Other Advantages Watermelons may vary in size. Researchers can choose melons which match the weight, or volume, of a human brain, or which double, or triple, cranial capacity. They can also be allowed to grow in boxes with transistor radios, or under bright lights, to study the effects of stimulation during development. As melons are available to the researcher from the moment of fertilization, the entire developmental sequence can be observed. Watermelons develop with their hemispheres fused, so the effects of both the union and the partial separation of the hemispheres can be studied.
Watermelons are easy to raise.
Some critics suggest that watermelons are lacking in imagination and in analytical skills, because of the unstimulating conditions in which they are grown. Researchers in the social sciences may wish to study the cognitive development of water melons under varying environmental influences. Although watermelons lack communication skills, the EEG and the CAT-scan produce objective records that can be stored and replicated. Now that the problem of brain supply has been solved, researchers everywhere can contribute to the explosion of knowledge that is sure to follow.