It is better to open a banana upside down

For anyone who is reading the debate, note when I say bottom, I am referring to the standard human hold of a banana. In reality, bananas grow what we would consider "upside-down" so the bottom we refer to in the debate is really the top. My defense: 1. I would agree that it does not matter what time the brown part is plucked out, however, the timing of the plucking of the brown part is not what I was concerned about in my first point. My concern about waiting until the end to pluck out the brown part is that part of the banana is wasted in the plucking out of the brown part if it is saved until the end. The eating of the banana is far more efficient if the brown part is plucked out first because less of the tasty part of the banana is wasted. 2. I shouldn't say there's never been a time when a banana hasn't been opened from the bottom by a monkey, however, it is far more likely a monkey will open the banana from the bottom. Even in the video the bottom part is pulled down, not the top part. Also, there are tons of sites that state that monkeys open their bananas the way I have stated. Some of these are listed in the sources at the bottom (1), (2), (3), (4). 3. I actually did find a site that did some, informal experiments "The same experiments turned up a remarkable pro-Petal instance of the Law of Unexpected Consequences regarding those long stringy things on the sides of the banana that you peel off after you remove the skin. According to our two experiments, peeling from the non-stem end greatly increases the chance that those strings will stick to the skin and come away with it, obviating the need to remove them separately (4). " Rebuttals 1. My opponent states that "banana's can [be] easily opened through a number of different methods" I would not disagree with this point. There are many ways to play a guitar, some are just better than others, just as there are many ways to open a banana, my point being opening the banana upside down is the best. My opponent then proceeds to state different ways to peel the banana. I will show why each of these is inferior. a. "For some the banana is most easily reached through peeling the side exterior of the banana. " I disagree, the force it takes to open a banana from the side far exceeds that of the bottom or even the top. b. "Also any simple tool may be used to open the banana such as a knife" Again I disagree that this would be superior. Firstly, this would require far more time than opening the banana from the bottom, which is a down side. Also, a beautiful thing about a banana is there is nothing to clean up except to throw the peel in the garbage (or onto the street if your playing Mario Kart) If you use a knife there is something you must clean up which causes you to do even more work to enjoy your banana. Finally, using a knife is far more likely to have a mistake made, such as cutting yourself. Also, you could cut off some of the tasty part. c. "Simply using scissors to cut the top off a banana is a great way to reach your fruit" Also inferior, see b. 2. I never said that opening from the banana from the bottom makes the banana itself better, I beseech my opponent to quote anytime I have said this. 3. Opening a banana from the bottom does not make your fingernails dirty, you can open the banana from the bottom by squeezing on the brown part, some of the banana "goo" may get on your fingers, but this will only be tasty banana and is enjoyable to lick off. The brown mushy part won't get in your fingernails because your fingernails won't be involved assuming you use the "pinch" method. New Point 1. If I may make one new point as well, I have found (through going downstairs and eating a banana in between my post and my opponents response) that when a banana is opened upside down, the top provides a nice handle as the eater works his or her way down the banana peel. (1) . http://bananabaker.com... (2) . http://www.instructables.com... (3) . http://lifehacker.com... (4) . http://www.slate.com...