How to Peel a Banana Like a Monkey and More Banana Fun

Like us, you've probably suffered through life peeling bananas from the stem like a sucker and being mocked mercilessly by monkeys at every turn.

Well no longer, thanks to one intrepid soul who learned a magical lesson and decided to share it with the world via YouTube.

Keep reading to learn to peel bananas the monkey way and see four more banana tricks to wow both your human and simian friends.



Cut a Banana in the Peel
Traditionally, bananas have only been useful for food and phallic stand-ins, but now they're useful as awesome party tricks. Famed skeptic James Randi explains the nature of magic to you with only a banana and a pin in this video, and admit it -- you'd be momentarily stunned if someone handed you a banana that was already sliced when you peeled it.


Clean a CD With a Banana
Nature is amazing and it also wants you to get crystal-clear sound from your Yanni CD collection. Why pay for expensive CD-cleaning kits or, you know, use digital downloads when you can save those shiny discs of yours and have them smell like a fruit salad at the same time? As this video shows, quality audio is only a wipe away.


Shine Shoes With a Banana
Don't put that banana peel away just yet. Once you've got your CDs shined, you may as well bust out the dancing shoes and make an evening of it. Not only is the shmutz in a banana good for filling disc scratches, the oils and waxes buff your shoes to a tropical shine!


Exploding Banana
Arguably, if someone is determined enough they can make anything explode, so maybe an exploding banana isn't all that super-awesome. On the other hand, it so is. It's an exploding banana! You probably don't want to try this at home as it looks like a horrifying safety hazard, but, man, does that banana ever spark.