cube watermelons

There was this news several days ago about people successfully grow cube watermelons instead of spherical ones. I wonder why people want to grow these squarish watermelons unless they taste better or have special benefits.

Of all shapes, the round shape is the most pleasing to the eyes.

And, the sphere has the greatest volume for a fixed surface area. In nature, an object takes the shape of a sphere whenever its surface wants to be as small as possible. Examples include bubbles and water drops.


For a fixed perimeter, the greatest area you can get is a circle.