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Durian Causes a Scare
« on: April 29, 2018, 07:42:40 AM »
Came across this article today:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-43940122

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Re: Durian Causes a Scare
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2018, 10:42:50 AM »
Lol

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Re: Durian Causes a Scare
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2018, 11:40:59 AM »
Hehehehe..... Durians

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Re: Durian Causes a Scare
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2018, 11:44:12 AM »
At what point can you tell if a durian is actually rotten? Hahahaha

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Re: Durian Causes a Scare
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2018, 06:05:05 PM »
Had a friend tell me of exact same thing happening in London 20 years ago. She was from Borneo going to universityl there and was really homesick. When she found a durian in a Chinese store she was delighted. She bought it, left it at her dorm, and continued her shopping. When se returned several hours later all the students had been evacuated, and the fire department had cordoned the area off. She finally realized it was her durian that caused the scare, and she told the chief of the fire department, who gave her a stern lecture never to do that again!
I doubt the durian was "rotten". All it needs to be is ripe to give off strong gaseous smell.
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Re: Durian Causes a Scare
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2018, 04:30:21 PM »
Student should be expelled for letting such a fine fruit go uneaten!

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Re: Durian Causes a Scare
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2018, 01:12:33 AM »
Student should be expelled for letting such a fine fruit go uneaten!
Doubt this part of the story was true. Durians are very expensive in Australia. They were just holding it till it was perfectly ripe. The stupid part of their action is that you do NOT store durians indoors. That is a big no NO.
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