An Orange Turns Purple In Australia. - Polidicks

[img]http://prod.static9.net.au/~/media/images/2015/march/12/orange4.ashx?w=718[/img] [quote]Angela Postle, from Chinchilla, noticed the strange phenomenon after buying oranges for her children from a local supermarket. “I cut some up and they went in my kids’ lunchboxes for school, and I left some out because I was going to give them to my baby. However I ended up making mango and banana puree, so they were left in a bowl overnight, and we noticed the purple colour in the morning,” she told 9news.com.au. Over the next several days she took photos as the discolouration progressed to encompass the entire fruit, and then contacted health authorities who took the oranges for testing. A spokesman for the Queensland Environmental Health Branch said the first tests had ruled out common artificial colouring. “Testing was carried out to determine the presence of commonly used synthetic food colourings….[but] showed no indication of the presence of any artificial colours,” the spokesman said. “Testing was also undertaken to determine the presence of iodine. No evidence of iodine was found.” He said the oranges have now been sent to a molecular biology laboratory for “further analysis”.[/quote] Sauce: [url]http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/03/17/17/55/mum-and-health-expert-confounded-after-oranges-turn-purple-overnight[/url]

I love April 1st

I was hoping this was about some heavily tanned australian getting really angry.

Guess we should call it a purple now, huh?

woah I also left some food out the fridge for a while and it turned purple this is amazing

Can april fools news threads be bannable please?

It's not an April Fools prank. It's a ~2 week old story that received an update yesterday.

[img]http://prod.static9.net.au/~/media/images/2015/march/12/orange3.ashx?w=603[/img] It looks like a sci-fi prop. Amazing.

[QUOTE=Del91;47435741]I love April 1st[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://www.7proxies.pw/a/7rtn[/IMG] :eng101:

[QUOTE=ScottyWired;47435764]woah I also left some food out the fridge for a while and it turned purple this is amazing[/QUOTE] What is this purple food infection menace and how can we stop it before it kills us all

And there [I]still[/I] aren't any decent rhymes for it.

See I told you guys GMOs were bad, jokes on you I already went organic

Oranges aren't orange anymore? EVERYTHING I KNOW IS A LIE

[QUOTE=SuperHoboMan;47436044]Oranges aren't orange anymore? EVERYTHING I KNOW IS A LIE[/QUOTE] To avoid the problem this will cause, the colour orange is now named purple.

Does it actually pose any threat though? Is it dangerous, is it just that however this orange is breaking down is producing some sort of purple pigment? if it is a side effect of GMO's ( which I am 99% sure it isn't ) , it's quite funny but as long as it's not harmful then I don't see a particular issue with it, I think it looks pretty cool.

Purple is the new black?

They must have an industrial zone right next to their house.

It's unfortunate John Boehner contracted a skin disease in Australia

[QUOTE=Lord Fear;47436168]Purple is the new black?[/QUOTE] Purple is the new orange.

[QUOTE=NikoChekhov;47435750]Guess we should call it a purple now, huh?[/QUOTE] He's called Sally and he wants you to accept his life choices.

[QUOTE=Cypher_09;47435818]Can april fools news threads be bannable please?[/QUOTE] What's the problem? People aren't allowed to have fun?

Maybe a household chemical reacted with the citric acid?

[QUOTE=Jamsponge;47435987]And there [I]still[/I] aren't any decent rhymes for it.[/QUOTE] four inch door hinge painted orange [t]http://i.imgur.com/TKGmEvY.png[/t]

orange rhymes with sporange

First carrots were purple and we turned them orange. Now oranges are turning purple, this is a sign from mother nature that she ain't nothin to fuck with.

[QUOTE=Fetret;47436121]To avoid the problem this will cause, the colour orange is now named purple.[/QUOTE] Don't you mean the color purple?

