Why do raspberries have little hairs on them?

Moment Of Um

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

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🗓️ 27 August 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Mammals have hair to help keep warm in the cold, and in some cases - to look awesome! But why do raspberries have those little hairs all over them? They don’t get cold - do they? We asked Emily Hoover from the University of Minnesota to help us understand. Got a question that’s berry hard to answer? Send it to us at BrainsOn.org/contact, and we’ll pick an expert to answer it! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	From the brains behind brains on, this is the moment of um.
0:06.2	Answering those questions that make you go.
0:26.4	Moment of um um comes to you from APM Studios. I'm Anna Weggle.
0:27.9	Um.
0:33.1	Finally, it's noon. What'd you bring for lunch today?
0:36.7	Cheese sandwich, snap peas, and my favorite fruit. You?
0:42.4	Tacos, rice, and my favorite fruit. Oh my gosh, do we have the same favorite fruit?
0:49.7	I bet we do. Let's find out. On the count of three. One, two, three, pineapple.
0:54.6	Oh. Oh, no. Shoot. You really like pineapple the best of all fruits?
0:55.3	Yeah.
0:58.7	That pokey, hard-to-cut, overwhelmingly tangy situation?
1:00.2	It has a great flavor.
1:02.3	It's super juicy when ripe.
1:07.4	And the juice contains enzymes that can dissolve human flesh.
1:12.3	So as you eat the pineapple, it eats you a little bit too. Wow. Freaky.
1:20.2	You like raspberries? Better than all other fruits? They're so delicate. They break apart as soon as you pick one up. They go bad super fast and they're covered in hair. That's not hair. Well then what is it?
1:26.3	I don't know. Fruit fur?
1:28.4	Fruit fur?
1:29.8	That can't be right.
1:31.3	Have you ever thought about this before?
1:33.3	No.
1:34.3	And to be honest, now it's all I can think about.
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