Picture of the day

started by deep purple 3 mnths ago







A fat, round watermelon can take up a lot of room in a refrigerator, and the usually round fruit often sits awkwardly on refrigerator shelves.

But clever Japanese farmers have solved this dilemma by forcing their watermelons to grow into a square shape. Farmers insert the melons into square, tempered glass cases while the fruit is still growing on the vine.

The square boxes are the exact dimensions of Japanese refrigerators, allowing full-grown watermelons to fit conveniently and precisely onto refrigerator shelves.

But cubic fruit comes with a caveat: Each square watermelon costs 10,000 yen, the equivalent of about $82. Regular watermelons in Japan cost from $15 to $25 each.

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  kyathy posted Re:Picture of the day on 3 mnths ago
I love Japanese techniques. They are simply great.








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  peacegazer posted Re:Picture of the day on 3 mnths ago
Japanese have an answer for everything!  For $82 bucks, it better taste like a slice of heaven.

I would love to live in Japan for a few years. 
  deep purple posted Re:Picture of the day on 3 mnths ago

ohayao gozaayemas pg san? :))

yup. inflation in japan took me by surprise. regular melons for $15-$25 ?  whats there in japan for u to want to live there?

 

 

  Aftaab posted Re:Picture of the day on 3 mnths ago
domo arigatooo gozaimaasu ... DP,  anatawa nihongo ga hanashi-masen ka!!
you never cease to surprise me!!!!
  deep purple posted Re:Picture of the day on 3 mnths ago

mizikaashi desu aftaab san.  yeah, learnt japanese for 6 mths for heck of it. now forgotten all. leave me, aint u surprising me now? :))

  Aftaab posted Re:Picture of the day on 3 mnths ago
me too learnt it for 3 months, almost 8 yrs ago and flunked the level 3 test :)))), now forgotten all except for these basics.
lucky for me probably, otherwise i would be somewhere in tokyo instead of europe..!!
still have pages and pages of assignments that i wrote though.. the script writing is beautiful i must say.





  ennameenadeeka posted Re:Picture of the day on 3 mnths ago

thats why we call watermelon  a 'social fruit' in india.....if you can share it with ur neighbours keeping in refrigerator wont be a problem...btw i am unable to see the pictures.

  deep purple posted Enna - Tumne pukara aur hum chale aaye tarbooza bhi saath laaye re on 3 mnths ago
kaisi hain aap?

ye rahe aap ke tarbooz - http://www.snopes.com/photos/odd/watermelon.asp
  ennameenadeeka posted Re:Enna - Tumne pukara aur hum chale aaye tarbooza bhi saath laaye re on 3 mnths ago
wah wah..kya tarbooj hain !
lagta hai kitchen garden se nahi..factory se ban ke nikal rahe hain....

summers mein "Tarbooj punch"  ka jawaab nahi...churn pieces of tarbooj and ice in mixer add sugar syrup, kewada jal and ilaayachee powder and little soda.
  deep purple posted Chanda ke Chakor Tarbooze on 3 mnths ago
ye to maine kabhi nahi piya. ab amrika me chaawal nahi mil rahe, kewada jal kahaan milega. btw kaun sa soda? coke chalega?

aur itte din kahaan thi aap. may aa gaya. exams vagairah to khatam huye.
  ennameenadeeka posted Re:Chanda ke Chakor Tarbooze on 3 mnths ago
ab khaani soda aur kapde dhone wala soda to ho nahi sakta...zaahir hai daru wala soda hi hoga.

bete ke exam khatam par mere shuru...july end tak aise hi chalega.
  deep purple posted Re:Chanda ke Chakor Tarbooze on 3 mnths ago
aise kaise zaahir hai. kuchh bhi ho sakta hai. daru wala soda :)) ok. now thats giving me more ideas.

agar aap teacher hain to kyon bachcho ke answer papers laal karti hain. aur nahi hain to ab kaun se exams?

chaliye - aapko itne mahino baad dekha, achha laga. aati jaati rahiye. gomti express ki tarah.







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