101 Things to Do With a Banana
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101 Things to Do With a Banana

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eBook - ePub

101 Things to Do With a Banana

About this book

A bunch of truly ap-peeling things to do with this fruit basket staple.

If you've ever had a surplus of bananas and way too much time on your hands, you'll know that this playful yellow hero is much more versatile than anyone gives him credit for.

This book offers you it all, from practical tips on how to use bananas to fertilise your plants or soothe bug bites, to essential instructions on how to create banana actors for your miniature theatre, fashion an unsuccessful boomerang or make some very, very light hand weights.

101 Things to Do With a Banana is a book to truly go bananas for.

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Information

Publisher
HarperCollins
Year
2023
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9780008578978
Subtopic
Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright
  3. Note to Readers
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. 1. Make banana bread – obviously
  7. 2. Turn them into little people for your very own banana theatre
  8. 3. Play an old-school practical joke
  9. 4. Use it as a shaking-hands proxy
  10. 5. Make an all-natural face mask for an instant glow
  11. 6. Grab someone’s attention quickly
  12. 7. Make yourself a delicious and refreshing banana milkshake
  13. 8. Use the peel to whiten your teeth
  14. 9. Use it as a pretend phone
  15. 10. Make a smoothie
  16. 11. Fashion an elaborate Carmen Miranda-style headpiece
  17. 12. Cure a hangover
  18. 13. Create everyone’s favourite BBQ or campfire-friendly dessert: the banana boat
  19. 14. Reach objects that are just a little too far away
  20. 15. Observe the passing of time – and reflect on your own mortality
  21. 16. Pretend you’re Harry Potter
  22. 17. Use in place of a 15cm ruler
  23. 18. Use as a pointer for your next office presentation
  24. 19. Get rid of pests from your plants
  25. 20. Play a messy game of fetch with your dog
  26. 21. Treat acne
  27. 22. Use to stuff your bra
  28. 23. Pretend to someone you’re happy to see them
  29. 24. Throw them at slow people on your way to work
  30. 25. Tap someone on the shoulder (and pretend it wasn’t you)
  31. 26. Get rid of DVD or CD scratches
  32. 27. Moisturise your feet and repair cracked heels
  33. 28. Fertilise plants
  34. 29. Give yourself that classic 80s look
  35. 30. Polish silverware and jewellery
  36. 31. Become Mr Bananahands
  37. 32. Treat puffy eyes and dark circles
  38. 33. Make a banana split martini
  39. 34. Create fancy (temporary) jewellery
  40. 35. Use as very, very light hand weights
  41. 36. Conduct the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  42. 37. Improve your sleep quality
  43. 38. Ensure a quick getaway
  44. 39. Prevent inner-thigh chafing
  45. 40. Create a body scrub to exfoliate dry skin
  46. 41. Make an unsuccessful boomerang
  47. 42. Create an edible centrepiece for your table
  48. 43. Speed up the ripening process of an avocado
  49. 44. Make a banoffee pie
  50. 45. Make the easiest baby food ever
  51. 46. Take arty photos for your Instagram
  52. 47. Tape it to your face in Movember
  53. 48. Easily lift stubborn ink stains from your skin
  54. 49. Look like a pro on the tennis court
  55. 50. Make elaborate toothpick art
  56. 51. Hang a banana painting
  57. 52. Make a natural fruit-fly trap
  58. 53. Paint it like one of your French girls
  59. 54. Relieve common skin ailments
  60. 55. Use it as a recognisable object on your blind date
  61. 56. Create your own real-life Mario Kart
  62. 57. Make yourself some healthy banana ice cream (vegan-friendly)
  63. 58. Play pooh-bananas
  64. 59. Encourage others to start measuring in bananas
  65. 60. Use as a mic when the spirit moves you
  66. 61. Make banana balls, an easy no-bake snack with a funny name
  67. 62. Direct traffic
  68. 63. Heal your haemorrhoids
  69. 64. Make some butterfly attractors
  70. 65. Give someone a very cheap birthday present
  71. 66. Make banana dolphins
  72. 67. Make a banana peel octopus
  73. 68. Feed your pet monkey
  74. 69. Dice one and use it to play a game of Slimy Draughts
  75. 70. Play a rousing game of jousting bananas
  76. 71. Make beautiful (temporary) Christmas tree decorations
  77. 72. Make a silent wind chime
  78. 73. Play a spirited game of Hot Banana
  79. 74. Make every child’s (and big child’s) favourite dessert: the banana split
  80. 75. Play a banana duelling game
  81. 76. Make a dog treat
  82. 77. Tape one to a wall (it’s art)
  83. 78. Make vegan ‘pulled pork’
  84. 79. Tenderise meat
  85. 80. Make sports day more fun with a rather sticky relay race
  86. 81. Perform a mic-drop mid-conversation
  87. 82. Stir your banana bread batter
  88. 83. Create a banana maze
  89. 84. Make a baby mobile
  90. 85. Fashion yourself an ineffectual policeman’s truncheon
  91. 86. Break a window
  92. 87. Build a house
  93. 88. Make a hair mask
  94. 89. Use it to measure how deep a puddle is
  95. 90. Play a game of banana hockey
  96. 91. Get rid of splinters
  97. 92. Grease up a slide to surprise your children
  98. 93. Make a door impossible to open
  99. 94. Guide airplanes in to land
  100. 95. Recreate the Banksy ‘Pulp Fiction’ artwork, in real life
  101. 96. Reminisce about the TV show, ‘Bananas in Pyjamas’
  102. 97. Rob a bank by pretending you have a concealed weapon
  103. 98. Write a massive SOS
  104. 99. Shine your shoes
  105. 100. Fashion a very long poking device
  106. 101. Eat it
  107. About the Publisher

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