Most people think mad scientists only focus on humans, performing horrifying experiments on our fleshy bodies for their own twisted purposes.
But there are a great many mad gardeners that do even more extreme tests on their subjects. It’s just that their subjects are edible fruits and vegetables.
It’s time for you to witness some of the biggest monsters in the world as we countdown 15 biggest fruits and vegetables ever created.
Watermelon
It’s no secret that melons can grow pretty big with the average weight of a watermelon being around 20lb. However, the heaviest ever recorded was a staggering 350 lbs. This world-breaking watermelon belonged to Chris Kent, who grew the beast in Tennessee.
Chris presented his watermelon at the Operation Pumpkin Festival held in Hamilton, Ohio back in 2013, winning first prize. Chris stated that watermelons “grow good in the south.” He said that he loved growing them ever since he was a kid.
Watermelons usually need a minimum of 6 hours of sun and a lot of open ground as their vines spread out quickly. Surprisingly, the fruit doesn’t need too much water; farmers only usually water the plants every 3 days.
If the optimal conditions are met, the heaviest these delicious fruits can grow could be as huge as 70Ibs. No one will deny that Chris’ watermelon is a behemoth!
Lemon
A dash of lemon can make any meal sparkle, although you’d need a very big appetite to get this one onto your plate. An Israeli farmer actually managed to grow this behemoth of a citrus fruit through entirely natural means, or so he says.
That’s a lot of citrus flavor! In 2003, the lemon made its debut, winning the world record for the heaviest lemon at a mighty 5.2 kilograms.
If you can’t visualize just how heavy that is, here’s a little fact: it’s heavier than the head of an adult human.
And, with a 29-inch circumference and a height of 13.7 inches, it’s easily the largest lemon we’ve ever seen, too! It’s fair to say, though, that this is way too much lemon for anybody to consume without their face inverting from the sourness. I’m not a scientist, but… come on.
The world record for heaviest lemon has yet to be beaten, although we’re not totally sure what happened to this beast. Maybe somebody used it on some really, really big fish meals. Whatever happened to it, we just hope that it tasted as good as it looked.
