Lemon? Or grapefruit?

@TheHorse (218931)

Walnut Creek, California

December 14, 2019 4:11pm CST

I was taking a break at work and strolled down the street. There, to my left, was a citrus tree. But were those yellow orbs large lemons or small grapefruits? I could not tell. I decided to pick one, and I later brought it home. Once home, strictly in the name of science, I poured myself a healthy glass of tequila. Lemon and lime go well with a shot of tequila, but would grapefruit? So I was really conducting two experiments at once: 1) Was this a lemon or a grapefruit? 2) If it's grapefruit, would it also go well with tequila? I took a sip of tequila and followed it with the missing wedge in the photo. What I discovered was... OK, it's not a science experiment if you don't have a hypothesis (do Brits say an hypothesis?) What do you think I found?

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@andriaperry (116936)

• Anniston, Alabama

15 Dec 19

You couldnt tell? The Tequila already burned off your taste buds?

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Dec 19

Oh, the results were clear as day!

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Dec 19

@andriaperry Are you saying my experiment was a lemon? I am deeply insulted.

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@andriaperry (116936)

• Anniston, Alabama

15 Dec 19

@TheHorse Okay!!!! What a lemon?

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@Tampa_girl7 (50273)

• United States

14 Dec 19

I think it was a lemon.

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@Tampa_girl7 (50273)

• United States

14 Dec 19

@TheHorse maybe an orange of some sort.

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

14 Dec 19

@Tampa_girl7 I hadn't thought of that. We have many different kinds of oranges here in CA, but I don't think I've seen one that light in color.

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

14 Dec 19

I thought it was a lemon as well. But it's ends weren't quite as "elongated" as those of most lemons I've known. That made me think it might be a small grapefruit.

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@LadyDuck (471468)

• Switzerland

15 Dec 19

This looks like a lemon, the round lemons are called "Meyer lemons" it's a hybrid, a mix of lemon and mandarin. About your question, a hypothesis is the correct way to write it.

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@LadyDuck (471468)

• Switzerland

15 Dec 19

@TheHorse I learnt British English in school and that is how I learnt to use a or an.

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Dec 19

@LadyDuck Interesting. I've heard Brits use "an" when I would use "a," but I can't think of any examples right now!

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Dec 19

Even in Britain?

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@JudyEv (340256)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 Dec 19

It looks pretty lemonish to me but then I don't have much experience with grapefruits.

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Dec 19

Do they grow grapefruits in Australia?

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Dec 19

@JudyEv Got it. Were the seeds originally brought from elsewhere?

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@JudyEv (340256)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Dec 19

@TheHorse Yes, most commercial quantities are grown in New South Wales and South Australia but people will occasionally have a tree in their backyard.

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@porwest (91091)

• United States

15 Dec 19

An unripe orange? lol. I have no idea, but it looks more like a grapefruit than a lemon to me.

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Dec 19

It is! And it tasted quite good after a shot of tequila.

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

17 Dec 19

@porwest Yeppers. In this case, it's like lemon, but with more flavor.

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@porwest (91091)

• United States

16 Dec 19

@TheHorse I would never have thought of grapefruit with tequila...but doesn't anything pretty much go with tequila? Sort of like bacon.

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@DocAndersen (54402)

• United States

16 Dec 19

you found your tequila glass was empty!

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 Dec 19

It was a temporary state of affairs.

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 Dec 19

@DocAndersen I dealt with it, trust me.

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@DocAndersen (54402)

• United States

29 Dec 19

@TheHorse but a horrifying reality!!!

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@kareng (59287)

• United States

20 Dec 19

Going by looks only I would say a lemon. But those citrus trees can be very tricky. We have a tangerine tree in Louisiana that is producing something else now. I am assuming it is a grafted tree. We are waiting for these things to get ripe. Currently green but either lemons or limes.

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@kareng (59287)

• United States

2 Jan 20

@TheHorse We are still trying to figure out what is going on with our Tangerine tree. I think the bees have cross pollinated with the satsuma tree. The fruit is very tart but not like a lemon or grapefruit. At least you could make use of yours!

@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 Dec 19

I hope they're good! This turned out to be grapefruit. But it DOES work well with Tequila.

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@snowy22315 (180870)

• United States

15 Dec 19

It looks like a lemon to me.

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

29 Dec 19

It's actually a small (but quite sweet) grapefruit!

@jstory07 (139725)

• Roseburg, Oregon

15 Dec 19

I think you mess up your experiment.

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Dec 19

How's that?

@wolfgirl569 (106425)

• Marion, Ohio

14 Dec 19

That you got a lemon.

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@wolfgirl569 (106425)

• Marion, Ohio

15 Dec 19

@TheHorse Yep. Be interesting to hear how well they work together.

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

14 Dec 19

Which would mean I still have to find a grapefruit, and another bottle of tequila, to test hypothesis #2, right?

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Dec 19

@wolfgirl569 Heh heh. Any excuse to drink more tequila.

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@xFiacre (13037)

• Ireland

14 Dec 19

@thehorse Brits aren’t really great tequila drinkers I believe. I know some who do suck the lemons though.

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

14 Dec 19

Literally? Or figuratively?

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@xFiacre (13037)

• Ireland

14 Dec 19

@TheHorse I know some ladies of a certain age and disposition who have been disappointed in life and wear their corsets too tight and always look like they’re sucking lemons.

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

14 Dec 19

@xFiacre Poor things. I'll try to avoid them.

@NJChicaa (119652)

• United States

15 Dec 19

lemon

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Dec 19

But there were not the points at both ends that said "lemon."

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@Hannihar (130218)

• Israel

15 Dec 19

@TheHorse It looks like grapefruit to me. Something happened that grapefruit does not agree with me.

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Dec 19

You are right. But don't tell anyone!

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@Hannihar (130218)

• Israel

16 Dec 19

@TheHorse ok and I will not.

@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

14 Dec 19

I say a lemon. Cannot imagine grapefruit with any liquor.

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Dec 19

MMMmmm.

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@GardenGerty (160708)

• United States

14 Dec 19

That it was neither but rather was a small orange. Either way the rind looks very thick, like it is not fully ripened.

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

15 Dec 19

But the taste was surprisingly sweet!

@DaddyEvil (137259)

• United States

8 Mar 20

It looks like a lemon to me, pony. What was it? Edit to add: Okay, so it was a grapefruit... how did it go with your tequila?

@LindaOHio (178869)

• United States

14 Dec 19

That grapefruit goes well with tequila...Hmmm...now the photo is up. Looks like a lemon.

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@TheHorse (218931)

• Walnut Creek, California

14 Dec 19

Yep. It sure does.

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