Vegetables: Not just for eating anymore

Here’s some people who clearly don’t abide by the old rule “Don’t play with your food.” The Vienna Vegetable Orchestra is a group whose instruments solely consist of fresh vegetables—such as a flute made from a carrot or bongos made from celeriac. Check out one of their performances—as well as some footage of them making their instruments—here, or click on the image below:

Now, I’m not about to pop a CD of their music into my CD player anytime soon, but it is utterly charming and fascinating.

Thanks to Michael Y. Park at the epi-log for the link.

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