Posted on 09/12/2018 7:04:33 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Forensic testing is underway to determine exactly why an orange purchased at a Brisbane fruit and veg shop turned purple hours after it was cut open.
Keperra resident Neti Moffitt cut up the orange on Tuesday as a snack for her two-year-old son.
It looked fine, smelt fine, and the three slices he sucked on were later binned. The rest of the orange was left out on the kitchen counter overnight.
On Wednesday morning, Ms Moffitt woke up to find the remaining fruit was part orange, part purple.
Ms Moffitt hit the internet where she found only one other occurrence of an orange turning purple — also in Queensland in 2015.
At the time Nine News reported a number of oranges, purchased at Chinchilla in the Western Downs, turned purple after they were cut open.
It said forensic testing ruled out artificial colouring, and no iodine was found.
Ms Moffitt contacted Queensland Health to investigate her case.
"The gentleman who came to collect it was very, very excited," she said.
A Queensland Health spokeswoman confirmed an officer took the discoloured orange slices, the knife, the sharpener and other items.
"The items have been taken to Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services for testing," the spokeswoman said.
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Isn’t is CNN who knows everything about apples and oranges?
Ask them.
Lil Mrs Moffitt should have stuck to her curds and whey.
Agent Purple
There was a young fellow from Orange
Who got his tongue stuck in a door hinge
...you finish it.
“There was a young fellow from Orange
Who got his tongue stuck in a door hinge”
He thought he had settled
His taste for old metal
Until he gave into the door binge
The color of blood oranges has a lot to do with growing temperatures. Cool night time temps enhance the color, otherwise they look pretty much like a regular orange. Caifornia is more blood orange country because of this, in Florida they don’t always color up.
Took me a moment there. :)
The orange was a crossbreed between an orange and a purple plum. The bees got the wrong pollen to the wrong plants.
"The orange was fine until it was a different color" she says.
She's probably some sort of Trump fan.
The orange was confused so self identified as purple.
Prince got mad after he changed his name because every body started calling him TAFKAP: The Artist Formerly Known As Prince.
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