Apples and bananas

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    #1 Tom Allen, Jun 22, 2023
    When my nephew was little, I used to tease him that he didn't know the difference between bananas and apples.
    "Uncle Tom, a banana is yellow!"

    So I bought a Golden Delicious apple.

    "No, when you peel a banana, it's white inside!"

    I sliced the apple open, and it was indeed, white inside.

    "When you eat it, it has a curved shape."

    So I sliced the apple lengthwise and removed the seeds. It had a crescent moon shape, and I put it on a plate for him.

    "Uncle Tom, it's not a banana, it's still an apple!"

    His four year old brain couldn't describe to me what an apple was, or how it was different from a banana, but somehow he knew that there *was* a difference.

    That's it. That's the tweet.
     
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    #2 Lazlo Toth, Jun 22, 2023
    Glorious!
     
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    #3 JaySaysYes, Jun 22, 2023
    It's a similar story with horses.

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    #4 LesterBallard, Jun 22, 2023
    I remember studying jean Piaget's work on child development. I'm sure the answer is there an
     
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    #5 Disciplined Boyfriend, Jun 22, 2023
    Neighther of them are apples or bananas.... nor oranges too.
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    #6 Tom Allen, Jun 22, 2023
    ;)
     
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