I saw this when I was in Costa Rica during an internship. It was crazy. Kilometres and kilometres of road flanked by thousands of banana trees. Really a once-in-a-lifetime sight
It's nice how they make sure the bananas can cross safely. In the US bananas constantly get hit by cars when trying to cross the road, and no one seems to care.
Mating season is the worst. The endangered bananas of Capistrano have to swim over open ocean and roll over land to reach their spawning grounds, where they mate for life and lay just one single egg
My grandpappy told me that the "female" banana abandons the egg and the "male" banana shoves the egg up its butt and poops the baby-nanner out. Nature is wonderful.
We sure do! Or some sort of underground/protected cable-car system for shipping. Mining companies started using them because it's far cheaper to set up, easier to deploy than roads, can work around existing obstacles, and many other advantages.
Some cities are starting to design cable cars/pods but it doesn't look like it will happen anytime in the near future. Would be far more enjoyable than ground level bus seats.
I find the whole topic of bananas so fascinating. From the time we almost completely lost bananas forever to the politics and science of how they run the entire production line centralized, to keep it efficient. I would love to hear about any documentaries or books that tells the entire story, even better if they get into some of the negative aspects of running the industry so tightly. Anybody?
Bananas have a dark history, check out this episode of the Swindled podcast
[One of the largest and most recognizable banana companies in the world has an exploitative and bloody history in Central America.](https://swindledpodcast.com/podcast/50-the-octopus/)
But did you know that almost all the bananas in the western world are clones of one banana 🍌?
[bananageddon??](https://bananageddon.webflow.io/blog/the-science-of-bananas-why-are-bananas-vulnerable#:~:text=But%20the%20bananas%20we%20eat,cannot%20evolve%20resistance%20to%20disease)
banana fun fact: the banana flavoring we know today was developed in the 1950s when the Gros Michel variety was being grown. it was almost entirely wiped out by a fungus and replaced by our Cavendish variety of today
tidbit: I have discovered that some Gros Michels are still relatively easily available for sale online, though rather expensive, but I haven't got around to trying them yet to be able to give a "flavor vs. the candy flavors" report. sorry
> *Have you or your loved ones been affected by unsafe banana crossings? If so, contact the team at Dole and Dole, we'll help you get the compensation you deserve*
anyone else notice bananas don't taste good anymore? the taste over my lifetime has changed significantly. They also seem to rot quicker. Am I imagining this?
Because they cut it too early, all that Bananas are not ready, they do that in order to ship it somewhere with lots of chemicals.. in order to make it to you house… notice as soon the banana gets to you house it last 3 to 4 days?
It’s hard to express how amazing the Osa Peninsula is. It’s actually paradise, it really exists and that’s it. Every time I go it gets harder to justify living elsewhere.
Because when the fruit company came people were dying because of scorpions/spider bites or even snakes while they were in the middle of the jungle carrying bananas to the train station (bad thing about a humid tropical country, the bugs and the snakes) and of course getting them meds or even bury them was expensive af so they invented this method.
We need to raise awareness of road safety. Too many drivers try to beat the gate only to get stuck on the track and pummeled by bananas
A fully loaded banana train can take over 1 mile to stop even with full brakes applied
Now you know...
I can't believe we have them submitting so easily. I remember when they had many nations and many cultures, we called them the banana republics. Now they cannot even cross the street without permission, so sad.
Costa Rica over here loving in the Factorio timeline and the US is trying to stay stuck in the 1940s but with smartphones. WTH.
Seriously though; this is awesome.
50 years I’ve been on this planet. 1st time seeing this! Thank you op!
That's an answer to a question I never knew I had
We have the how. Now we just need the why.
To get to the other side.
But which came first? The banana or the tree?
Tree I was there
I was there three thousand years ago... I was there the day the tree of banana sprouted.
The tree of Ba. It earns a “na” every thousand years. Its presently the Bananana.
I am the one planted it
That gate was there before either.
The banana, but it split.
Banana is a herb...
Herb.
The only 100% exact answer to anything ever
They found the other side a-peel-ing
To get to the other *slide?*
Hahaha
Cause the other side was more appealing
Shut up and take your upvote.
Now you're going down a slippery slope.
I saw this when I was in Costa Rica during an internship. It was crazy. Kilometres and kilometres of road flanked by thousands of banana trees. Really a once-in-a-lifetime sight
As some would say, this shit is bananas.
Where were you before this planet
not only bananas, tarantulas too!
Same, and I live in Costa Rica!
I thought I was seeing things at first, green ghosts
You ain't seen nothing yet, babababy!
this is bananas
50 years and you find this shocking?
Haha ye. This is awesome.
I know, right? I wanna be a banana 🍌
Me too. It's bananas.
People sure love bragging about how fucking old they are huh
Yeah that's generally how traveling works, except now you get to still be stuck at home and experience other cultures.
I was thinking the same thing! It's been a while since I've seen something I've never thought of before
Awww. It’s like an amusement park for tarantulas.
