Could you cut it in two with a saw?
Well I never tried.
My younger sisters (twins) asked to borrow it when they were in middle school for a science project.
Silly me, I said yes and did not see it again for 40+ years.
When my mother died and we were clearing out the house I found one of their projects.
They had broken it so that they could both have a piece for their individual project.
It was barely recognizable as a pear any longer.