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The Neopian Biology Project has identified >90 items with the word "Apple" in the name that are worth considering as species candidates.
Previously, I tried to categorize these items in roughly alphabetical order, but this time I've tried a new approach. Essentially, I made a few "buckets" that a candidate could fall into, and hoped that by correlating candidates to buckets, the trickier determinations could be made easier.
Because there are 90+ "apple" candidates, I won't be posting every single apple's information. However I will be linking their Jellyneo pages, and you can always find information relevant to the project on our spreadsheet.
First up:
Part 1: Apples that aren't apples
These are candidates that may qualify as distinct species, but are only referred to as "apple" colloquially, and are not actually apples.
These are:
Blue Ice Apple - From space; alien.
Imposter Apple [sic] - "That's no apple!" Possibly a common orange.
Flat Apple Fruit - Neither apple nor Flatfruit
Grapple - Not to be confused for the Grapple Apple.
Pearapple - Species of pear.
Triapple
Arnapple
Blackapple - See below.
Dewy Apple
Pineapple
Pyrapple - Possibly a pineapple. See below.
Many of these species make reference to tasting like an apple, which in these cases I have chosen to take as unironic comparisons rather than some joking "it tastes like an apple because it is an apple!" These specimens also all have un-apple-like (unapfellich) features that make them easy to consider them non-apples, at least morphologically.
The two exceptions/uncertainties are the Pyrapple and Blackapple.
The Pyrapple is not an apple, for certain, but may be a Pineapple. We'll either explore it in another post about Neopian Pineapples, or in its own post, but not here.
The Blackapple requires a closer look:
I hope the inside is not as black as the outside.
There isn't much to go off of here. This specimen is from Apple Bobbing, but if you take all the Apple Bobbing specimens together, this isn't a good indicator of apfellichkeit ("apple-ness"). Both non-apple and apple species are mixed up in Apple Bobbing, and some of the apple species are qualifying candidates while some are variants of other apples (we'll discuss this more in the next part).
The description is also very typical of Apple Bobbing and specimens from the Haunted Woods in general — that specific brand of Neopets humor that hints at something that should concern you, but won't tell you the full extent of the problem or how it occurred. This kind of description has influenced me greatly as a writer and is also the bane of my existence as a scientist.
The deciding factor for me here is that the Blackapple isn't a Black Apple, or a Blackened Apple as we'll see some of later. Blackapple is a new word, akin to the made-up "Triapple," "Arnapple," and "Pineapple" above. Because of this, I have been swayed to consider the Blackapple a unique, non-apple species.
Treating myself to Asian pear slices! Love them but they are $2 each! #asianpear #pearapple #fruit #snack #yummy #tracygwynn #truckerwife #theoriginaltracyyoung (at Danville, Virginia)
Груши и яблоки является любимыми фруктами и детей и взрослых. Поэтому заготовив из этих фруктов варенье на зиму, Вы обеспечите бесподобным лакомством всю семью. К тому же такое варенье замечательно подходит как наполнитель для сладкой выпечки.
Рецепт этого варенья очень экономный, так как на килограмм фруктов используется полкило сахара.
Для приготовления
Яблоки 1 кг.
Груши 1 кг.
Сахар 1 кг.
Яблоки и груши помыть, нарезать небольшими кусочками удаляя сердцевину (резать не мелко, так как при варке они еще уменьшатся).
Поместить в посуду для варки и засыпать сахаром. Оставить при комнатной температуре на несколько часов, чтобы фрукты пустили сок.
Варить 3 раза примерно по 5-10 минут, после каждой варки отставлять емкость с вареньем на 8 и более часов.
После чего горячую массу разлить по стерилизованным банкам, закатать, дать остыть и убрать в прохладное место.
Тесто:
Мука - 300 г
Сахар - 75 г
Сливочное холодное масло - 200 г
Холодная вода -3-4 ст. л.
Соль - 1 щепотка
Начинка:
Сливочное масло - 50 г
Груша- 2 шт.
Яблоки - 4 шт.
Сок и цедра - 1 лимон
Сахарная пудра ванильная - 150 г
Для украшения:
Сахарная пудра - 20- 30 г
Приготовление:
1. Готовим тесто. В чашу комбайна положите муку, соль, сахар, масло кусочками и перемешайте. Добавьте холодную воду и снова перемешайте. Можно замешивать тесто и вручную. Сформировать из теста шар, оберните его полиэтиленовой пленкой и положите в холодильник минимум на 1 час.
2. Делаем начинку. Нарежьте яблоки на мелкие кусочки. В большой сковороде растопите масло, добавьте яблоки порезанные на мелкие кусочки и тушите 5 минут. Добавьте нарезанную на кусочки грушу, сахарную пудру, лимонную цедру с соком. Тушите помешивая в течение 10-15 минут, или пока масса не станет мягкой и густой.
3. Начинку немного остудите. Разделите тесто пополам. Из первой половины теста вырежьте круги. Выложите вторую половину теста на дно формы. Круги теста выложите по бортам формы. Выкладываем начинку на дно, круги заворачиваем к центру.
4. Отправляем пирог в заранее разогретую духовку до 180 ° на 45 - 50 минут.
5. Готовый пирог охладите. Посыпаем готовый пирог ванильной сахарной пудрой.
psychesoubliette said: Insurances declare totaled when the cost required to repair a car to fully operable/safe are greater than the market value of the car. In some cases they will declare it if in their opinion it cannot be restored to a safe condition, regardless of cost
pearapple answered: Can you look up KBB values of your car? And then provide them the amount that the car is worth vs how much the estimate for repair is?
I guess that makes sense. My car could be just fine, though, since all that's really damaged is the bumper and rear quarter panel. I sucked it up and called the repair shop that made the estimate and they told me that the insurance company didn't want to pay for replacing the quarter panel, hence the total. My guess is that if they hadn't wanted to replace the quarter panel, I wouldn't be in this place.
I did look up KBB values for my car. Unfortunately, since my car is old and has seen many miles, the value it gave me and the value the insurance company quoted me were pretty much the same. The estimate was for just a couple hundred shy of that amount, so I can see why they'd prefer to total it. They'll have to pay out less, in the end, if I choose to keep my car and repair it myself.
