Exploding water melons becoming a problem in China
source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13421374
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An investigation by state media found farms in the Jiangsu province in Eastern China were losing acres of fruit because of the problem.
The overuse of a chemical that helps fruit grow faster was blamed in one report by China Central Television. But agriculture experts were unable to explain why chemical-free melons were exploding. They cited the weather and abnormal size of the melon as factors.
Watch the video on BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13421374
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Bazinga
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I feel like this should be turned into some breakfast cereal. New 'Sploding Melon Capt'n Crunch! Bursts of fruity goodness in every bite are sure to wake you up! Start your morning off with a bang!
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Bazinga
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Jeremy_Benson
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The explosions have been devastating. Media reports that up to 10 people have gotten all sticky and there's ants everywhere, but the Chinese government has refused to comment. Cease and desist orders have been issued, but the fruit has not yet responded.
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Persecuted:
Left you speechless, did I?
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Persecuted
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Jeremy_Benson:
i dont know what is going on... what i typed was
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remanns
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Added to "Random" and "out-there" .
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onemalefla:
Hmmmmmm,.......
( I think that would leaver a bitter aftertaste . . . .) +^d
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remanns
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bailey78
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remanns:
Very
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bailey78
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Wicks934
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My guess is that they either got too much water after a dry spell or they had a quick change in temperature.
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Wicks934
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mitekillem
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Call me crazy, but somehow, I don't buy the idea that the food and water being too plentiful caused them to exploded. See image above as example.
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mitekillem
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vaxart
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What about our home grown GMOs which are slowly poisoning our very own people.....
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vaxart
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bailey78
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vaxart:
Well nobody gets out alive in this game.
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bailey78
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bailey78
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They're mad I say MAD they are
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bailey78
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bailey78:
HAH ! +^d !
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Buddha2112
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I didn't even know they had watermelons in china.
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mii
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I'm sure the soil is contaminated, the groundwater
loaded with chemicals....and the fruit just
"exploding" with flavor. - 1 year ago
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mii
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JanforGore
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http://en.ce.cn/National/Local/201105/11/t20110511_22413408.shtml
They are using weather modification to enhance rainfall in this area that has seen severe drought. There is no telling what chemicals came down from the sky and the effects of it on crops and the hydrologic cycle.
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JanforGore
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Incredulous
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JanforGore:
I am so fed up with the weather modification bullshit, and again, our government is not only complicit, they are cooperating. No one who uses traditional gardening methods has been able to plant where I live, because the ground has been so saturated, and it doesn't look like it's going to let up for a while. People with raised bed gardens stand a much better chance of getting their plants in the ground, but you have to wonder, what the hell is in this rain?
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Incredulous
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xhuffpo
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Can we say this is a sign of the end times? I am sure a bible passage can be found to apply this to the end times.
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xhuffpo
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Yogotricks
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exploding watermelons ... just WTF is going on. is this the chinese version of alqueada
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good_stuff
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Anyone who has ever done gardening knows that there is a find line between perfectly ripe and rotten. Sometimes I let my tomatoes go a little too long on the vine to gain sweetness and the very next day they will have a big crack on the side, or crack down the side when I pick them.
Fruits and vegitables were never intended to be perfect when eating. When to pick 'em is always part of the gamble.
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good_stuff:
OK then. +^d
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iowawashington
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I find this very disturbing. How much of this crap have I eaten? Is it used in the states?
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