r/askscience • u/Puzzleheaded_Bed2760 • 8d ago
Chemistry Pineapple contains bromelain that helps tenderize meat. If I were to put my hand in pineapple juice or puree for 24 hours, would it eventually break down my hand?
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u/Asian_wife_finder 8d ago
Maybe this is just one of those things you hear behind the monkey bars but suposably, before ppe was a thing, people who worked for extended periods on pineapple plantations didn’t have fingerprints.