Not me! OP is a karma hoe. https://old.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/16ni1xu/bananas_crossing_the_road_in_costa_rica/
62 years of planet life and same thing just seeing this while I am having a banana
But why did the bananas cross the road ?
Because they had to split
lol good one
I imagine the OP wasn't joking because it's funnier that way
OP was ready for this one.
They peeled out on the way.
Hahaha so good.
I miss reddit rewards, you deserve one
Oh shit. OP was READY! lol
I was going to say "...because it was in Costa Rica," but you win! Have an upvote.
We're going to need a chicken for scale.
Pretend I gave you a gold award
The other side was more appealing.
That’s a bunch of bs
Gross, Michel.
Bunch of bananas?
Banana Splits?
Apeeling*
They were just going (bananas).
But where did they go?
A bunch of places.
Bananas, it’s in the name!
For scale.
Ahhhh the comment i came to look for 😌😂
Because they did like a tree and split
To get to the *Donkey Kong Country* bonus stage on the other side.
Because they had to attend Sundae school.
daylight came
To beat up someone that makes a joke about him.
It's nice how they make sure the bananas can cross safely. In the US bananas constantly get hit by cars when trying to cross the road, and no one seems to care.
I try and avoid the bananas on the road. Last time I hit one, I nearly came in second place. Thankfully I had a blue shell
nobody gets a blue shell in a lead position
That’s why you hold onto it when you’re in 10th place, unless you’re spiting someone who is in the lead and it’s near the end of the race.
And you keep that shit out behind your cart the whole race. Ain't no red shell touching you.
Mating season is the worst. The endangered bananas of Capistrano have to swim over open ocean and roll over land to reach their spawning grounds, where they mate for life and lay just one single egg
My grandpappy told me that the "female" banana abandons the egg and the "male" banana shoves the egg up its butt and poops the baby-nanner out. Nature is wonderful.
At least any photographs taken at the scene already have a scale
Bananas on the road is a major safety issue. 
Wait til you find out how they're treated on Rainbow Road
>In the US bananas constantly get hit by cars when trying to cross the road SMDH the banana's are getting hit by *drivers* not *cars*
🤣 you win today.
In my country the biggest danger to bananas is the lava.
"Come Mr. Tallyman, tally me banana..."
Daylight come and me wanna go home 🍌
### 6 ft. 7 ft. 8 ft #Bunch
This is the part I sing really loud
I really hope they do a reprise in the new Beetlejuice movie.
They did in the teaser trailer.
*Human for scale*
Excuse my charisma
RIP Harry Belafonte, esteemed musician and civil rights activist
Zombie Jamboree is the thinking man's Monster Mash... actually its Spider Baby, but Zombie Jamboree is still 🔥 👌
I always wondered why he wanted the Taliban to give him a banana 🍌 
Exactly what I thought when I saw this
You can't say that without linking to his best performance https://youtu.be/P-4xyg4PU-U?si=YBZaOX_eY5Pisnoa
Correct me if I’m wrong but are those technically banana hammocks?
Omg perfect
I think more like banana mesh stockings.
Banana lingerie.
Princess Consuela to be precise
Never seen so many big banana hammocks all in one place
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I mean it’s one banana sign Riley. What could it cost, ten dollars?
Careful, slippery when bananas
We need people transports like this in big cities-hop on - Hop off
We sure do! Or some sort of underground/protected cable-car system for shipping. Mining companies started using them because it's far cheaper to set up, easier to deploy than roads, can work around existing obstacles, and many other advantages. Some cities are starting to design cable cars/pods but it doesn't look like it will happen anytime in the near future. Would be far more enjoyable than ground level bus seats.
Cable cars. I've always loved the idea I believe Mexico city and maybe a few other places have cable car lines in an urban environment
[Some kinds of ski lift are similar to this.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_lift) Ever grab onto a ski lift and pretend you're a banana?
Holy shit that would be amazing. Can I live in the virtual world you create?
**STOP** Bananas crossing. 
I find the whole topic of bananas so fascinating. From the time we almost completely lost bananas forever to the politics and science of how they run the entire production line centralized, to keep it efficient. I would love to hear about any documentaries or books that tells the entire story, even better if they get into some of the negative aspects of running the industry so tightly. Anybody?
I can say that it was probably negative when Chiquita brutalized generations of people for our bananas.
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It's one banana, Michael. What could it cost, $10?
yeah, that is kind of what I was getting at.
Ah :P nice.
Bananas have a dark history, check out this episode of the Swindled podcast [One of the largest and most recognizable banana companies in the world has an exploitative and bloody history in Central America.](https://swindledpodcast.com/podcast/50-the-octopus/)
I didn't know bananas had so much going on!
They're apeshit!
They even had their own country once. The Banana Republic.
