Karl replaced his overhead light with a green "banana sheath."
A "banana sheath" is a hard plastic case, in the shape of and slightly larger than a full size banana. It is used to take a banana to lunch without the banana getting bruised.
It is an example of a product that solves a problem that doesn't exist. No one needs a banana sheath. The banana peel does everything a banana sheath does and does it better. The peel is already included, it's disposable, and it's biodegradable. It even functions as a freshness indicator.
But even though there is no need for a banana sheath, the product exists and people buy it. It stands as an emblem for everything that Karl hates about consumerism, and every time he forgets, the banana sheath is there to remind him.
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