I’ve heard of some incidents like that; one thing they seem to have in common is that they all happened 50+ years ago. It is sometimes said that one of the greatest but most underappreciated tech advances of the last century has been the development of extremely sophisticated and potent lubricants, like motor oil.
I wonder if bananas would compare more favorably with motor oil from 80 years ago (in motors from 80 years ago) than they do with modern versions.
