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A New, More Forgiving Unit of Measure

Very user-friendly, commendable!

Same here! As I recall it, I saw the photo and thought, that banana looks suspiciously fresh. Then they followed up with the utterly brilliant "banana for scale", which became an instant legend. Because, of course, no one would lie on the Internet! :)

It was a golden (banana) age of Reddit, and a more innocent time. The karma gaming, and other gaming and tall-tales, that started very early on Reddit, turned into something less-lighthearted later, on Reddit and other social media. But for a time, it was innocent fun to read.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/banana-for-scale

Thank you for digging this up!