Orange in high vs low humidity

In this time-lapse video, I compare the decomposition process of an orange in two different environments - normal humidity and high humidity. Surprisingly, the orange in the normal humidity environment started to grow mold faster than the one in the high humidity environment, which was kept in a plastic box. While this may be an anomaly, it raises some interesting questions about how different environments can affect the decomposition of organic matter.
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Fun fact: The color orange was named after the fruit, not the other way around.
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[@oliviah3287]

I can’t wait that long 😪

[@PhotoOwl]

It's not that long :D Just set the reminder so youtube will notify you when the video goes public

[@gamerailwayfanreal]

@@PhotoOwl can you try a cookie for a timelapse? (but find the cookie that is near to expiration date (also cookies does mold too))

[@TheGallAlex]

The whole orange looking at the cut one slowly deteriorating: This is fine

[@Pengalen]

I would want to see the high humidity uncut orange without a rotting orange next to it to see how long it would last on its own.

[@bklynkat23]

This!

[@adventurefighter7501]

Ngl though it lasted quite a while, if not more days than the one with low humidity.

[@ferninthehouse]

@@adventurefighter7501 the low humidity one got mold after like a few days and the high humidity one got mold after like 50 days… weird af

[@SirThanksalot_1]

@@ferninthehouse I'm thinking that is because this time the black mold got to grow first (which, if I'm not mistaken, is very dangerous), and was fighting the white/green mold instead. Or something with the chemicals it releases. And if you would've opened the whole orange, you might've been in for a nasty surprise

[@paulineferrill4348]

My hypothesis: the orange in the higher humidity stayed fresh longer due to bacteria on the surface surviving and keeping the mold at bay, sort of like how our skin is colonized by staph bacterias to prevent worse germs from gaining a foothold. Would be an interesting science fair project for sure. What was your setup for the high humidity box?

[@PhotoOwl]

Maybe that's why. Definitely an interesting though. But I also think the one in the normal humidity was a type of orange that's prone to going bad quickly, because it spoiled much faster than a normal orange would. The high humidity setup was a plastic box with lid on. The orange made the air humid. The camera was also in the box and functioned as a heater too

[@josephwheeler1]

You could test her theory by sanitizing an orange first.

[@HADRON-9d]

Props to this guy for moving houses at least 700 times because of this mold.

[@artemisamberdrive583]

it's fascinating how many insects come to life out of 2 oranges

[@spencervoth5057]

That's actually the reason why for a long time people used to believe in the idea of spontaneous generation, aka the theory that living things (especially microbes) can spontaneously generate from non-living or dead matter. They saw things like worms, maggots, mold, and bacteria suddenly "appear" from rotting fruit and meats and thought that they spontaneously arose from the matter of those rotting foods. It wasn't until Louis Pasture finally definitively proved in the mid-19th century through experimentation that living things must arise from other living things (aka biogenesis).

[@thedanishman10]

Yes it is! It also makes sense that people in the middle ages used to believe in spontaneous generation - that rotten fruit would spontaneously bring fruit flies into the universe. Of course we know about eggs and spores now, but it does seem like they come out of nowhere!

[@shadesoftime]

They dont come out of it, they just fly from elsewhere

[@simianto9957]

That belief is called "Generatio Spontanea"

[@shadesoftime]

@@koopasteve how do you know

[@Shadowthian]

3:55 looks like an alien planet. so cool to see 3 different molds in the same space, though i definitely winced when i saw how quickly the black mold sprung up on the cut orange

[@gaminghouse6281]

the "WHOLE *****" part got me good

[@jesp9435]

What?

[@catastropheintended88]

What part?

[@gaminghouse6281]

@@jesp9435 the title

[@gaminghouse6281]

@@catastropheintended88 the title

[@jesp9435]

@@gaminghouse6281 Of the video?

[@iexistapparently7862]

The orange: *Completely covered in mold* The flies: “Yo this is some gourmet crap right here”

[@scenesofalife]

Maggots are so mysterious. Come out of nowhere and disappear into nothing. Also the dispersion of the black flakes around 2:49 is also strange.

[@Janos23]

I mean, not really. Flies lay eggs in the fruit, maggots hatch and grow from being too small to see to being visible. We just don't see the flies because they move too fast for the time lapse.

[@m.t.v.5639]

ditto..the insects are actually a bit visible, they’re the black specks you see flitting to and fro across the screen..

[@willyharris4199]

@@Janos23do you really mean it?

[@Steevo69]

Spontaneous life, I learned that it was a wrong idea in elementary school.

