberries have the seeds on the outside? it's like a guy
with sperm on the outside of his ballsack. that shit is weird.

No - the seed isn't like the sperm, it's the already fertilised egg, so
the strawberry is more equivalent to the koala carrying its baby on its
back as opposed to the kangaroo with its joey in its pouch.

The plant equivalent of sperm is pollen - and that of course *is* on the
outside ;-)
Plants are a lot less fussy than the human male about where they deposit
their sperm.
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

"Kay Easton" wrote
A lot of plants have their seeds on the outside

name another?

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

"Kay Easton" wrote
A lot of plants have their seeds on the outside

name another?

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

Ricky said:


"Kay Easton" wrote
A lot of plants have their seeds on the outside

name another?

The common dandelion -- the individual seeds are on the outside of a fleshy pad.

The botanical term for this type of seed is 'achene' and they are very common
in the Aster family. Strawberries are exceptional only in that the fleshy stem
that the achenes are attached to is so deliciouly succulent.

Some other achenes are shown he

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/e.../m0006894.html

--
Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)

Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
(attributed to Don Marti)

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

"Pat Kiewicz" wrote in message
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Ricky said:


"Kay Easton" wrote
A lot of plants have their seeds on the outside

name another?

The common dandelion -- the individual seeds are on the outside of a
fleshy pad.

and the dandelion is a fruit?

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

Ricky said:


"Kay Easton" wrote
A lot of plants have their seeds on the outside

name another?

The common dandelion -- the individual seeds are on the outside of a fleshy pad.

The botanical term for this type of seed is 'achene' and they are very common
in the Aster family. Strawberries are exceptional only in that the fleshy stem
that the achenes are attached to is so deliciouly succulent.

Some other achenes are shown he

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/e.../m0006894.html

--
Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)

Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
(attributed to Don Marti)

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

"Pat Kiewicz" wrote in message
...
Ricky said:


"Kay Easton" wrote
A lot of plants have their seeds on the outside

name another?

The common dandelion -- the individual seeds are on the outside of a
fleshy pad.

and the dandelion is a fruit?

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

Ricky16/3/04 11:54


"Pat Kiewicz" wrote in message
...
Ricky said:


"Kay Easton" wrote
A lot of plants have their seeds on the outside

name another?

The common dandelion -- the individual seeds are on the outside of a
fleshy pad.

and the dandelion is a fruit?


You did not specify fruit in your request for the name of another plant.
--

Sacha
(remove the weeds to email me)

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

Ricky16/3/04 11:54


"Pat Kiewicz" wrote in message
...
Ricky said:


"Kay Easton" wrote
A lot of plants have their seeds on the outside

name another?

The common dandelion -- the individual seeds are on the outside of a
fleshy pad.

and the dandelion is a fruit?


You did not specify fruit in your request for the name of another plant.
--

Sacha
(remove the weeds to email me)

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

"Kay Easton" wrote in message
...
Plants are a lot less fussy than the human male about where they deposit
their sperm.
--

Really?? Show me a fussy human male....

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

"Kay Easton" wrote in message
...
Plants are a lot less fussy than the human male about where they deposit
their sperm.
--

Really?? Show me a fussy human male....

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

There does seem to be some confusion~~ though perhaps understandably. The so
called seeds of the strawberry are actually fruits in their own right
{achenes]. The strawberry is not a berry any more than the blackberry [a
collection of fruits each of which is a drupe similar to a plum] Take into
account with the dandelion that being of the compositeae each 'flower' is
actually a bunch of dozens of flowers and hence again each of the 'seeds'
are genuine fruits. A fruit, botanically, does not have to be succulent~~~
most are dry and winged or hooked. The only common aspect of fruits is that
they all contain one or more seeds.
Best Wishes
"Gregg Cattanach" wrote in message
om...
"Kay Easton" wrote in message
...
Plants are a lot less fussy than the human male about where they deposit
their sperm.
--

Really?? Show me a fussy human male....


"Derek Janssen" wrote in message
...
meat n potatoes wrote:

i was eating a strawberry and was suddenly bowled over by a profoundly
puzzling fact. ever notice the seeds on the strawberry are on the
outside? but why?
all fruits have the seeds on the inside. take a blueberry, grape,
cherry, apple, tomato, etc. etc.

why do strawberries have the seeds on the outside? it's like a guy
with sperm on the outside of his ballsack. that shit is weird.

(And so, after five years of jokes about Gaza being reduced to
rec.gardening for cross-trolls...)

Derek Janssen (ironic, isn't it?) :)

a truly baffling question about strawberries
 

There does seem to be some confusion~~ though perhaps understandably. The so
called seeds of the strawberry are actually fruits in their own right
{achenes]. The strawberry is not a berry any more than the blackberry [a
collection of fruits each of which is a drupe similar to a plum] Take into
account with the dandelion that being of the compositeae each 'flower' is
actually a bunch of dozens of flowers and hence again each of the 'seeds'
are genuine fruits. A fruit, botanically, does not have to be succulent~~~
most are dry and winged or hooked. The only common aspect of fruits is that
they all contain one or more seeds.
Best Wishes
"Gregg Cattanach" wrote in message
om...
"Kay Easton" wrote in message
...
Plants are a lot less fussy than the human male about where they deposit
their sperm.
--

Really?? Show me a fussy human male....


"Derek Janssen" wrote in message
...
meat n potatoes wrote:

i was eating a strawberry and was suddenly bowled over by a profoundly
puzzling fact. ever notice the seeds on the strawberry are on the
outside? but why?
all fruits have the seeds on the inside. take a blueberry, grape,
cherry, apple, tomato, etc. etc.

why do strawberries have the seeds on the outside? it's like a guy
with sperm on the outside of his ballsack. that shit is weird.

(And so, after five years of jokes about Gaza being reduced to
rec.gardening for cross-trolls...)

Derek Janssen (ironic, isn't it?) :)