My bananas committed mass suicide

[u/PrincesssOfNothing]

[u/13143]

Onions create ethylene gas that cause other fruits to ripen quicker, so they should really just hang out by themselves.

[u/TheMooseOnTheLeft → u/13143]

Potatoes too. If you want your fruit to ripen faster, stick it in a paper bag with a potato

[u/KillTeamRage → u/TheMooseOnTheLeft]

Or place above it.

[u/aguyfromusa → u/KillTeamRage]

That's right ethylene is slightly less dense than air so it rises.

[u/aGodfather → u/KillTeamRage]

Are you implying something?

[u/SirSkittles111 → u/aGodfather]

Simply placing the desired fruit above the potato will encourage ripening, thats what they are implying yes.

[u/Great_Hedgehog → u/13143]

Many if not most fruit do

[u/Chihuahuapocalypse → u/13143]

so if I need a fruit to ripen quickly, put them in a paper bag with an onion for a day or two?

[u/13143 → u/Chihuahuapocalypse]

Yup.