Some teasers for the brain
By BYOLA2871
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
South Africa
August 8, 2008 9:57am CST
A. Tomato is the most popular fruit in the world and is considered a fruit and not a vegetable. This is because ,a fruit is the edible part of the plant that contains the seeds while a vegetable is the edible stems ,leaves and roots of the plant.60 million tons are produced yearly.
b. The soft sand that we sink into on the beach is actually rock. Sand is what a rock becomes after years of being worn down by water .Years of sea waves crashing against huge rocks and cliffs makes rocks break into small particles. And eventually, they end up as sand. The colours of sand- yellow, red, and grey, black is dependent on the kind of rock it came from.
2 people like this
6 responses
@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
8 Aug 08
That is great teaser. But we still think that tomato is a vegetable. It is hard to correct it. We still treat tomatoes a s veggies. I just can't imagine eating tomatoe raw, and the treating it a a fruit. We used tomato as part of our dishes, sometimes as a dip but never as a fruit ( the type you eat after eating) but i really have high respects for tomato, we cannot leave without them.
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
8 Aug 08
yes tomato happens to show up in a lot of our dishes and its amazing the various uses tomato can be put but its the truth that its not a vegetable but a fruit.its hard to correct but its a fact i eat it raw and i feel its good to taste
2 people like this
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
9 Aug 08
when you tasted it how did you find the tatse i think its great as long as its not rotten what do you think?
1 person likes this
@aidenofthetower (1814)
• United States
9 Aug 08
My that definition of fruit and vegetable a lot of foods we classify as vegetable are really fruits. Squash, zucchini, cucumbers for example. All of these contain the seeds of the plant...
1 person likes this
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
15 Aug 08
yes its funny how often we think we know some things and we are so wrong without knowing it anyway this is why teasers for the brain waas introduced.
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
8 Aug 08
thanks you are very welcome we are all here to learn and i hope you will also share your knowledge with us someday
3 people like this
@bamakelly (5191)
• United States
8 Aug 08
This is interesting information. I did know for a long time that a tomato is actually considered fruit. However I didn't really know why until I read your topic of discussion just now. Thank you for the insight also on the beginnings of sand. Never knew that either and it is nice to learn something new.
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
9 Aug 08
you aremost welcome will love to learn something new from you too i like to hear from people so please dont hesitateto shareyour knowledge ith us here too.
1 person likes this
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
• South Africa
8 Aug 08
great that you know but am sure some of us here still like to know so i put it up
2 people like this
