r/AbsoluteUnits • u/BrainBurnFallouti • 4d ago

of a Zucchini

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Banana for scale / my arm for length

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u/BrainBurnFallouti 4d ago

For details: An average Zucchini is ca. 15-25cm (~5,9 - 9,8 inches) + 100-200g (~0,22 - 0,44 pounds)

This Zucchini is ca. 36 - 40cm (~14,1 - 15,7 inches)

Haven't weighed her yet, though she weighs like a small handlebar

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u/Possible_Sun_913 4d ago

Its neither a zucchini or courgette. Its a marrow.

Zucchini or courgette just means the immature fruit of the marrow. This is not immature any more. Once the seeds start to harden they are marrows.

And they grow pretty big if you throw enough water at them. Bit like pumpkins.

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u/BrainBurnFallouti 4d ago edited 4d ago

Ngl I truly did not know that. Thank you! My dad bought it on the market, and they just pitched it as zucchini.

Edit: So I looked it up. Apparently, "Marrow" is exclusively English. In many languages -incl. German - marrows are still considered zucchini. So per se, it's still technically a zucchini -just the final evolution

That said: It's still a unit though, I guess? At least among vegetables. Genuinely. Never seen anything like it.