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MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE, Agricultural Experiment Station, Special Bulletin 

 Number 374 by H.P.Gaston and J. H. Levin shows the following damage of 

 three inch Mcintosh apples dropped onto a flat solid surface: 



VERTICAL DROP 



(Slight finger pressure 

 can equal a one inch 

 drop,) 



1" 



1/2" 

 Bruise 



(A pinch or a squeeae can 

 equal a thrae Inch drop,) 



3/4" 

 Bruise 



(A ball bounces 



An apple breaks',! t) 



1" Bruise 



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