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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

All four melons lived in harmony, then everything changed when the fire melon attacked

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

And the Avatar must master all four elemelons.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

But he still has a lot to learn...

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Firemelon is just peppers
Earthmelon is an onion
Windmelon is beans

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When I learnt the alphabet song as a kid I always used to think it went H I J K elemelon P

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

I thought it was EMINEMO (yes, all caps).

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

this was worth the doom scrolling

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

MUL-TI-PASS!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Hydrogenmelon, Heliummelon, Lithiummelon, Berylliummelon, Boronmelon, Carbonmelon, Nitrogenmelon, Oxygenmelon, Fluorinemelon, Neonmelon....

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Dihydrogenmonoxidemelon

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

HHeLiBeBCNOFNeMelon

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I feel like earthmellon would just be a coconut. I'm excited for windmelon and firemellon, though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Rockmelon is another name for cantaloupe

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That's true, I guess because of the peel. By that logic watermelons would have to be blue, though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Dragonfruit? Or are we going capsaicin

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I was thinking that it's about composition (watermelon is mostly water), so probably more capsaicin. Hot like a pepper but big and round. And maybe some orangish bioluminescence too, since it's a made-up fruit and I'm allowed some creative licence.

Windmelon would then be very light and spongy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wonder if a fruit like that could ever be GMO'ed.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I see no fundamental reason why not. The barriers are mostly cultural and in understanding details of biology when it comes to GMOs.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"Mm... Sure can't wait to try this windmelon!"

Punctures it with knife to cut it and it just explodes because it's full of compressed air

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Whatever you're smoking, I want it!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

"Elemelons". Now that is a new favorite high word, next to banana. Banananananananananana.....