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[Nvyseal]

A round watermelon can take up a lot of room in a refrigerator and the usually round fruit often sits awkwardly on refrigerator shelves.

Japanese farmers have forced their watermelons to grow into a square shape by inserting the melons into square, tempered glass cases while the fruit is still growing on the vine.

[m.oreilly]

i remember hearing about this awhile back. always wanted to get one

[m.oreilly]

scaramonga, on Oct 25 2007, 05:36 PM, said:

I have 2 at my disposal........they fit my hands quite well

why would you wear watermelons on your hands? is this some secret Scottish rite?

i know for a fact that us Irish enjoy putting them on our heads:

[Tweak]

scaramonga, on Oct 25 2007, 08:36 PM, said:

I have 2 at my disposal........they fit my hands quite well

Who's got the bigger ones I wonder?

And I heard they are grown this way to optimize space a few years back, cool concept.

[Christopholofigus]

He he he....melons