Just when we thought we’ve seen it all, a young Australian boy is captured on video devouring a watermelon whole, rind and all! There’s nothing better than taking a deep dive into a delicious watermelon, but this is just totally ridiculous, in a good way.
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The boy quickly became an internet sensation after an Australian TV network broadcast video of the boy chomping his way through the rind of a whole watermelon at a major Aussie sporting event in Melbourne.
Shortly after the video appeared on television screens across Australia on Satrurday, the hashtag #watermelonboy was trending in the country.
#Watermelonboy quickly became a hit on social media.
Here is my final effort tonight. I hope to do better next time pic.twitter.com/KRAkGWFCKa
— Mitch (@Watermelonboyau) January 2, 2016
The boy is the boy is the son of Tony Schibeci, a sports reporter and a radio personality in Melbourne.
Oh Boy. My son is now the new family "Cult Hero" https://t.co/aW18REZMOg
— Tony Schibeci (@theschibecsta) January 2, 2016
Watermelon boy now lives in Twitter. You can follow him on @Watermelonboyau @tensporttv @BBL @StarsBBL
— Tony Schibeci (@theschibecsta) January 2, 2016
Boy at cricket eating watermelon #bbl05 #watermelonboy https://t.co/kkpYS3aFMB Love #WatermelonBoy to become an actor on TV shows. #BBL05
— Judy Kelly (@Kelly1Judy) January 2, 2016
The rare & elusive #watermelonboy He feeds only on watermelons & is rarely seen around cricket grounds @tensporttv pic.twitter.com/FewCg95lJL
— Pauli (@Paulinstalli) January 2, 2016
Only in Australia can a kid eating watermelon at a cricket game become a national hero… Love it #watermelonboy pic.twitter.com/K0aiZyFWwM
— Simply Manon (@SimplyManon) January 2, 2016