QI - The Difference between Apples and Pears

"How can you be sure that an apple isn't actually a pear, without tasting it or opening it up?" is asked on the "Gardens" episode on the G series/from Series G.

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[blondemario]

Would it be different in saltwater to freshwater?

[Akfilm92]

@blondemario I doubt it. Possibly the salt will even increase the buoyancy.

[verticalsmurf]

The Granny Ramsey Smith green apple (the Granny Smith) was accidentally propagated in the 1860's in Australia.

[verticalsmurf]

@stupidusername46 - Points are useless, but the name of the game is?

[shippodna]

i thought it was because an apple is a computer

[TomFynn]

@blondemario Apparently it would be different in saltwater: postharvest(dot)tfrec(dot)wsu(­dot)edu/pages/N7I2C

[Singetally]

@blondemario In the final result? No. Although it would take longer for the pear to sink, and the apple will bob less.

[BlueManIan]

The 11th Doctor hates the former, while the 10th hates the latter. :p

[ISN1P3DI]

@BYERE one looks like a pear, the other looks like an apple :D?

[Lairdesangfroid]

Everything I know I learned from Stephen Fry

[SquirrelFromGradLife]

Cheney to Bush "I've found the perfect defense if we ever go on trial for warcrimes over this water boarding thing.. yeah we just claim they played a really one sided game of bobbing for pears"

[slightlyinsaneFTW]

@krizan1 Or the APS