Can you use magic to turn apples into oranges?

Question

Answer 1

Yes.

Point and say "Hey look, it's batman."

As everyone looks, switch apple with orange.

Tada!!!!!!!!  A apple magically turned into a orange.

Comments

I have tried the same trick with a three-headed monkey. Unfortunately, every single time, one of them have actually magically appeared. And they have the nasty tendency to switch the oranges back to the silly apples. Maybe I need to think outside-of-the-box and use other tasties instead, such as a banana split, Ebola and a power drill.

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Maybe so

Answer 2

I can't but I'm sure there are some magicians who can, especially David Blaine.

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I'm quite old-fashioned, when it comes to modern magic. Yes, it's a paradox. However, I think the old farts - Penn & Teller - are still pretty much in the top quarter.

Answer 3

Answer 4

               I would just use Photoshop...

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I once used Photoshop to create a monster. The very next morning, that same monster stared back at me in the mirror. I guess Adobe Booze is the next logical step.

Answer 5

Getting closer

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Oh, that's just zonkey food.

We are given those in Norway every single day, as well as eletric shock therapy and raw oil baths. Hrrrrrrh.

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@HegeMarie

Wow, nice job!  

I'll have to try photoshopping - lol.

Answer 6

I would rather think of the grafting of fruit trees to bear different kinds of fruits; this artist and professor has, for instance, been experiencing the growing of trees with different kinds of fruits (in this case stone fruits):

But you'll have to ask him if apple and orange branches can be grown on a same tree.

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I actually once went to Switzerland, but got so scared of the crazy trees, I had to turn back immediately.

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Lol - I am wondering what kind of crazy "trees" you are referring to.

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They were a rare breed of Austrian assassinators with flame throwers.

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@Zonkey

Well, are you referring to Arnie's "Terminator" or to Bruno Ganz's role in Downfall?

But remember, we are not in Austria - lol.

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That is interesting. Now I wonder if my apple tree will grow durians.

Or do I need to use photoshop again?

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Well, the only available durian tree seeds or seedlings belong to the species Durio zibethinus:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durio_zibethinus

and the family is that of the Malvacaea:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malvaceae

Now, the apple - like the pear, plum, abricot, peach, etc. - belongs to the Rosaceae:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosaceae

It would be a tremendous success, if fruits from different plant families could be grown on the same tree (oranges, lemons, etc. belong to the Rutaceae) - but who knows?

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Haha, yes, I am aware of it.

Marko has this crazy sense of humor that I try to play into when I'm on his posts.

I wouldn't want durians on my apple tree even if I had one, and it was possible

Maybe in photoshop, since that's less smelly

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Lol - yes, I know, on my side, I wouldn't want to grow durians (I prefer lemons, apples, etc.).

Yes, I think that photoshopping would be nicer.

And Marko has indeed a weird sense of humour - lol.

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Yes, I agree. Our winters limits our options when it comes to fruit, but we grow different apples, plums, pears..

Certainly not lemons, but they are demanding.

But I know a woman who have made wine from grapes from her own garden, and she has also grown kiwi!

Maybe she used magic

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@HegeMarie

Wow, indeed, but you have the gulf stream.

And here, kiwi orchards or gardens exist since a certain time. As for the vineyards, the Lavaux Vineyard Teraces are a UNESCO world heritage site: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavaux

But we are also more into apples, pears, plums, cherries, peaches and apricots.

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Yes, as long as we have the Gulf Stream. I have read that it has weakened a lot over the last 15 years, because of the amounts of fresh melting water from Greenland..

I know that you are producing vine, since I have tasted it once

Thank you for the link

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@HegeMarie

You're welcome - and I hope that the Gulf Stream will not stop.

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No, it will not happen overnight. And it will probably not stop completely. But we know that climate change effects the large ocean streams, and have caused changes in the past.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/climate/impact/gulf_stream.shtml

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@HegeMarie

Yes, of course, we heard about the "lessening" of the Gulf Stream and also about the drop of oxygen production by the oceans.

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And the speed of it all.

It's depressing, and it should worry us more

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Yes, it should indeed.

Answer 7

Yes! Magic/science is easy!

Directions:

1. Buy some Gala apples and some limes.

2. Dice up an apple and sprinkle/pour lime juice all over it.

3. Eat.

Tastes exactly like an orange!

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Does that work with apple wine as well? A friend of mine does certain chemical experiments and so far his apple wine is the best tasting near-death-experience I've had. But I just wish it had more orange to it, like one hundred percent.

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I just don't know, because I don't drink alcohol, and I've never even tasted apple wine. (what a shame...) I have noticed what seems to matter is that it's a Gala apple along with the lime. No other type of apple I've tried gave the same results.

Why don't you ask your apple wine-making friend to brew up a batch made from Gala apples, then add a spritz of lime to a nice glassful (maybe even garnish with a little lime peel or wedge... pinky finger extended, of course) and then test it out? I bet it would work. Might even come out tasting similar to a screwdriver, depending on alcohol content.

If you try it and survive it, please do report your results. I'm quite curious, and I do believe what we're doing here constitutes hardcore scientific data. 

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I get turned "on", whenever someone uses the term "scientific data."

Sorry.

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There's no need to be sorry. Some of us crave big data.

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Actually, since Data had sex with the security officer... I'd think The Next Generation turned out to be all full of joy. Except for her dying. Must have seen like a logical next step for Crosby, but I doubt she likes it today.