r/help 16h ago

Banana Lengths

Can someone possible explain banana lengths to me? Am new to reddit and looking at the “achievements” tile, why do I need to scroll 1000 banana lengths?! #WhaaaatThe

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u/Nevev Expert Helper 16h ago

"banana for scale" is a time-honored Reddit inside joke (well, it started outside of Reddit, but is primarily associated with Reddit). At some point, it was enshrined in the official app with a metric that shows how many bananas are equal to the length you've scrolled inside the app.

Don't worry, I never see it brought up; having that achievement isn't a status symbol. I never think about Reddit achievements at all, personally.

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u/Substantial_Star_766 16h ago

Ahhhhh ok…that makes sense in a round about a way. I was scrolling through thinking what on earth is a banana length!! Thanks for the clear description!