A Sideways Watermelon is a Horizontal Ellipsoid.

A Sideways Watermelon is a Horizontal Ellipsoid

Watermelon is a good example of a prolate ellipsoid. If you slice it lengthwise and set it on a table, you have a horizontal ellipsoid “dome.”

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