Awesome Watermelon

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This unusual kitchen gadget cuts perfect cubes of watermelon. Just push it into the meat of the melon, and its windmill mechanism cuts out rectangular chunks in your desired size. The two-piece set includes a melon baller tool as well.

French musician MEZERG kicks out some groovy sounds using one of the silliest musical instruments – a watermelon. He connected slices of the melon – along with cantaloupe and a kiwi – to a Playtron MIDI Controller to create an edible keyboard. His cover of The Doors’ Light My Fire is pretty awesome too, even if it has no fruit.

Video footage of an incredible bit of fruit carving artistry out of China – a watermelon that’s been cut in such a way that it opens up to form a hanging lantern, while links in its rind support its own weight.

Do you like watermelon, but can’t be bothered with all the messy seeds and juice running down your chin? Cooking with May Lynn shares a recipe for making a loaf of bread that looks just like a watermelon… if watermelons were rectangular.

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to pull off Mark Rober’s silly party trick, in which he shows us how to remove the outer skin of a watermelon without damaging the insides. On second thought, it does take a rocket scientist.

Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon… what a melon.

We always thought you were supposed to just pick it up and start gnawing on it, but watermelon expert Tom Willett explains precisely the right way to eat one. And don’t you dare use a fork!

Halloween is just around the corner, so you’re probably thinking about carving some pumpkins. But while Summer is still fresh in our minds, this watermelon seems much more refreshing.

If you thought the whole William Tell shooting-an-apple-off-your-head thing seemed dangerous, check out Freddie Wong’s watermelon helmet vs. .50 caliber rifle. Do not try this at home. Ever.

File this one under the “one-trick-pony” category. There’s something just so wrong it’s right about this ridiculous Japanese invention that’s perfect for cooling a watermelon, or maybe a head.