M42-095 · Soft matter

Jelly melon

A whole watermelon, set in jelly.
It weeps when you cut it.
The seeds want out.

MASS0kg

PIECES1

JUICE0ml

SEEDS LOOSE0

KINETIC0mJ

illustrative scale · 1 unit = 1 cm
jelly 1.05 g/cm³ · 18 cm melon

fig. 95 · a watermelon 18 cm long, set in jelly, on a maple board, lit from a window behind

Pull the melon. It is heavier than it looks.