Bananas Go Bye?!?!

http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2008-06/can-fruit-be-saved

Anyone who has ever spoken to me about my opinions of bananas knows that I am no fan of the fruit. In fact, on more than one occasion I have argued that it is not a fruit at all, using the simple logic that all fruits must meet 3 requirements:

1. Must contain seeds.
2. Must grow from the earth.
3. Must be delicious.

Bananas only fulfill two of the requirements.

But, this news is shocking even for me. Apparently, the banana is very much in danger of becoming extinct. And this article isn't the only one that thinks so. When I type in a google search for "bananas extinct", it gets 132,000 hits. Many of the articles predict the end of the banana in as early as ten years from now!

When I was a kid, I once ate a banana and vomited, and have had a mental block on bananas ever since. Even so, it seems so weird that something we encounter so much in our every day life may no longer exist in ten short years. I know a lot of people who will be pretty upset about this. Personally though, I can only shed a single token tear for the worst of all fruits.