[@guillaumeauger7489]

Maybe you can start a project with some fruit or vegetable sitting on top of soil / compost and see how long it takes for it to merge with the soil

[@Kyu_97]

wow, that was amazing. I never thought mold could be that green and beautiful hahahaha nice video thank you so much!!!!!

[@shanrrosh]

It looked like it's own continent with different types of terrain, rivers and mountain tops covered in snow and everything! That was a great timelapse!

[@nitingarg7972]

Maybe our planet is a giant rotting orange 🤔

[@viennatime536]

Wow, the whole orange in high humidity at the 70th day looks like an Earth seen from space 😮

[@Benjackmo]

As a homeowner with an ever increasing electric bill I am curious how your electric bill has changed since you started doing your time lapse videos with the lights and camera equipment on 24/7. I’m assuming you have multiple projects running concurrently. I have PTSD from opening these insanely inflated bills we are seeing up here in Massachusetts.

[@treyawesomeoz4446]

Is camera is probably only taking 600 pictures a day. I doubt it’s that bad.

[@cyfralcoot65]

The light might also be turned off while the cameras are not taking photos. Anyway, the light is not a big deal

[@Benjackmo]

@@cyfralcoot65 I see, I don’t know much about the process. I imagined that the camera was recording constantly and not taking individual pictures for some reason.

[@Benjackmo]

Oh I see that makes sense. I thought the camera was constantly recording as opposed to hundreds of individual photos. I don’t know anything about photography.

[@mysterio3438]

​@@NationDixon me too

[@blackthorn5709]

I had a tangerine on my desk at work which, in the air-conditioned environment of the office, completely dried out and became rock hard, without any mould growth occurring at all. I still have it, years later.

[@niggacockball7995]

That shit probally completly dryest fruit in the world

[@bigish2143]

So the closed orange seemed to last much longer in high humidity.. interesting

[@theuncalledfor]

I think it's a coincidence. Normally oranges last much longer, as the text in the video stated. This one must have already been slightly damaged, whereas the one in high humidity just wasn't.

[@geronimo5537]

I've never seen a orange last longer than one to two week outside a refrigerator.

[@miles6780]

can you test non organic fruits versus organic fruits and see which one get destroyed by flies first?

[@Ебанаторий]

Non-organic fruit - plastic fruit?

[@Geomephysicus]

I wonder if the mold would eventually die off if you kept the timelapse going long enough? It needs to feed on something, right?

[@IsaacFoster..]

The second one got much more disgusting than I expected. Great work 👍🏻

[@KeilaBevins]

Ew, when it’s more humid it rots on the inside, and you can hardly tell it’s gone bad from the outside at all. Live in Houston, our oranges take a long time to mold 😳

[@bastipear2864]

0:17 did the orange really kill the fly?

[@konradbachnio5812]

I wonder how the inside would look like at 30-40 days. Completely rotten I guess?

[@petrescuework-difficultcas6581]

How did that orange last over 50 days next to black mold??!

[@JustPlayerDE]

probably still alive bacteria on the surface protecting it thanks to high humidity

[@azureskyrin]

Never have I ever seen a fruit go through all four seasons in less than 100 days

[@katamaniac]

Dude I would absolutely love a Q&A time-lapse video I have so many questions...

[@PasleyAviationPhotography]

What's humidity? Greetings from Phoenix 😉

[@Serving_Cvnt]

Air molucules in the air im pretty sure

[@mclarenf1gtr99]

@@Serving_Cvnt AIR molecules in the AIR...🤨🤔 You sure it isn't water vapor in the air?

[@Serving_Cvnt]

@@mclarenf1gtr99 my bad air in my country means water, and my brain dying when i typed that comment.

[@Raebrained]

I hope this is a joke about how dry Arizona is 😂

[@TTArt]

rip little fly that got crushed at the start

[@Suejamin]

I always grab a snack before clicking these videos. I should know better!

[@darthlaurel]

I wonder how much the decay of the half orange contributed to the decay of the whole orange.

[@hamable1995]

do you have a flow hood or something in the room with it? how do you manage the smells

[@jeamsis]

I am also curious about this

[@Lauresaurus96]

I wonder if the speed of the mold growth on the low humidity orange has to do with being around other time lapses. More mold spores in the air there than in a regular kitchen space.

[@takutikuduro]

2:24 orange turned into a creeper lol

[@helmetmcbarin]

Having fruit which is decaying near other fruit significantly increases the rate of decomposition of fruit surrounding it

[@evermore4487]

At one point the second whole orange looked like planet Earth.

