Moonmelon
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Type: Hoax
Tags: moon melon moonmelon asidus photoshop prank hoax
About
Moonmelon is an Internet hoax based on a photoshopped image of a blue watermelon and a copypasta description claiming that it is a fruit native to Japan with a special ability to alter the flavor of other foods upon consumption.
Origin
On April 29th, 2011, Tumblr user NaturalChocolate[1] posted a photograph of a blue watermelon slice (shown below). Within two weeks,[3] Tumblr user Unremixable[2] reblogged the photo, adding a caption claiming that the fruit is a "moonmelon" that grows in parts of Japan and can alter the taste of other foods after it is consumed. In the first three years, the post gained over 76,000 notes.
This a Moonmelon , scientifically knows as asidus. This fruit grows in some parts of Japan , and it's known for it's weird blue color. What you probably don't know about this fruit, is that it can switch flavors after you eat it. Everything sour will taste sweet, and everything salty will taste bitter, and it gives water a strong orange-like taste. This fruit is Very expensive. It costs about ￥16000 JPY (which is about 200 dollars).
Spread
On May 9th, 2011, the pop culture blog Obvious Winner[6] published an article exposing the moonmelon photograph as a hoax. On April 5th, 2012, Redditor actonesceneone submitted the moonmelon photo to the /r/pics[7] subreddit, where it received more than 2,600 up votes and 100 comments prior to being archived. On the following day, a moonmelon page was created on the debunking site Museum of Hoaxes,[5] which contained a photograph of the original red watermelon (shown below).
On July 6th, the Internet news blog The Daily Dot[4] published an article listing the moonmelon as one of the "top 10 Pinterest hoaxes." On September 4th, 2013, the hoax investigation site Hoax or Fact[8] listed the moonmelon as an online photoshop prank. On October 15th, the Mind Blowing Facts Twitter feed posted the moonmelon photo, garnering upwards of 1,900 retweets and 1,400 favorites in the next three months.
Ever heard about Moonmelon: pic.twitter.com/062KQXbiAq
— Mind Blowing Facts (@TheMindBlowing) October 15, 2013
On January 14th, 2014, several news sites published articles about the moonmelon hoax, including The Daily Dot,[9] IBI Times[10] and Wafflesatnoon.[11] On the same day, the Weird Hacks & Facts Twitter feed posted the moonmelon picture, which gained over 4,100 retweets and 4,100 favorites in the first 24 hours.
Moonmelon.. pic.twitter.com/LfsuTFpePp
— Weird Hacks & Facts (@TheWeirdWorld) January 14, 2014
Search Interest
External References
[1] Tumblr – Natural Chocolate
[2] Tumblr – Unremixable
[3] Tumblr – Infected-Ellis
[4] The Daily Dot – The top 10 Pinterest hoaxes debunked
[5] Museum of Hoaxes – Moon melon
[6] ObviousWinnter – The Asidus Moon Melon
[7] Reddit – Moon Melon courtesy of Japan
[8] Hoax or Fact – Blue Watermelon
[9] The Daily Dot – A history of Moonmelon
[10] IBI Times – Is Moon Melon Real?
[11] Wafflesatnoon – Japanese Moon Melon
Comments ( 54 )
If anyone know how to format the thing, well, I would lilke to know…
Try this.
Thanks ! Now it looks like a little more like something, but the Google Insights thing refuse to work…
Thanks ! Now it looks like a little more like something, but the Google Insights thing refuse to work…
Deadpool
Try this.
Thanks ! Now it looks like a little more like something, but the Google Insights thing refuse to work…
Thanks ! Now it looks like a little more like something, but the Google Insights thing refuse to work…
Hahahahaha, no.
Hey guise its a blu melon, is totes a meem
hai guise i fund funni picshure must be meme lololololol
sus
Russian melon
I'm not seeing the meme here. Sounds like a briefly successful hoax at best.
FYI there is a real fruit that can cause sour foods to taste sweet, by a compound in it binding to the taste buds: Synsepalum dulcificum, AKA "miracle berry."
You can even buy them in tablet form for the effect without the fresh fruit. ThinkGeek also stocks it.
I said that too ;)
Interesting hoax, but not spread enough to constitute as being notable enough.
Anyway, I do wish this fruit was real.
Oh come on, you've just placed it on the front page because you fell for the picture in the seems legit area!
Could you demonstrate why this is a meme and what spread it has, because I'm not seeing it. How did it affect people? How did everyone react? That would be good to know. All the article says is that there was a hoax and some site debunked it. Any more details? If not, imma have to vote for Deadpool on this.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "spread". The spread section of this entry lists several notable sites that the image has been posted on.
Miracle Berry's description was stolen for use in this hoax >:(
Miracle Berry's real.
It changes acidic and sour foods into a sweet taste.
At Vat19 you can get a tablet with that content as of above.
I've used the Miracle Berry tablet. It was the FUCKING BEST.
I said that too ;)
I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "spread". The spread section of this entry lists several notable sites that the image has been posted on.
…Given the option of Advice Animals and this, I'd go with this.
This gets frontpaged why?
Okay, who invited Moon Moonmelon?
Oh god, someone PLEASE do a pic of a Moon Moonmelon! That'd be just perfect!
How does one even, though?
This amuses me
This amuses me
How does one even, though?
This amuses me
This amuses me
they do have blue waffles tho… GOOGLE IT
I wish this fruit was real; it would be a good snack.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synsepalum_dulcificum knock yourself out
this one just so happens to be real and it has similar properties
Moonmoonmelon
I've used the Miracle Berry tablet. It was the FUCKING BEST.
Reminds me of this little guy:
Tru.
Very tru.
Funny, the search interest has a huge spike this year. Kinda makes me very curious why this happened.
The Force it is. Shit I am gonna explain!
OP!!!! NU
A mystical fruit that has incredible properties, no real evidence, and an unreasonably expensive price?
This isn’t a meme it’s a carnival sideshow.
ORIGINAL FRUIT DO NOT STEAL
I'm sure where going to be talking about this one for years to come.
This Moonmelon sounds like something out of Toriko…
Oh god, someone PLEASE do a pic of a Moon Moonmelon! That'd be just perfect!
How does one even, though?
This amuses me
This amuses me
The Force it is. Shit I am gonna explain!
How does one even, though?
Cleverness.
I still remember when this thing is blackpooled.
Yes, but there is a real fruit called the miracle berry which alters your taste buds in a similar way to the fictional fruit above.
This is true. A teacher of mine tried one.
This amuses me
I think this should be a submeme for Seems Legit.
deadpool
Tru.
This amuses me
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synsepalum_dulcificum knock yourself out
this one just so happens to be real and it has similar properties
this is alexandrias melon (wow)
it never grows seeds but it can still produce other melons (its magic)
it is grown deep in the jungles of peru and can prevent you from aging well into the hundreds
it is known by the natives there as k’uhul ajaw cacao shi-jiiy.
its really strange how all of these pictures look exactly the same because everything on the internet is true
Cleverness.
OP!!!! NU
This is true. A teacher of mine tried one.
Very tru.
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