Is it normal to polish an apple on your clothes before you eat it?

I always figured it got any chemicals or pesticides off.

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Based on 163 votes (127 yes)
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  • naturallyweird

    Yes, it's normal. It's an ingrained habit from when apples were covered in dirt/rain/etc.. Not that it actually gets most chemicals or pesticides off, but apples these days are covered in wax. A very thin layer (micrometers), that comes off when you polish it on a rough cloth.

    Ever notice how a dark shirt gets this kind of cloudy area on it where you've scrubbed an apple? Wax on, wax off. [/Miyagi]

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  • casualcrow

    Wow this site is really going downhill. Wtf kinda question is this? Seriously? Wow dude...you're sooo weird, who has ever heard of polishing apples on one's shirt before eating them? Somebody call Bellevue and have this psycho admitted.

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    • Justsomejerk

      Sorry, I reserve my incest and beastiality posts for yahoo answers.

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    • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress

      No, it's not insane.

      It's just a habit from older eras.

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  • As long as you don't eat the apple that the serpent gives you.

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    • thanksforthefreecar

      what

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      • I think your question needs a question mark.

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        • PuppyPower

          Lol

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  • Thats not going to work. Use water to rinse your fruits and vegatables.

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    • Rinsing does nothing, they need mechanical scrubbing.

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  • So you wipe off the chemicals on your detergent stained shirt?

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  • scary12

    Yes, that's what the mean wolf does in Pinocciho.

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  • Yeah, I do that but I always rinse it in water first.

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  • notbnormal

    You have to soak and wash your fruit well with *water* to actually clean it of all residues effectively.

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  • Avant-Garde

    I suppose it's all right if you aren't close to a reliable water source, but whenever you get the chance, please wash it in hot water. Wiping it on your clothes won't get id of the chemicals.

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  • Dot123

    I like to rub apples on women's used undies then eat them.

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  • GuessWho

    I know a few people that do that when they're not in a place where they can wash it.

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  • awesome123

    Wow people really do that? Yeah it's normal Ima start doing it to :D

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  • PuppyPower

    OCD much?

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