[@phatmanlovescake]

That reverse at the end was cool lmao

[@cl0udy_sk13s]

the oranges in high humidity turned super green wow :0

[@garrysminecraftyoutubechannel]

great videos man, keep it up:)

[@shadowsquad66]

The Last one is how the mold came reminded me of probably how the earth is

[@treyawesomeoz4446]

The flies loved this experiment

[@markussch.2417]

Didnt expect the box getting so dirty, like wtf

[@petrescuework-difficultcas6581]

It was the fruit liquid that seeped out and could evaporate cause of the lid. Then that caught mold and got black.

[@Weirdo-chip]

3:56 the orange is like a place on earth with some cloud’s floating on top. The green stuff as trees.

[@konstantinsuvorov2570]

this was a very interesting one - great shots!

[@CoffeeCupandXul]

I wonder what would happen to a cut orange in low humidity. Would it also rot first or would it dry so much that it would prevent it for longer?

[@clovissagan6646]

Take an orange, place it in a plastic box in high humidity during 70 days. That's how we make tennis balls!

[@Alex-archive]

Let's record a video with a honey!

[@PhotoOwl]

Coming soon! It's been in the making for a long time

[@ProbablyOnLSD6669]

A… honey?

[@Alex-archive]

@@ProbablyOnLSD6669 A sweet, thick substance produced by bees from the juices of flowers.

[@Serving_Cvnt]

@@ProbablyOnLSD6669 You're my honey

[@wasteoftimelapse]

At 4:52 it really started to remind me of a traditional finnish dessert called finnish easter pudding (google it if you feel adventurous). Now I'm wondering what would that pudding turn into if you let it sit for a month or two. I might need to try that out myself. 😄

[@MothsAreTheBest]

It would turn into one and a half orange

[@mythicaldragonydutch_9071]

(With High Humidity) It took 67 Days for that Orange to stop being even a slight bit Orange, ONLY FOR IT TO TURN ORANGE 5 DAYS LATER.

[@Serakani]

I had an organic orange lying around my kitchen for almost half a year because it fell behind something i rarely move - and it didn't rot at all - just kinda dried out xD Made me wonder what kind of magical flat i'm living in.

[@ikbintom]

I wonder if you sterilize your plastic and your orange by briefly boiling them, if the insects still appear

[@AndyBolton310]

The first orange must have been near a moldy orange in shipping.

[@AlexSims1]

4:35 The forbidden chocolate pudding 🤤

[@rks3502]

bros last orange became a habitable planet 💀

[@pandamakeuppics7772]

Til it wasn't

[@catfanciermonthly]

3:51 it looks like an aerial view of ireland, or something. some rocks there, grass over there, different colored grass here.. oh more rocks!

[@Destructocorps]

Over here we just get a thick layer of dusty green mould on thing, no bursting or leaking, just a lot of dust and bright green mould

[@theredishradish]

Bro turned into Venom real fast

[@knightsofthedraftingtable1961]

"Just cut off the moldy part, what are you scared?" The fruit:

[@beta_nd_greeble]

so interesting that in the second one, the orange goes from orange to green to white mold, to green mold, to white mold again, before going brown

[@robertmason7465]

4:45 try a bite and see if its good...

[@Foxii-86]

0:55 "normally my oranges last much longer" are they in a fridge by any chance? lol

[@DreamtaleEnjoyer]

3:46 So this is where lemon-limes come from… I always wondered

[@marioplaygames_47]

2:57 I'm impressed of how those insects can stay there for days without eating

[@grantbrown7594]

As an ancient chemist and warlock, I have conducted a series of experiments to determine the effects of humidity on oranges over the course of many days. It is well-known that humidity can have a significant impact on the shelf life of perishable goods, and I sought to understand how this would manifest in the case of oranges. To begin my experiment, I obtained a sample of fresh oranges from the local marketplace. These oranges were then divided into two groups: one group was placed in a low-humidity environment, while the other group was placed in a high-humidity environment. The low-humidity environment was created by storing the oranges in a dry, cool room with little ventilation. In contrast, the high-humidity environment was created by placing the oranges in a warm, humid room with ample ventilation. Over the course of several days, I carefully monitored the condition of the oranges in each group. I observed that the oranges stored in the low-humidity environment began to dry out and lose their plumpness within the first few days. As the days progressed, the skin of these oranges became increasingly wrinkled and tough, and their flavor and aroma began to diminish. In contrast, the oranges stored in the high-humidity environment retained their plumpness and freshness for a longer period of time. These oranges remained juicy and flavorful, with a bright, fresh aroma that persisted even after several days of storage. Based on these observations, I conclude that humidity has a significant impact on the shelf life of oranges. High levels of humidity help to maintain the freshness and flavor of oranges, while low levels of humidity can cause them to dry out and lose their appeal over time. As a warlock, I also note that this observation has potential implications for the preservation of food and other perishable goods in magical rituals and potions. By controlling the humidity levels of storage environments, it may be possible to extend the shelf life of key ingredients and enhance the potency of magical brews. Further research in this area is warranted to explore the full range of applications for this insight

[@JadeSuspects875]

I can't wait that long😪

[@Kuppito]

4:35 forbidden brownie🤤🤤🤤

[@anthonyjoshuatico]

In high humidity at 74th day seems a planet. Amazing

[@miles6780]

the orange indiana jonesed the fly 😅

[@troncat8490]

the title is great, never change

[@aroberts3213]

What's normal humidity? 30% 60%? What's High humidity?

