Pears shaped like babies.. really

[annabanana]

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2014/08/21/pears-shaped-like-babies-are-a-hit-in-china/#.U_dCp_ldUxE

Humans have a long history of tinkering with their fruits and vegetables; we can grow purple tomatoes, super bananas or the classic seedless watermelon. But in terms of customization, we haven’t done much to alter the shape of our fruits and veggies — until now.

Welcome to the new frontier of making fruits in the shape of baby people. You can buy these person-pears in markets in China, and it’s all thanks to the efforts of the Fruit Mould Co., which specializes in building custom molds that attach to fruits to give them a unique shape. From heart-shaped cucumbers to square watermelons, you can get your freaky fruits here.

[Scuba]

1. Sick.

[annabanana]

2. Not as bad as it could be...

They grow into molds. I'd be freaked if it was genetic manipulation.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. The geometric shapes are pretty cool, but I'd balk at eating a baby shaped pear.

[Xyzse]

4. Well, now they can perform the miracle of Cheezus all the time.

[haele]

5. Those are Buddha pears...

Not "baby" pears. That's a classic Buddha meditating form.

If you meet the Buddha in your orchard, eat him!

Haele

[lunatica]

6. Maybe they can invent something to make us all grow up slim

The no fat people mold.

I think I just had a brilliant idea!

And before anyone says I'm being mean to fat people, I am one myself. I'm only trying to be funny, by poking fun at our human idiocy.

[Arugula Latte]

7. They should market those to those of us who are atheists, 'cuz we like our baby eatin'!