I learned the other day that to open a banana from the top (where the stem is) is the so called wrong'' way to peel it. It seems we de-evolved'' from monkeys in this respect, or so was the opinion of the holder of this information, and do it the wrong way. Monkeys open bananas from the bottom end, by just peeling off the black spot on the bottom--which to me, surprisingly, is very much easier. You do not ever get that ``mis-open'' where you end up smashing the top of your banana.