How to peel an orange, pomegranate, and 7 other fruits faster

Peeling fruit way seem like an intuitive task, but according to YouTube, there's always a better, faster way.

Inspired by former NASA engineer Mark Rober's recent video that shows you how to "skin" a watermelon, we found the most innovative ways to skin eight common fruits.

From peeling a banana like a monkey to using a power drill to skin an apple, keep scrolling to see the best tips the internet has to offer.

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Peel an apple in seconds with a power drill and potato peeler.

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Get a power drill, a thoroughly cleaned flat drill bit, and a potato peeler. Skewer the apple with the drill bit and then turn the drill on. Carefully and gently place your potato peeler against the side of the apple and move it along the length of the apple.

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Or you could buy a machine that actually peels and de-cores the apple for you.

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This YouTuber swears by it, and they're sold here for $13.

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Peel a banana more efficiently by opening it from the bottom rather than the top.

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This is how monkeys eat their bananas and you'll never need to wrestle with the stem again.

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