The origin of tne crazy idea

From the outset， I was against the idea. After all， who would have thought that suchan outstanding outcome might be possible？And even if it could be possible， why wouldnt anyone with an ounce of intelligence want totry it？ Anyway， this was how I almost came tobe in the Guinness Book of Records.

It all started when we decided to developa square watermelon so it would be easier to transport. At the outset we drew an outline of the size and shape we wanted， and selected fast growing seed known to output unusualshapes. The seeds were planted in an ovalpattern around the edge of a former footballoval， well known for its fertile soil. Many plants grew， and we selected a few young fruit toenclose within a square frame， taking care to also ensure there was an outlet through which we could inject our secret formula for squaregrowth. It worked so well that to all out wardappearances， we had been successful. We then contacted the Guinness people to outlineour success， and were invited to visit London with an example of our watermelon output. So with an optimistic outlook we boarded the plane for London. However， our watermelon collapsed because it was stored next to theoven in the kitchen of the plane. All we had left was the outer part-six squares. When wetried to put them back together， they would always fall outward， so the Guinness people wouldnt accept our claim that all of the pieceshad come from just one watermelon.

Tne nouveau riche Russlans iovecube-snaped watermelons.

Pity the nouveau riche Russians who missed last weeks bargain on Japanese-grown， cube-shaped watermelons at high-end Moscow markets：just $700. But news of thenovelty， a couple of weeks before the start of Russias watermelon season， has boosted the price in recent days to around $860. Thats more than 300 times the price of your standardmelon.

Before The Moscow Times carried an Interfax news agency report on the strange fruit， they werent leaping out of the bins. “There has been no rush，” an assistant saidat one of the unidentified chains stores. A few customers had bought them “just for fun”. Over the weekend， the price jumped about $150 asdemand rose.

How are souare watermelons grown？

While the watermelon is still small on thevine， a square， tempered glass box is placed around it. When the watermelon gets bigger， itassumes the shape of the box！ Just remember to use a glass or transparent mold so the sunlight can reach the watermelon on all sides.

Why are souare watermelons grown？

First， the square watermelons are easier to stack， which makes them easier to ship. Second， with space being an issue in crowdedareas of Japan， the square watermelonis designed to fit perfectly inside smaller Japanese refriqerators.

這個瘋狂想法的起源

開始的時候我并不贊成這個主意。畢竟誰會想到這么一個杰出的結(jié)果竟可能實現(xiàn)呢？而且如果真有可能，那為什么從來沒有任何有一點點智力的人愿意試試呢？可不管怎么說，我就是這樣差點進了《吉尼斯世界紀錄大全》。

整件事是這樣開始的：我們決定開發(fā)一種方形西瓜，這樣運輸起來會更方便。開始我們就我們想要的大小和形狀畫了個草圖，然后挑選了一些生長迅速、能產(chǎn)出異形西瓜的種子。我們把種子成橢圓形地種在一個廢棄足球場周邊，因為這里肥沃的土質(zhì)小有名氣。許多瓜秧長了出來，我們選了幾個嫩瓜放進一個方形盒子里，同時小心地留出一個出口，以便注射能使其長成方形的秘密配方。一切進展順利，從所有外表來看我們已經(jīng)成功了。隨即我們與吉尼斯的工作人員聯(lián)系，簡述了我們的成果，我們被邀請去倫敦展示我們西瓜產(chǎn)品中的一個樣品。我們滿懷對未來樂觀的懂憬登上了去倫敦的飛機?？墒?，由于我們把西瓜放在了飛機廚房的烤箱旁邊，這個西瓜碎掉了，只剩下外面的皮——六個方塊。我們想把它們拼回去，可它們總是往外掉，吉尼斯的工作人員說什么也不相信所有碎片來自同一個西瓜。

俄羅斯暴發(fā)戶們熱愛方形西瓜

上周沒去買方形西瓜的俄羅斯暴發(fā)戶們真是太可惜了，當時這種日本種植的西瓜在高端市場上僅售700美元（約合人民幣4300元）。但是，對于這種新奇玩意兒的各種新聞報道讓方形西瓜的價格一下漲到了近860美元（約合人民幣5300元），這可是普通西瓜價格的300倍還多。

在《莫斯科時報》援引國際文傳通訊社發(fā)表的一篇關(guān)于奇特方形西瓜的報道前，這種水果還沒有那么受歡迎。（當時的報道中這樣寫道：）“并沒人搶著買方形西瓜，”某所連鎖店的店員如是說。一些顧客“只是為了好玩”而購買。隨后由于需求的增加，它的價格一個周末就躥升了150美元。

如何種植方形西瓜？

當藤上的西瓜還小的時候，就用一個方形的鋼化玻璃盒將它罩住。西瓜長大后就成了盒子的形狀了。記得要用玻璃或者其他透明的模具，那樣陽光才能照射到整只西瓜。

為何種植方形西瓜？

首先，方形西瓜易于堆放，運輸起來更方便。另外，在日本一些擁擠的場所，空間就成了一個重要問題，而方形西瓜正好能放進日本的小型冰箱，完美貼合不占空間。