Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Fruit Mutations and Other Delights


Watermelons joined at the hip are about as common as (Siamese) twins.
But China, it's happened twice in the last few years, most recently it happened again this month when Xiong Wei, from Wuhan in central China (photo above) grew a conjoined watermelon in a field near his home.
“It’s the first time for me to see such a weird shaped watermelon,” Wei said.

Mutations can be triggered by cold weather, temperature fluctuations or insect damage.

Ken Morrish picked an apple off a tree in his garden and there it was, the colors were split; one side red and the other green. (see photo)

Experts say that the odds of finding an apple with such a perfect line between the green and the red are more than a million to one. (better chance than winning the lottery)

At least no one is saying any of the fruit looks like Jesus.

Remember this one?