# Why is a banana clip curved? -- guns, not hair

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-banana-clip-curved-guns-not-hair/332087>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 21, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-banana-clip-curved-guns-not-hair/332087 "2005-11-21T15:55:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-banana-clip-curved-guns-not-hair/332087/21 "2005-11-24T02:03:02Z")

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> [@Inigo Montoya](#):
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> There is an “official” definition of clip & magazine. The distinction is blurred only in the vernacular.

For the sake of argument, can you tell me who puts out the Official Dictionary of Firearms Terminology? 🙂

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**Author:** ![rainy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2005, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-banana-clip-curved-guns-not-hair/332087/22 "2005-11-25T16:56:57Z")

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> [@TJdude825](#):
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> Um, because if it was straight, it wouldn’t look like a banana? Duh. 😉

You just can’t argue with logic like that 🙂

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