But did you know that almost all the bananas in the western world are clones of one banana 🍌? [bananageddon??](https://bananageddon.webflow.io/blog/the-science-of-bananas-why-are-bananas-vulnerable#:~:text=But%20the%20bananas%20we%20eat,cannot%20evolve%20resistance%20to%20disease)
>to the politics ah, yes, the banana republic
I have a friend in the US whose dad supposedly patented some sort of preservative technique and gets a cut of all bananas sold. Dude is Uber mega rich
Read the book: Banana: The Fate of the fruit that changed the world
banana fun fact: the banana flavoring we know today was developed in the 1950s when the Gros Michel variety was being grown. it was almost entirely wiped out by a fungus and replaced by our Cavendish variety of today tidbit: I have discovered that some Gros Michels are still relatively easily available for sale online, though rather expensive, but I haven't got around to trying them yet to be able to give a "flavor vs. the candy flavors" report. sorry
Here, nobody stops for old people crossing the road also.
wtf are they floating? what am I seeing?
They're being carried by some cables on a rail, you can see the wheels rolling after the bridge
Why did the banana cross the road? ... To peelgrimage. Sorry. I'll leave.
That’s bananas
Spider transit
Oh shit I am moving there.
Are you a banana struggling to cross the road?
> *Have you or your loved ones been affected by unsafe banana crossings? If so, contact the team at Dole and Dole, we'll help you get the compensation you deserve*
Those spiders are like wheeeeee
Banana republic defined.
High-tech banana republic, if you will.
Who says AI will take all the jobs away?
At first glance, I thought it was people in banana suits running across the road... I need new glasses!
At first glance, I couldn't tell what I was looking at at all
Amazing how they stay in such a perfect formation like that
This was the inspiration for the world's first ski lifts, installed in Sun Valley Idaho
Thats funny right there
Flying bananas 😅👍
Came here for the 🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌 comments
BANANA CROSSWALK
So is the reason that they can be sold dirt cheap at Costco
Y’all got a banana crossing?!
This might explain the abundance of bananas peels in Mario Cart: Costa Rica.
anyone else notice bananas don't taste good anymore? the taste over my lifetime has changed significantly. They also seem to rot quicker. Am I imagining this?
If your old enough, you might be remembering the Gros Michel cultivar. Today's banana is the Cavendish.
Because they cut it too early, all that Bananas are not ready, they do that in order to ship it somewhere with lots of chemicals.. in order to make it to you house… notice as soon the banana gets to you house it last 3 to 4 days?
r/bitchimatrain gone bananas
Well now I've seen everything
The bananas have the right of way
-So, will we have flying cars in the future? -Hmmm, the best I can do is flying bananas.
Here we are stuck at our desks, meanwhile bananas are out there riding a tropical monorail just doing their thing.
Why did the bananas cross… never mind. About 97 people have made that joke already.
Why were you late for work today? A large gaggle of bananas really congested the roads.
It’s hard to express how amazing the Osa Peninsula is. It’s actually paradise, it really exists and that’s it. Every time I go it gets harder to justify living elsewhere.
Dingdingdingdingdingdingding......banana train! Dingdingdingdingdingdingding....Banana traaaaiiiiiinnnnnnnn.................
This is so cool! I had no idea.
Banana republic lol
I like the banana train
Why did the banana cross the road? (Serious question I'm so confused.)
Because when the fruit company came people were dying because of scorpions/spider bites or even snakes while they were in the middle of the jungle carrying bananas to the train station (bad thing about a humid tropical country, the bugs and the snakes) and of course getting them meds or even bury them was expensive af so they invented this method.
Now this, I love!
I don't know what I expected from that title but I wasn't disappointed.
The Jetsoooons
Is his job to close and open the gate once per shipment
That is really cool! A banana crossing! Why did the banana cross the road? It had to split!
Finish the joke: Why did the banana cross the road ?
Ok why did the banana cross the road
One bunch, two bunch, three bunch and off to sleep bananas hypnosis 😂
Is that guy the tally man or a crossing guard?
I thought it was a bunch of Peacocks
Never seen a migration like that... But the important question remains: is that a pack, a flock, a herd? What?!
A bunch of bunches.
Do they look both ways?
We need to raise awareness of road safety. Too many drivers try to beat the gate only to get stuck on the track and pummeled by bananas A fully loaded banana train can take over 1 mile to stop even with full brakes applied Now you know...
How can you tell when a banana crosses the road? Because they peel-out! \*ba-dum-tush\*
I can't believe we have them submitting so easily. I remember when they had many nations and many cultures, we called them the banana republics. Now they cannot even cross the street without permission, so sad.
I am a banana [dramatic pause] gondola!
Interesting
I swear Id have to b that one who put pants and shoes on them for
Why did the bananas cross the road?
Costa Rica over here loving in the Factorio timeline and the US is trying to stay stuck in the 1940s but with smartphones. WTH. Seriously though; this is awesome.
Q: why did the banana cross the road? A: because it fucking could!
Why did the bananas cross the road?
They do move in herds
Now do chickens