Why is a carrot more orange than oranges?

United States
August 2, 2007 12:24pm CST
Then why don't they call in carrot instead of orange?
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blackbriar
@blackbriar (9076)
• United States
2 Aug 07
Carrots have a greater amount of beta-carintene (sp) in them than oranges which is why the deeper color. A carrot is a carrot and orange is an orange cause they are from 2 different groups. Veges and fruits. Whadda know...I actually knew something. lol
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theproperator
@theproperator (2429)
• United States
2 Aug 07
Well, maybe they found carrots second and were like "hey! it's orange like an orange!" But, they already had something called "Orange" and calling the carrot a "More Orange than an Orange" would just be silly, so they went with "Carrot" after that comedian with the red hair. ;-)
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chaitu33
@chaitu33 (814)
• India
2 Aug 07
because oranges are orange and carrot cannot be orange though carrot is orange orange is orange so carrot is orange and orange is also orange samja?????????
chaitu33
@chaitu33 (814)
• India
2 Aug 07
in short i don`t know
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