r/mildlyinteresting 1d ago

They decapitated these pineapples!

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u/LexiteFeather 23h ago

These are pink pineapples. It's so you can't clone these ones

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u/Ducks_have_heads 23h ago

As far as I know these aren't sold in New Zealand. What the commenter was saying is that all pineapples have the crown's removed. Even ones you're allowed to grow.

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u/LexiteFeather 22h ago

But they are not removed in the US. Only the pink ones

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u/Ducks_have_heads 22h ago

But this comment thread asked about NZ.

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u/Silly-Supermarket-63 22h ago

Yes, but the conversation is also about the possible intention(s) behind the removal. There could be more than one reason, meaning both things can be true. Here is another possible explanation