Watermelons are bursting at the seams in farms throughout southeastern China, and no one is quite sure what's causing it. Is it chemicals? Freak weather conditions? Or maybe it's just time to prepare for a full-on attack of the watermelons.
So far, the exploding watermelons have been localized around Danyang City in China's Jiangsui province. So far, just under a fifth of a square mile's worth of watermelons have been lost due to this mysterious bursting. An investigative report by China Central Television suggested a growth accelerator chemical was responsible, but agricultural experts don't consider that likely - only one of the ten households affected by the bursting melons actually used the chemical, according to one report.
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