Comments on: Heart-shaped watermelons in Japan

By: lin

lin — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:40:00 +0000

You’re not lovely. A bitter comment. Find something useful to do w/YOUR time. Heart shaped melons RULE!

By: Hotmama

Hotmama — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:42:00 +0000

I think that being innovative and creating things like this is not wasteful. For crying out loud is sounds like you “lovely” are as dull and as boring as a paper knife!

By: Rama

Rama — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:10:35 +0000

ya…..its not an bad idea in dis valentine season to grow a heart shaped melon…theres nothing wrong doing it as a experiment…

By: MC

MC — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:00:40 +0000

Alrighty, firstly I’d like to clear this up for those who are a tad misinformed. This watermelon was made by a simple process that doesn’t change any of the genetic composition of the melon. I mean, that’s ridiculous. You can’t just have a melon grow into a perfectly shaped heart. It doesn’t work that way.

Its made by getting a re-enforced glass box and placing the young melon in it while it is still on the stem. The stem comes out the top and the watermelon grows to fit its environment. THAT is what we call NATURE. It would happen the same way if you placed a watermelon on a rock as it grew. It would morph around the rock due to its growing and gravity.

There’s not sick about that at all.

You can make square watermelons, triangles, heck. Obviously you can even make a heart. I bet if you made a glass container in the shape of a star we could have star watermelons. They taste exactly the same as any other watermelon. The only difference is the shape.

Now, for the “use”. Its still food. It can be eaten. The seeds can be planted, and they in turn can grow into larger plants.
There for, it still feeds you. Thus it has a use.
Second, it helps support the economy. Novelty items are always silly, at least this one can be eaten. People who actually want these will buy them and eat them. The person they bought it from shall get the money and they can spend it on whatever else they want. It simply makes for a healthy economy.

As for a practical use, I can’t very well find one for a “heart” shaped watermelon. However, the whole reason they started making efforts to change the shape was to help conserve space. The box watermelon was made that way so that it would fit better in the fridge and would make our lives easier.

If you have an issue with this because its “changing nature” try looking up something else that actually changes there genes and what not. Like spider thread being changed so that its stronger. You should really worry about that if you have an issue, not about watermelons simply growing to fit their surroundings.

By: Darcy

Darcy — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:31:53 +0000

I suggest you do some reading on the distinction between use value and exchange value, for example in Marx’ Capital.

By: Rapi

Rapi — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:27:11 +0000

160$ : you eat it you poop it. Haha. With any luck, it’ll go out heartshaped as well.

By: Rapi

Rapi — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:25:43 +0000

HERE HERE!

By: Xi Lei

Xi Lei — Tue, 12 May 2009 20:20:01 +0000

Luv it. I grow apples and pumpkins with peoples names or designs on them. Maybe I’ll try shapes next. Who says gardening is boring lol.

By: Bruce GAO

Bruce GAO — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:11:38 +0000

cool

By: Not too surprising

Not too surprising — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:07:17 +0000

I can’t say that it’s too surprising. I mean the square watermelons were just as high. I haggled for a medium sized square melon for about the equalivalent of $96. I ended up giving it as a present to a Japanese co-worker. She was about to refuse it because it was so expensive, but I incessed(mspl). (*)Frmmy experience watermelon comes only during the summer months and is used as more of a gift then a typical grocery item.<—(hint hint) Even during the summer the supply is quite limited.

So, for all those that don’t know…not every 1st world country has the luxury of having certain fruits throughout the year. YOU PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO READ UP ON JAPAN BEFORE YOU JUDGE IT!

By: YOUSHOULDFEELUCKY

YOUSHOULDFEELUCKY — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:51:36 +0000

What are you suggesting they’d do? Do you know how rare it is to have watermelons in Japan? Let me tell you from experience, it is extremely rare. And to have it in a specific shape is convient to the customer buying it. Watermelon in Japan isn’t something they’d happen to buy because it was a part of their grocery list. It is used more like a summer time gift for a friend, family or in this case a person your having a relationship with.

By: Haf

Haf — Mon, 11 May 2009 06:14:49 +0000

I’ve seen much, much pricier fruits in Japan… and much, much pricier gifts for girls… although I can’t imagine giving my girlfriend a watermelon as a present, be it heart-shaped or not.

By: Dchama

Dchama — Mon, 11 May 2009 02:27:07 +0000

OMG! that price is just really ridiculous. How could you even justify that?

By: Aeon

Aeon — Sun, 10 May 2009 18:30:31 +0000

Now, I wonder what it looks like inside…

By: helical

helical — Sun, 10 May 2009 16:40:52 +0000

We also mow the lawn, prune our trees, and breed our rice too! Mwahahahah!

By: Buster

Buster — Sun, 10 May 2009 14:37:13 +0000

Sometimes I just cant help feeling Japanese like to pay for fruit, while the rest of the world likes to EAT fruit.

By: Yom

Yom — Sun, 10 May 2009 14:26:04 +0000

what?

By: albeitalways

albeitalways — Sun, 10 May 2009 11:27:59 +0000

$160 for a watermelon?!?!

you’d think with this global recession ppl would be more practical with their money… -.-

By: EsdrasGrau

EsdrasGrau — Sun, 10 May 2009 09:24:05 +0000

sick Japanese why they are obsess for modify the nature

By: Webnet

Webnet — Sun, 10 May 2009 09:23:24 +0000

Very nice, I’m impressed!
Why is so wrong?, I think it’s nice, and really nice shaped, look at the picture, mmm…..so nice shapes, and taste nice probably too. I like this form much more than cubes.
Watermelons in Japan is very nice present, and I do not see any wrong, if it has heart shape. Good luck with selling.

By: Mimi

Mimi — Sun, 10 May 2009 07:31:20 +0000

Haha cute but so expensive…

By: weirdo

weirdo — Sun, 10 May 2009 07:30:45 +0000

There’s a market for novelty shaped watermelons, ergo, it has monetary value. I don’t see how it’s not “useful”.

By: Mary Witzl

Mary Witzl — Sun, 10 May 2009 07:11:01 +0000

That is just…wrong. And only in Japan!

By: lovely

lovely — Sun, 10 May 2009 04:56:13 +0000

of for crying out loud, can`t people find anything useful to do with their time and money.