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[–] plantedworld@lemmy.world 52 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Alright miners, there's an ommoran hearthstone in this area

[–] salvaria@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did somebody say ROCK AND STONE?!

[–] OCATMBBL@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

ROCK

AND

STONE

[–] clifftiger@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The glow is strangely alluring!

[–] MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago

I saw them build this in Oppenheimer

[–] who8mydamnoreos@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] protist@mander.xyz 88 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hala fruit, which is eaten exclusively by Pacific Islanders and visitors to the region, is made up of dozens of segments, called keys or cones. The innards of each key are pulpy, while the green outer edge is so fibrous it can be used as dental floss. Islanders chew on the raw fruit, boil it with grated coconut, or grind it into a paste. One taster likened the flavor of fresh hala juice to “a mixture of sugarcane and mango,” with the consistency of thick nectar.

The fruit ferments rapidly, emitting a stench that’s earned it the nickname “stink nut.”

https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/hala-fruit

[–] Zorque@kbin.social 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's what they called me in school. Puberty is a mean son of a bitch! 🤪

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Times like this I miss the RES tags. Would so tag you as "stink nut" lol

[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 2 points 1 year ago

Oh you flatterer, you! 😂

[–] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 30 points 1 year ago

So a mango durian but less putrid and more... tropical. Interesting.

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

Looks like a planetary model that’s showing the core

[–] lalo@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looks really similar to Araucaria angustifolia's fruit

Reminded me of a pomegranate but I'd never seen that fruit before, that's definitely closer. I imagine they all must have some common ancestor though.

[–] chaotic_disorganizer@feddit.de 14 points 1 year ago

Aka the yummy Demon core

[–] sentinelthesalty@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can't fool me that's a plutonium core.

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Don't touch that screwdriver

[–] Instigate@aussie.zone 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It reminds me of the segments seen in Monstera Deliciosa fruit, except that's got a long cylindrical shape rather than a spheroid shape that can measure upto 30-40cm long by 10cm wide. Those segments are a pale yellow though, and they taste like banana crossed with pineapple. Kind of looks like a banana x pineapple as well!

[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Monstera Deliciosa fruit

Is it a delicious monster of a fruit, a delicious fruit for monsters or a fruit for delicious monsters? Inquiring and weird minds want to know!

[–] Instigate@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

(D) All of the above

[–] JackiesFridge@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Looks like an exploding moon in every sci Fi anime

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Does it taste like a pomegranate? It looks like it would taste like a pomegranate.

[–] beebarfbadger@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Candy corn dragon egg

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's Brittle Hollow and you can't convince me otherwise.

[–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 5 points 1 year ago

Wheres the seed(s)? Within that center anchor point? Or partitioned somewhere within the segments?

[–] meanmon13@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

Reminds me a lot like a sugar apple, if it's anything like that then the flavor is very slight, almost flavorless. A lot like straight unflavored sugar that is significantly less sweet