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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 wouldn’t 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 wouldn’t 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 week’s 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 Russia’s watermelon season， has boosted the price in recent days to around $860. That’s more than 300 times the price of your standardmelon.
Before The Moscow Times carried an Interfax news agency report on the strange fruit， they weren’t leaping out of the bins. “There has been no rush，” an assistant saidat one of the unidentified chain’s 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.
这个疯狂想法的起源
开始的时候我并不赞成这个主意。毕竟谁会想到这么一个杰出的结果竟可能实现呢？而且如果真有可能，那为什么从来没有任何有一点点智力的人愿意试试呢？可不管怎么说，我就是这样差点进了《吉尼斯世界纪录大全》。
整件事是这样开始的：我们决定开发一种方形西瓜，这样运输起来会更方便。开始我们就我们想要的大小和形状画了个草图，然后挑选了一些生长迅速、能产出异形西瓜的种子。我们把种子成椭圆形地种在一个废弃足球场周边，因为这里肥沃的土质小有名气。许多瓜秧长了出来，我们选了几个嫩瓜放进一个方形盒子里，同时小心地留出一个出口，以便注射能使其长成方形的秘密配方。一切进展顺利，从所有外表來看我们已经成功了。随即我们与吉尼斯的工作人员联系，简述了我们的成果，我们被邀请去伦敦展示我们西瓜产品中的一个样品。我们满怀对未来乐观的懂憬登上了去伦敦的飞机。可是，由于我们把西瓜放在了飞机厨房的烤箱旁边，这个西瓜碎掉了，只剩下外面的皮——六个方块。我们想把它们拼回去，可它们总是往外掉，吉尼斯的工作人员说什么也不相信所有碎片来自同一个西瓜。
俄罗斯暴发户们热爱方形西瓜
上周没去买方形西瓜的俄罗斯暴发户们真是太可惜了，当时这种日本种植的西瓜在高端市场上仅售700美元（约合人民币4300元）。但是，对于这种新奇玩意儿的各种新闻报道让方形西瓜的价格一下涨到了近860美元（约合人民币5300元），这可是普通西瓜价格的300倍还多。
在《莫斯科时报》援引国际文传通讯社发表的一篇关于奇特方形西瓜的报道前，这种水果还没有那么受欢迎。（当时的报道中这样写道：）“并没人抢着买方形西瓜，”某所连锁店的店员如是说。一些顾客“只是为了好玩”而购买。随后由于需求的增加，它的价格一个周末就蹿升了150美元。
如何种植方形西瓜？
当藤上的西瓜还小的时候，就用一个方形的钢化玻璃盒将它罩住。西瓜长大后就成了盒子的形状了。记得要用玻璃或者其他透明的模具，那样阳光才能照射到整只西瓜。
为何种植方形西瓜？
首先，方形西瓜易于堆放，运输起来更方便。另外，在日本一些拥挤的场所，空间就成了一个重要问题，而方形西瓜正好能放进日本的小型冰箱，完美贴合不占空间。
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 wouldn’t 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 wouldn’t 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 week’s 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 Russia’s watermelon season， has boosted the price in recent days to around $860. That’s more than 300 times the price of your standardmelon.
Before The Moscow Times carried an Interfax news agency report on the strange fruit， they weren’t leaping out of the bins. “There has been no rush，” an assistant saidat one of the unidentified chain’s 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.
这个疯狂想法的起源
开始的时候我并不赞成这个主意。毕竟谁会想到这么一个杰出的结果竟可能实现呢？而且如果真有可能，那为什么从来没有任何有一点点智力的人愿意试试呢？可不管怎么说，我就是这样差点进了《吉尼斯世界纪录大全》。
整件事是这样开始的：我们决定开发一种方形西瓜，这样运输起来会更方便。开始我们就我们想要的大小和形状画了个草图，然后挑选了一些生长迅速、能产出异形西瓜的种子。我们把种子成椭圆形地种在一个废弃足球场周边，因为这里肥沃的土质小有名气。许多瓜秧长了出来，我们选了几个嫩瓜放进一个方形盒子里，同时小心地留出一个出口，以便注射能使其长成方形的秘密配方。一切进展顺利，从所有外表來看我们已经成功了。随即我们与吉尼斯的工作人员联系，简述了我们的成果，我们被邀请去伦敦展示我们西瓜产品中的一个样品。我们满怀对未来乐观的懂憬登上了去伦敦的飞机。可是，由于我们把西瓜放在了飞机厨房的烤箱旁边，这个西瓜碎掉了，只剩下外面的皮——六个方块。我们想把它们拼回去，可它们总是往外掉，吉尼斯的工作人员说什么也不相信所有碎片来自同一个西瓜。
俄罗斯暴发户们热爱方形西瓜
上周没去买方形西瓜的俄罗斯暴发户们真是太可惜了，当时这种日本种植的西瓜在高端市场上仅售700美元（约合人民币4300元）。但是，对于这种新奇玩意儿的各种新闻报道让方形西瓜的价格一下涨到了近860美元（约合人民币5300元），这可是普通西瓜价格的300倍还多。
在《莫斯科时报》援引国际文传通讯社发表的一篇关于奇特方形西瓜的报道前，这种水果还没有那么受欢迎。（当时的报道中这样写道：）“并没人抢着买方形西瓜，”某所连锁店的店员如是说。一些顾客“只是为了好玩”而购买。随后由于需求的增加，它的价格一个周末就蹿升了150美元。
如何种植方形西瓜？
当藤上的西瓜还小的时候，就用一个方形的钢化玻璃盒将它罩住。西瓜长大后就成了盒子的形状了。记得要用玻璃或者其他透明的模具，那样阳光才能照射到整只西瓜。
为何种植方形西瓜？
首先，方形西瓜易于堆放，运输起来更方便。另外，在日本一些拥挤的场所，空间就成了一个重要问题，而方形西瓜正好能放进日本的小型冰箱，完美贴合不占空间。