Watermelon
A watermelon is a sweet, juicy fruit with a green rind and red or yellow flesh, commonly eaten fresh or used in drinks.
Also known as: whole watermelon
How big is it?
5 kg · defined mass
Also 11.02 lb
Defined mass · defined specimen
Typical recorded range: 3 kg to 8 kg.
A little perspective
Watermelon vs 5 kg bag of rice: mass comparison
The mass of a watermelon is approximately equal to the mass of a 5 kg bag of rice.
A watermelon is a sweet, juicy fruit with a green rind and red or yellow flesh, commonly eaten fresh or used in drinks.
A bag of rice contains uncooked rice grains, a staple food in many cuisines.
Bar length measures mass, not physical size. Both bars start at zero kilograms (kg). Pictures identify the objects only.
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Watermelon
Defined mass: 5 kg; defined specimen; range 3 kg–8 kg.
A defined medium whole watermelon 30 cm long and 5 kg. Cultivar and growing conditions produce a much wider range, including record fruit.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked defined mass is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
5 kg bag of rice
Mass: 5 kg; example.
Defined example; real examples vary. The 5 kg mass is an explicit assumption, not a species average or product specification.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked mass is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Why we use 5 kg
We compare the mass of a watermelon. This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same. The recorded range is 3 kg to 8 kg.
A defined medium whole watermelon 30 cm long and 5 kg. Cultivar and growing conditions produce a much wider range, including record fruit.
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Recorded properties
Dimensions and measurements
| Property | Selected value | Recorded range | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 cm | 20 cm to 40 cm | defined specimen | |
| 5 kg | 3 kg to 8 kg | defined specimen |
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