Square Watermelon

In Japan, space is typically at a premium. For years, consumers found it difficult to fit large, round watermelons in their tiny refrigerators.

Shipping round watermelon also expensive when space is limited.

A solution to the problem? Make it square. It's easy to ship, store, and cut.

That's exactly what one farmer decided to do in Japan. A farmer from Zentsuji in Kagawa began to grow watermelons inside of a square, glass box.

Viola! Square watermelon. The downside? Turns out that the price for square watermelon is almost three times the price of a normal watermelon.



Guess these won't be catching on anytime soon. But admittedly, they are, if nothing else, interesting.

Read more about square watermelon in this BBC article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/...