• ooterness@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    This is a bizarre claim. It appears to be based on a video in which a durian is briefly exposed to a 3300 degree torch. Anything more than that would obviously reduce the whole fruit to char.

    • lad@programming.dev
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      15 days ago

      Yeah, it doesn’t withstand it, it just burns slowly because of moist in it. So even less would be enough, given time

  • human@slrpnk.net
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    15 days ago

    So you’re telling me I can’t burn all these durians? Now what am I going to do with them?

  • Zetta@mander.xyz
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    15 days ago

    Char, just like how heat shields used to reenter the earths atmosphere work

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      15 days ago

      It’s also why a solid wood beam does better in a fire than steel. Once the outside is charred it shields the inside and the beam can keep a good bit of its strength before eventually failing once the outer layers get burned through. The steel heats up quickly and goes soft long before its melting point.

  • Skullgrid@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    Me: getting on the MRT with a delicious durian
    The Singaporean passengers : You can’t bring that on board lah! There is a 500SGD fine!
    Me: if you think that smells bad , check this out *heats durian to 3000°C*