To be honest, this sounds like some SCP-tier stuff... [QUOTE]Item #: SCP-████ Object Class: Euclid Palettes of the anomalous fruit have been secured and contained in bulk from retailers in the small community of ██████████, ████████ after a concerned local mother brought the matter to the attention of the local store chain management, and by extension the regional SCP-ATF detachment. Pervasive inquiry lead field operatives ███ ██████ and █████ ████ to trace the origin of the affected batch back to an orchard owned by an independent enthusiast in the nearby, yet relatively secluded area of █████'█ ████, wherein they located an unmarked ranch, with no roads leading to or from it. Upon arrival, operatives were met by a stout man of some temper, who was found to inhabit the ranch, claiming himself to be 53 year old Neil Handel, an immigrant of German origin, a widower and hermit, although findings indicate no such person to have been born in or around 1962 who might have subsequently moved to this area in any recent or past point in time, at least not within official capacity. Subject refused to cooperate directly, or at the very least offered veiled resistance to the ongoing probe. According to debriefing testimonials, operative ███ claimed Mr Handel insisted on the quality of his product, imploring the operatives to consume an amount, to which operative █████ did yield, while he refrained. For the duration of the operation, operative █████ demonstrated no outwardly visible or otherwise tangible alterations in personality, temperament or general attitude. Mr. Handel, and by merit of action on duty as well as per guidelines of SCP-ATF CoC (§4.1.2, ref. cl. "Operational Safety", linking agent █████ directly with SCP-████ for the time being, until proven otherwise to pose no threat or indeed personal harm) have been, as of the time of the filing of this report, interned in one of our regional watchdog programs, their further actions monitored by small, dedicated surveillance teams. Class-C amnesiacs have been administered to all related personnel linking the ranch to the retail outlets as well as local mid-level management officials. Monitoring of local logistics firms and associated personnel are currently under consideration - further steps may be taken, if necessary, as per decision of the regional SCP Administrative Subcommittee. Description: Symptoms of SCP-████ involvement consist of heavy discoloration of fruit flesh bodies, rinds and peels, "infection" of which is typically signaled by the pervasive spread of deep purple hues along the epicarp and/or pulp. Affected fruit have been observed to undergo what is described as "honeycomb-decay", manifesting itself as the procedural restructuring of fruit flesh and juice vesicles into what resembles a honeycomb structure. Despite a piece of fruit undergoing the metamorphosis exhibiting no signs of liquid or water excretion in any of its physical states, fruit in late stages of the morphosis have been without exception dry and indeed rough to the touch on the inside, with only the epicarp retaining the original texture and shape. Experiments on D-class personnel have concluded the fruit remains edible, allegedly even enhanced in flavour. All D-class to have partook in consuming SCP-████ have interestingly reported no change in fruit pulp texture upon consumption, claiming it remains juicy in stark contrast to appearances. It remains unclear whether SCP-████ itself is merely the observed discoloration and only the cause of the restructuring or whether SCP-████ encompasses this particular batch of fruit, or perhaps all fruit from this particular patch of ground. Soil sample analysis and geological surveys are currently underway to ascertain the anomalous capacity of the ground surrounding the area. Civilian traffic is of little concern, as Mr Handel's self-imposed seclusion works in the ground team's favour. As in the case of agent █████, none of the related D-class have demonstrated behavioral changes as of yet. Whether this is to change or not remains to be seen. Due to the extremely unpredictable, at times even temporal nature SCP-handled objects may possess, determining a precise course of action is impossible until further information is revealed. For the time being, agent █████ and all related D-class personnel are marked for bi-monthly psych evaluations, as well as comprehensive health analyses in hopes of uncovering potential changes in physiological functions. Due to agent ███'s close ties to agent █████, analysis will be done hand-in-hand with agent ███'s input. As developments currently permit, agent █████ can hope to have his active-duty status reinstated once he passes 6 months of evaluations and monitoring without incident, further long-term studies being conducted on the related D-class personnel. Perhaps the more pressing matter is the origin and nature of intentions of Mr Handel, who has so far not raised any flags among the embedded team of analysts, as for all intents and purposes the man does not exist. His motives for inseminating early stages of SCP-████ onto local markets is a matter of chief concern, as no potential long-term effects have yet manifest themselves, if there are any. At this point, it wouldn't be unreasonable to propose a conjecture that Mr Handel himself might indeed be affected by SCP-████ in some currently unknown way, although this is unlikely as no meaningful amount of empirical evidence has been gleaned from interactions with the man. Special Containment Procedures: All known ripe specimens of SCP-████ so far are being stored in their respective crates, still arranged onto palettes and packaged in the regional SCP Foundation-owned Category V warehouse district, as no escalation of containment protocol seems to be necessary until proven otherwise. As SCP-████ has so far been observed to pose no actual threat n̶o̶r̶ ̶d̶e̶t̶r̶i̶m̶e̶n̶t̶a̶l̶ ̶a̶l̶t̶e̶r̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶s̶ ̶u̶p̶o̶n̶ ̶b̶e̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶h̶a̶n̶d̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶u̶p̶o̶n̶ ̶i̶t̶s̶ ̶h̶a̶n̶d̶l̶e̶r̶s̶,̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶h̶a̶s̶ ̶b̶e̶e̶n̶ ̶a̶s̶s̶i̶g̶n̶e̶d̶ ̶a̶n̶ ̶o̶p̶t̶i̶m̶i̶s̶t̶i̶c̶ ̶S̶a̶f̶e̶ ̶c̶l̶a̶s̶s̶i̶f̶i̶c̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶, there is not yet a pressing need to escalate containment, however as of Addendum ████-01, SCP-████ has proven to have at least some effect on organic matter, although no behavioral changes have been reported insofar. This may unfortunately be subject to change granted time, and staff assigned to SCP-████ have already begun setting up contingencies for multiple risk-factored scenarios. Addendum ████-01: March ██, 20██, 21:14 - Security guards on duty noticed faint purple discoloration on wooden palettes and crates characteristic of SCP-████ infection. Rate of infection spread at the time of discovery unknown. This raises grave concerns over the implications of long-term effects of SCP-████ infection on organic matter and tissues. Agent █████'s release postponed indefinitely until further developments shed light on the circumstances. Psych evaluations and health analyses for agent █████ and related D-class increased in volume and frequency to weekly. Requests from junior research staff to reclassify SCP-████ to Euclid-class immediately amid fears of severe future ramifications if left unchecked. Request pending approval. Research Assistant Jeanine Dillinger placed on probation after heated altercation with local department head over lack of immediate escalation of containment protocol.[/QUOTE] That's the basic gist of what the guys at SCP Foundation do, for anyone not familiar.

[QUOTE=Fetret;47436121]To avoid the problem this will cause, the colour orange is now named purple.[/QUOTE] [B]Still no fucking rhyming words, though.[/B] [editline]1st April 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=dai;47437249]four inch door hinge painted orange [t]http://i.imgur.com/TKGmEvY.png[/t][/QUOTE] Yeah, but it depends on pronounciation. The only time I've ever heard anyone around me go "or-inge" was in a rap song.

[QUOTE=just-a-boy;47439585]To be honest, this sounds like some SCP-tier stuff... That's the basic gist of what the guys at SCP Foundation do, for anyone not familiar.[/QUOTE] did you actually write an entire god damn scp article for this damn

[QUOTE=Cypher_09;47435818]Can april fools news threads be bannable please?[/QUOTE] They already have been: [quote=DA RULES]- Don't post satire, if you happen to make the colossal fuckup of doing so unknowingly you will still be banned for being so goddamn stupid.[/quote]