In what is potentially the best fruit-related story of the year, Chinese watermelons are exploding without the help of ninjas or slingshots.
The watermelons have reportedly been subjected to excessive amounts of chemicals in a bid to boost the fruits’ growth, but instead has resulted in fields of watermelons exploding. I wonder if they make a lot of noise as they blow up?
[SMH]
Image: Wikimedia Commons
Jake D
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 6:24 PMOnly if somebody is there to hear it.
nek44
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 7:01 PMExactly why you should never buy vegetables or fruit from China.
DansDans
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 11:46 AMYes
Because there are NO chemicals or growth hormones used in food production in Australia.
None. At. All.
Steve
Thursday, May 19, 2011 at 1:48 PMMaybe it isn’t politically correct to say this but… I suspect that the agriculture industry in China is a hell of a lot less regulated than it is over here.
Turnsky
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 1:33 AMWhat next? lemons?
Cave Johnson
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 3:57 PMBwahahaha! Didn’t I already invent combustible lemons?!