Chinese watermelon bounces like rubber balls when thrown

Watermelons in China's Hubei province bounce like a rubber ball when thrown to the ground.

According to China News, the exotic melon has just been discovered at Mr. Cung's house, living in Tuong Duong Hi-tech Park, Hubei Province.The melons are filled with the living room corner of Mr. Cung's house.

He and his wife used the power to separate the melon but not.

This type of melon when thrown to the ground will bounce like a rubber ball, without sweetness.Mr. Cung and his wife have experienced more than 30 years of planting watermelon but have never met this strange melon.In the picture, Mr. Cung is trying to throw melon to prove it doesn't break.Only when thrown from a height of over two meters, the new melon cracked into a small slit.

Melon has pale yellow intestine, blue seeds.The heaviest fruit weighs 4.7kg, the lightest fruit is 2.05kg.The total harvested melon is heavier than 500kg.

Cung's watermelon is placed next to the usual watermelon.This kind of melon ripens as fast as a normal melon but does not produce a red, tart-like taste when cooked.

The melon seeds are different in color from the usual black melon seeds.

Cung's wife said the melon seed was brought from Beijing by her daughter.Melons are grown on family land and local melon varieties.