Japanese Farmers Are Growing Heart-Shaped Mandarin Oranges

Farmers in Japan  are growing heart-shaped mandarin oranges with a little extra love -- and a bizarre triangular contraption.

Video shows farmers in Yawatahama fastening select oranges inside the wood and metal tube mechanism. The fruit is then grown to fit a V-shape on the bottom and a twice-rounded top. Voila! A heart! Amazing!

Here is what this monumental achievement of engineering looks like:

The farmers tell NTV that they had about a 60 percent success rate with the method last year, yielding approximately 250 heart-shaped oranges . They hope this will help them sell more oranges.

One thing is for sure: Heart-shaped citrus will go over way better with your signfificant other than a square watermelon  this Valentine's Day.