this post was submitted on 27 May 2026
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[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I’m late to the party, but here’s the video

https://youtu.be/U2D2LHJxhNw

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Finally someone called my source! Was waiting patiently. You win!

[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Yeah I sub to his channel. I’m going to see him in a couple of weeks actually!

[–] FellowHuman@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

What else do you use banana plugs for?

[–] 9bananas@feddit.org 7 points 6 days ago

pretty sure those are mine, Al!

[–] JoeTheSane@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

How did you think they got the skins so tight on bananas if not electrolysis?

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] JoeTheSane@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

Now, that’s just foolish!

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 52 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Maiq@piefed.social 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Your comment gave me an idea for a movie/dock/rockumentry, which follows the life of Al Yankovic through a parody of Being John Malkovich.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 6 points 1 week ago

I feel like Al would be down for that.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 34 points 1 week ago

The good Al pic.

[–] BooBees@fedinsfw.app 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Looks like he has them hooked up to where his touch closes a loop and each banana plays a note, so he can make music with bananas for scale.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yup, it’s a Makey Makey kit, plus bananas, plus Weird Al.

No affiliation besides knowing one of the former founders through a friend. They’re nice folks.

[–] Lommy@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

I've bought one years ago! Probably still have it somewhere. As i recall this connected as a midi kit. It was really fun showing this to people but unfortunantly didn't get much use in my case

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 18 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I have to believe this is meant to be read as bananas for scales. What an amazing nerd.

[–] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 week ago

weird science

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana post!

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 11 points 1 week ago

He's either playing the Bananaphone or attempting an obscure Dark Souls speedrun category.

[–] hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Absolute unit

[–] bright@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Is there a joke in this pic? It might be just weird for weird sake, but if there's a joke please clue me in

[–] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You can wire bananas (and other things) to be capacitive switches/buttons, it was a nifty diy maker project a bit ago. It looks like he made a keyboard with them, so theyre bananas for scale (as in a musical scale)

Thanks! This joke has so many layers to unpeel.

[–] bright@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago
[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Is there a joke in this pic? It might be just weird [al] for weird [al's] sake, but if there’s a joke please clue me in

Pretty standard, really.

[–] imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

That's Weird Al

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I was expecting his reflection to also be looking at the camera

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

ring ring ring

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago

Is it weird that this makes so much sense to me?

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

Raffi was an absolute amateur

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 4 points 1 week ago

🎵Electrical bananas,
Is gonna be a sudden craze,
Electrical bananas,
Is bound to be the very next phase 🎵

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can he play scales on bananas?

[–] Evil_Incarnate@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago

He can, and he could play scales on a fish.

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] oppy1984@lemdro.id 6 points 1 week ago

Bread board. So banana bread.

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

So that’s his secret to staying young

[–] ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is that Kipp and uncle Rico's time machine?

[–] DickFiasco@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

It's missing the magic crystals.

[–] Solitaire20X6@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

the origins of Dr. Screwball Jones