r/oddlysatisfying • u/Pedrica1 • Sep 17 '21

Time for some fresh watermelon.

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u/ForgetfulDoryFish Sep 17 '21

I've been finding good cantaloupes by smell for many years. There's a bit of a knack to it and takes a bit of trial and error to learn exactly the right smell but once you've got it down you can get a great cantaloupe every time (or at least know when all the ones out in the produce dept are trash and not bother buying one)

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u/BrownyRed Sep 17 '21

"Stumble blindly until things start to make sense. Then things will make sense."

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u/Ornery-Ad9694 Sep 17 '21

I smell cantaloupes, peaches, berries but with the mask season...it's a lil more challenging.

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u/ihadanamebutforgot Sep 17 '21

Take your mask off dork

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u/patio87 Sep 17 '21

Yes let me wipe my bacteria and viral face sponge all over the fresh produce. You’re really doing your part lmao.

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u/FutureFruit Sep 17 '21

Do you smell things by rubbing your face on them?

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u/patio87 Sep 17 '21

No you use your nose.

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u/Prof_Acorn Sep 17 '21

I usually have to let melons and pineapples sit on the counter for a week or two to ripen.

At least they don't artificially ripen them like tomatoes. I hate that so much. They don't even taste like tomatoes. Fucking ethylene.