SearchResearch Challenge (4/17/25): What's a lemon in a lemon called?
Dan Russell
Thursday, April 17, 2025
SearchResearch Challenge (4/17/25): What's a lemon in a lemon called?
Remarkable things demand attention...
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| Excerpt of still life by Jan Davidsz de Heem, "Breakfast with Wine Glass and Goudse Pipe" P/C source Wikimedia. |
This happened to me once... I found a fully formed, perfectly intact lemon completely enclosed within an outer lemon shell. Silly me, I didn't take a picture, but imagine a double-skinned lemon and you'll have the right idea.
So, as you'd imagine, I did a little bit of research and found that there is a very specific name for this kind of strange lemon fruit AND learned that it was well known in the 18th century! Has this ever happened to you?
Obviously, this has to lead to a SearchResearch Challenge:
1. What do you call this strange lemon inside of another lemon?
2. What famous 18th century explorer knew about this strange lemon?
3. Where did he find these odd botanical mutants?
Once you figure it out, let us know the answer AND how you found it! What clever SRS techniques did you use to arrive at the answer?
Keep searching!
