UCSD Melon Festival

[nibot]

The oldest tradition at UCSD, or so I am told, is the Melon Drop. It has something to do with a physics teacher asking just how big a splat a watermelon dropped from a particular height would make, and a budding experimentalist suggesting that they try it. But first there's a Melon Queen Pageant where a Melon Queen is elected. Eventually there is the watermelon drop itself:

Splat!

Ask them about their melons.

Herding melons:

Cutting melons:

Have your picture taken with the melon queen:

And finally, line up for a free barbeque courtesy Revele college:

Comments

[shamster.livejournal.com]

I sat in on a couple crime-lab/forensic science talks dealing with a similar effect of brain matter and bullets - lotsa neat photos that produced similar results. The watermelon looks tastier, though.

[roxymartini.livejournal.com]

Such a beautiful splat. Brings a tear to the eye.

They should consider pumping the watermelon full of red dye to exaggerate the effect. and take bets on the area of splattage.

[calbruin.livejournal.com]

Where the women are wear T-shirts with the question Ask about my melons.
A classic example of double entendre.

[rianessa.livejournal.com]

boy oh boy, i didn't even notice this huge group of people next to the building i work in. i wonder where i was when they were doing all this. great pics by the way.