Bet You Didn't Wake Up Today Thinking You'd Get to See a Child Eat an Entire Watermelon

by N/A, 8 years ago | 2 min read

If you haven't heard of "Watermelon Boy," stop what you're doing, because Watermelon Boy is one of the most important contemporary figures and is clearly a major player on the world's stage.

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"Watermelon boy" is a sensation.

You've probably eaten watermelon before. You probably know that the pink part is a sweet and delicious treat. Many a summer day has been enhanced by the presence of the juicy fruit. You probably also know that the rind of the watermelon (or the green part to the layman) is bitter, disgusting, and hard to eat. That doesn't phase Watermelon Boy.

While attending a cricket match in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, this kid achieved a feat that ended up overshadowing the match itself.

He ate an entire watermelon–rind and all–by himself. And thus, he was given the moniker "Watermelon Boy," and has subsequently achieved internet fame. Why eat an entire watermelon? You'll have to ask Watermelon Boy.

His remarkable feat drew the attention of the announcers at the match, and he was featured on the Megatron (or whatever they call the enormous screen at a cricket match).

Soon after, he was featured on several news outlets. Then the internet got its hands on the footage, as it always does, and Watermelon Boy became immortalized in the annals of the world wide web. All for the simple act of eating an entire watermelon. If that isn't worthy of fame and notoriety, I don't know what is. Move over Picasso, Obama, and Susan B. Anthony.

But there are still so many unanswered questions about Watermelon Boy.

Why would one venture to eat a watermelon by oneself, rind and all? Why is he sitting alone, and where are his parents? How frequently does WB eat an entire watermelon? Is that even healthy?

As quickly as Watermelon Boy came into our lives, he once again vanished into the uncertain evening. Perhaps some day, when we really need him, Watermelon Boy will once again grace us with his talents.

Nobody knows when the second coming of WB will be, but it will glorious, and he'll probably be eating a watermelon.