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In China, Watch Out For Exploding Watermelons

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5:15PM May 17, 2011 | Nick Broughall

In what is potentially the best fruit-related story of the year, Chinese watermelons are exploding without the help of ninjas or slingshots. More »

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How Not To Fire A Watermelon Out Of A Huge Slingshot

2:20AM September 9, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

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This Is The Watermelon Cooler You Were Looking For

3:40AM July 20, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

In the future, when humans are extinct and watermelons evolve into sentient beings capable of mastering fusion energy and interstellar travel, someone will find the Marugoto Tamachan – a portable watermelon cooler – and they will be as puzzled as we are. More »

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Japanese Find Out How to Make Heart-Shaped Watermelons

6:40AM May 12, 2009 | Jason Chen

Having mastered the art of making square watermelons and even pyramid watermelons, Japanese farmers turned to making heart-shaped watermelons.

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Giz Service Announcement: Aim Fireworks Into the Air, Not At Your Mum

6:00AM July 5, 2008 | Benny Goldman

newVideoPlayer("/july4th_part4_giz.flv", 475, 376,""); Well, we hope you’ve had a good day off, a great BBQ and plenty of watermelon. Also, we hope that you didn’t blow up your face. We’ll leave you with one last Consumer Product Safety Commission clip that proves, once and for all, that it is NOT okay to point fireworks at friends and family members. They may end up in a storm of smoke and fire. Happy 4th everybody! [CPSC]

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Giz Service Announcement: Fireworks and Watermelon Don’t Mix

2:02PM July 4, 2008 | Benny Goldman

newVideoPlayer("/july4th_part1_giz.flv", 475, 376,""); Hey, we here at Gizmodo, together with Nancy Nord of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, want to remind you to have a safe 4th of July. Don’t use illegal fireworks for anything dangerous. Like blowing up an M-1000 inside of a watermelon. In slow motion. Happy 4th weekend everybody. [CPSC]

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