[@michaelball93]

The humidity reading in my home treats anything between 40-60% as normal and anything above 60 as high. I start getting mould patches in some corners if it's above 60 for too long.

[@qdexdaz]

wow that was certainly unexpected! i wonder if it would have gone even longer if it hadn't been next to/sitting in the juices of the cut one? and i wonder how one in a very dry environment would have fared too

[@HunterShows]

Nice orange sludge.

[@kelseyknight9174]

4:30 the forbidden brownie…

[@SlashedUpon]

The first orange looked like some sort of snail at the end of its time

[@MiniMiniCuteJjang]

It's scary how oranges change like this...

[@soniadelautour1110]

Bruh, high humidity the oranges literally ✨ Disintegrated ✨

[@sleptialist007]

I just know the smell of that humid container was horrendous

[@pencilled_robin]

I can smell it through my screen

[@имяфамилия-ю7с2ю]

Я :мама я хочу нефть Мама: у нас есть нефть дома Нефть дома:

[@cowdude8948]

Scrumptious

[@amilder1384]

timelaps good, humidity level too gooood

[@Boba_fett327]

This guy is going crazy

[@sophiacm0]

where do the bugs come from? is it not a sealed environment?

[@Noctilionidae]

I can't help but feel bad for the oranges. Like they're suffering.

[@scotthoffman7071]

It turned into the symbiote

[@chrisvydjap3695]

Even a sunny thing like an orange will turn to black in the end of their life

[@Vi3Voide]

the second one is so messed up, imagine you saw your best friend slowly rot in front of you as you are destined to the same fate

[@soupisfornoobs4081]

Two random ass oranges probably aren't best friends. More like seeing that coworker you don't really talk to slowly rot in front of you

[@Vi3Voide]

@@soupisfornoobs4081 why would they not be best friends?

[@soupisfornoobs4081]

@@Vi3Voide the chance that two random individuals are best friends, by definition, is 1/(population-1), which tends to 0 as the population gets bigger.

[@Vi3Voide]

@@soupisfornoobs4081 but i dont think these are random individuals, why would they be in the same place?

[@soupisfornoobs4081]

@@Vi3Voide There's still thousands of oranges in that same city, from many different suppliers, in many different stores, just as there are people. You can't pick two people sitting on adjacent seats on the bus and claim they're more likely to be best friends than strangers

[@mrkiddo7511]

In the second part it looks like the black acid is melting down the second orange😂

[@CerberusTheTiger]

😋Mmm tasty Orange jam

[@amybeck9161]

The second video with the whole and half orange reminded me of the Island in Moana that turned evil , then at the end looked like some of that sticky black hash/ good good back in the day . 😂

[@gametester342]

Hey photo owl, whats up? Heh a lot of time has passed... would you make a timelapse of galaxy s23 underwater?

[@mkchristner]

Me sitting here eating berries 🍓🫐 sure, let’s watch fruit mold 😆

[@qalleesyakorish9012]

When you pick it up with the spoon the first time it kinda looked like cake but on the second one, it looked liked poop.

[@FrameFabulous]

Bacteria needs water to grow like other living things do. That is why in high humidity, the mould(caused by bacteria) grew faster on orange. There was less water for bacteria to grow in low humidity. This is what I am studying in class 6 science nowadays

[@mkchristner]

Nice… mold is a fungus among us…

[@keshav007infinity]

Beautiful view 😲 + Even insects unable to eat that black part it's valueless at that time

[@BedoKGun]

Bro finna lost his sanity

[@mommyslayer87]

I wouldnt be patient enough to wait over 50 days for a video

[@CherylPix62]

Orange you glad you don’t have to eat those ‘leftovers?’ 🍊

[@entre_deux_reves7667]

4:40 Grandma's Marmelade

[@Delorkay]

i understand why but there is a big part of me that wished you didnt use a spoon at the end to scoop the goop. Made me think of having to eat it XD

[@KitKatKittyKat-ii9fg]

Me throwing all my Oranges out