The Nectarine

The first experiment I have chosen to put to the test is the fruit experiment.  What will happen to each half of the same piece of fruit, one in a pyramid structure, one outside the structure.  It is said that the fruit in the pyramid will stay fresh 2-3 times longer!  Keep in mind, the structure is simply made up of 8 sticks of equal length and both halves are exposed to the open air.
For this experiment, I have selected a nectarine...

Day 1.  As you can see, the two halves have been placed outside on my balcony and both are exposed to open air.  To make things simpler, I will refer to the half in the pyramid as "half A" and the one outside the pyramid as "half B"

                                     

Day 2.  There is slight browning starting to happen on both halves...

Day 3.  I'm starting to get skeptical, as they are both browning at an almost identical rate (although it's still too early to tell...)

Day 4.  This is exciting! Clearly, the edges of half B  are starting to curl, whereas, the edges of half A are not!

Day 5.  By looking carefully at half B, you can see the beginnings of mold.  The edges of half A are starting to curl, but not to the degree that those of half B were, even yesterday!