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Durian Higher Heat Resistance Than Steel Joke Meme

This is an edited anime meme using a fight scene from Dragon Ball Super, where two powerful characters float against a fiery, high-temperature background. The character on the left has had their head replaced with a steel cube, labeled "Steel, melting at 1370°C". The character on the right has had their head replaced with a durian fruit, labeled "Durian fruit, withstanding 3300°C for some reason???". The joke humorously exaggerates the widely shared factoid about the extreme heat resistance and toughness of the durian's thick, spiky outer rind, framing it as far more durable than steel even at extremely high temperatures.
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Steel, melting at 1370°C; Durian fruit, withstanding 3300°C for some reason???

Overview

This is an edited anime meme using a fight scene from Dragon Ball Super, where two powerful characters float against a fiery, high-temperature background. The character on the left has had their head replaced with a steel cube, labeled "Steel, melting at 1370°C". The character on the right has had their head replaced with a durian fruit, labeled "Durian fruit, withstanding 3300°C for some reason???". The joke humorously exaggerates the widely shared factoid about the extreme heat resistance and toughness of the durian's thick, spiky outer rind, framing it as far more durable than steel even at extremely high temperatures.

Origin notes

This meme is originally shared on X (formerly Twitter), as noted by the provided source X.com:meme.jpg. It edits a well-known fight scene between Goku and Jiren from the anime Dragon Ball Super, using the popular two-powerful-opponents-facing-off meme template. The watermark "Cap'n Ginyu" visible on the image indicates the editor or original poster of the edited meme, which circulated widely on social media platforms including X, Reddit, and meme communities to joke about the surprising toughness of durian shells.

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