Comments on: Brain carved out of a watermelon http://boingboing.net/2011/10/07/brain-carved-out-of-a-watermelon.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 04:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: t3kna2007 http://boingboing.net/2011/10/07/brain-carved-out-of-a-watermelon.html#comment-1236236 t3kna2007 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=122060#comment-1236236 Now that's fairly frickin' cool. Next, use it to make a mold, then use the mold to make one out of Jell-O.  Then you could prod it so it pulsates. Not sure if Jell-O would hold its shape for something as large as a watermelon, though.  How would you make it hang together?  Can you buy extra-strength (extra-gelatin) Jell-O? Maybe just leave out some of the water. Now that’s fairly frickin’ cool.

Next, use it to make a mold, then use the mold to make one out of Jell-O.  Then you could prod it so it pulsates.

Not sure if Jell-O would hold its shape for something as large as a watermelon, though.  How would you make it hang together?  Can you buy extra-strength (extra-gelatin) Jell-O? Maybe just leave out some of the water.

]]> By: Lobster http://boingboing.net/2011/10/07/brain-carved-out-of-a-watermelon.html#comment-1236218 Lobster Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=122060#comment-1236218 Perfect for the vegetarian zombie in your life.  Graaaaaaains... Perfect for the vegetarian zombie in your life.  Graaaaaaains…

]]> By: googligoo http://boingboing.net/2011/10/07/brain-carved-out-of-a-watermelon.html#comment-1236217 googligoo Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=122060#comment-1236217 The esteemed sculptor of this masterpiece also has a fine taste in periodicals, evident by his subscription to "Eek"ly magazine. The esteemed sculptor of this masterpiece also has a fine taste in periodicals, evident by his subscription to “Eek”ly magazine.

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