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For most Americans, not only does The 4th of July mean backyard BBQs and fireworks, but it’s also a time to step up your table centerpiece game.
Charles Phoenix knows this, and has created a series of Watermelon Mascots that will improve any table. Inspired by a photo from 1976, the watermelons use various foodstuffs, applied by Phoenix, to bring them to life.
So, they’re like Mr. Potato Head, but far more perishable and patriotic. U-S-A!!! U-S-A!!
[link, via Blazenfluff]
We were under the impression that bread couldn’t get any more exciting than multi-grain… That stuff is crazy.
However, Tawain-based Jimmy’s Bakery has found an even more interesting way to enjoy our carbs, by making Square Watermelon Bread.
Using powdered green tea, strawberry, and bamboo charcoal to color the dough, it’s then baked to look like a square watermelon, which are very popular in Japan. Check out how to make your own below.
[via Pee-wee]
If you’ve been wanting to create an awesome metal sculpture, and you have a watermelon and some molten aluminum laying around… here’s a fun video for you.
The Watermelon Metal Sculpture was created, unintentionally, by the Backyard Scientist. By pouring liquid metal into a watermelon, he was expecting to create an exploding watermelon video. The result instead, was a pretty cool piece of metal art.
Why did this happen? Don’t ask me… I’m no backyard scientist. Watch this video.
[link, via Laughing Squid]
If you love watermelon, as Tom Rosenthal does, you might go so far as to dress up like one and dedicate a song and music video to it… like Tom did. Watermelons make us do strange things.
In this bizarre video, appropriately titled ‘Watermelon,’ we see Tom dressed as the large fruit, prancing and singing along the countryside.
The lyrics go something like… ‘Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, watermelon, it’s watermelon time.” And, so on and so forth. Please watch.
[link, via Laughing Squid]
What’s a professional pumpkin carver to do when it’s not Fall? Extreme sculptor Clive Cooper adjusts to the season change perfectly, by using his skills to create awesome watermelon carvings.
Using the perfect mix of a watermelon’s color palette of green, white, pink, and in some cases actual pits — Cooper creates awesome characters and animals that’ll put anything at your next picnic to shame.
