Sunday, 31 May 2009
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Apple meets Apple
A hardcore Mac fan in Japan grew these apples.
He pasted cut-outs on the surface of these Fuji apples so that the sun would change the colour of the other parts of the apples as it grew. The skin is the most healthy part of apples. For Fuji apples, their skin has the highest levels of phytochemicals and flavonoids compared to other apples. However, after doing a literature search at my university, I found a lit review that found that apples obtain these phytochemicals from the sunlight. So that small white area holding the Mac symbol or Ipod design will have less phytochemicals than the other parts of the apple. It's such a small part though. There will still be lots of health benefits to eating this apple!
But anyway, what hard work to grow these Mac apples! This guy deserves a personal visit from Steve Jobs. And probably a free computer too!
I don't think this Japanese man made these apples for profit/sale though. He just did it as a hobby and for fun because he is such a big fan of Mac! Normal Japanese apples (without the Mac symbol) are quite pricey though! In HK, I saw these huge Japanese apples about 3 times the size of a normal apple -- the price was HK$60-70 or about CDN$10. That could buy me dinner!
Do you own a PC or Mac? I've heard great things from Mac-owners. I don't know if they are big enough fans to buy this apple though!
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gee.. japs are so creative creating cute stuffs >_<
pffft macs....
i'm a pc guy all the waaaay
PC... will probably try Mac one day... Those are pretty cool apples.
Interesting post :) where'd you find out about all these stuff?
cool apple, wouldn't mind munching on one of those in class. Macs are nice, but I still use my PC a lot more, otherwise I just install windows on my mac, which kind of defeats the purpose of its hefty pricetag.
Hello Ms. Lizzie,
You made your site simple yet elegant. The pictures are a nice touch. I see that you have a wide variety of interests and observations here!
I like to write articles about Jehovah God on my site to help people to really get to know Him and His plans for us, especially in these troubled times. "And the word of Jehovah continued to occur to me, saying... ‘An end, the end, has come upon the four extremities of the land. Now the end is upon you, and I must send my anger against you, and I will judge you according to your ways and bring upon you all your detestable things. And my eye will not feel sorry for you, neither will I feel compassion, for upon you I shall bring your own ways, and in the midst of you your own detestable things will come to be; and YOU people will have to know that I am Jehovah.’ " (Ezekiel 7:1-4) (New World Translation)
THAT IS SO COOL! :D
@marisa224 - thanks~ :) The ideas I get for my posts are really just random... from my experiences living as an Asian... from school, from studying abroad, travelling, etc. I also worked in a Japanese restaurant for 5 months. Just talking, chatting with people, surfing the internet, you hear/see about tons of cool stuff!
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so you're a nutrition student that's great, so how's your project going, almost finished?
Wow. Crazy obsession. lol. I own a PC. I'm just so used to it. Been using it for the majority of my life. But I do hear Mac's are better as they don't crash like PC's do. I also heard their laptop batteries last much much longer than PC laptop batteries. 5 hours in comparison to around 2 hours.
Its qutie stupid, but also funny planting apples that way.
Am a Pc user myself when not creating websites or designs.
well, if this famer didnt do such a thing, then we wont be laughing now~hahaha
P.s if one apples nutrition isnt enough, then eat 2~ haha
@neon_lee_2002 - Yup! Have you ever done research before? It's a very slow process and you have to be super patient. I like to call research a long long looooong journey! The finish line is very far away. I can't see it right now hahaha
@sheung_chi - Yea, I heard that mac is good for media projects. I am thinking of making videos with nutrition tips, but I have to learn video editing. It's times like this that I wish I had a mac!
So cute I love those!!
I owned a mac in jr. high I loved it
I now have a PC, it's okay, I don't hate it, but if I can come up with1500 dollars I would get a mac in a nutshell :)
@lizzie_wizzie - Yip I've done research before, used to work in the labs everyday when doing project in my last year of uni.
Mac FTW. I'll never go back.
@words_of_truth - Adults with imaginary friends are called "crazy" where I come from.
I'm a loyal mac user after using PC's for most of my life. I'll never go back, that is for sure. I've had my mac for 3 years now and the only thing I've had to replace was the battery.
This is so cool! I want an apple with a heart on it. :D I like hearts.
Nice. Macs rock.
Macintosh Rawks! Kewl Apples.
that is wicked awesome!(:
thats a pretty creative idea, nice picture also I own a macbook and its good for just media use =/
That's intense... I wish I had a Mac.
i've heard great things about Mac's. Never had the opportunity to use one, though.
Macs are really good. The most common problem when switching from a PC to a Mac is the right click. Most people aren't willing to give it a shot. Plus, they now make Mac mouses with the right button instead of having to press control+left click. If you do anything creative (Web design, music, movies, art, etc.) you would want a mac. Yes, PC's are cheap, but you get what you pay for. Literally.
I hate Macs but this is very cool and creative :)