Farmer Grows Pumpkins with Human Faces (Jan, 1938)
Filed under: Just Weird — @ 12:46 am
Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jan, 1938
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jan, 1938
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I’m not sure what’s scarier. The pumpkin head or that woman’s eyebrows.
Farmer Grows Pumpkins with Human Faces
Pumpkins with human faces have been produced by John M. Czeski, Ohio farmer, after four years of experimenting. To grow the novel fruit, Czeski fashions an aluminum mold of the head he wants to reproduce, and places it around a growing pumpkin approximately the size of a small grapefruit. After the pumpkin has expanded enough to fill the inside contours, the mold is removed. The print of the features remains as the pumpkin continues to grow, and the final result is a lifelike full-size image in the ripened fruit.
That, whilst talented, is TRULY terrifying!
Doesn’t it remind you of a death mask? Oh, I suppose the whole point of Halloween is to frighten people. Never mind then…
(slinks off with her new wider feet – as a result of sandal wearing)
Comment by Erika — September 20, 2007 @ 6:53 am
It reminds me of [[this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I....._Snatchers
Comment by Stannous — September 20, 2007 @ 5:22 pm
It reminds me of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I....._Snatchers
Comment by Stannous — September 20, 2007 @ 5:22 pm
That is so cool and creepy, imagine having a series of these in time for halloween.
Comment by Hooper Piccalero — September 21, 2007 @ 7:35 am
very cool I can have all faces I want great idea!!!!!!!!!
Comment by francesca — September 21, 2007 @ 7:55 am
Disney is growing Mickey Mouse-shaped pumpkins in Orlando now.
http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/.....e-farming/
Comment by Sorcerer Mickey — September 21, 2007 @ 1:41 pm
This ties right in with the 1,000 lb. + pumpkins of today. I am searching across America for The Great Pumpkin.
http://philthegardener.com
Comment by philthegardener — September 24, 2007 @ 7:16 pm
Evil pumpkins! EVIL!!!
Comment by Vozpit — February 11, 2008 @ 7:45 pm
That’s so creepy!!!
Comment by michi — October 29, 2008 @ 8:25 am
Man what I would not give to have one of Obama and Karl Marx!
Comment by Perry — August 25, 2009 @ 11:49 am
This is way cooler than those stupid squared watermelons.
Why isn’t anyone producing these anymore?
Comment by MrBrownThumb @ Chicago Garden — October 22, 2009 @ 9:11 pm
Ask and ye shall receive: http://www.leevalley.com/garde.....mp;p=51543
(Not really for pumpkins, but for smaller veggies.)
Comment by Toronto — October 23, 2009 @ 4:26 pm