And it grew both day and night, Till it bore an apple bright
May 24, 2016 7:41 AM   Subscribe

Do Not Eat, Touch, Or Even Inhale the Air Around the Manchineel Tree. Seriously, don't even think about it.

Bonus: Adam After Being Poisoned By A Manchineel Tree In Antigua, in which the amazingly upbeat Adam kills time on the trip to the doctor by documenting for posterity the effects of touching his face after picking up one of the fruits.
posted by Johnny Wallflower (6 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: There should be a "fruit of the poison tree" joke in here I feel... -- LobsterMitten



 
double?
posted by czytm at 7:47 AM on May 24, 2016


Do not taunt Happy Fun Manchineel Tree.
posted by delfin at 7:47 AM on May 24, 2016


Hmm, I just read this article before coming here. So the manchineel tree is endangered, at least in Florida. Will people band together to protect it, even though it regards us as a minor obstacle in its plan to kill all mammals? (Also, the double is good too.)
posted by sneebler at 7:49 AM on May 24, 2016


How is it that this tree doesn't originate in Australia, the very source of all lethality?
posted by briank at 7:51 AM on May 24, 2016 [1 favorite]


Aw, crap, looks like it's been covered better before. Flagged as a double.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 7:55 AM on May 24, 2016


Good title, though.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 7:57 AM on May 24, 2016


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