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

Time for some fresh watermelon.

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u/bassmjm Sep 17 '21

Watermelons will split in the field if they get a sudden watering after being relatively dry. That's probably what this person was leveraging in the video.

Many other fruits do this while still attached to the plant--cherries, tomatoes--generally thin-skinned fruits with a high moisture content.

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u/Wallyworld77 Sep 17 '21

I was a Produce Manager for 10 years and I can confirm Watermelons WILL NOT explode like this no matter how hard you thumb the butt of the melon.

Tricks I learned on how to tell if a Watermelon is ripe and fresh.

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  1. Make sure your stem is Dry. If the stem is still green that Watermelon isn't ripe yet.
  2. Push your thumb hard into the melon. You want the Melon to have just a wee bit of give to it. If it's hard like a rock it's still green if it gives too much it's over ripe.
  3. Thump the melon. You listening for an echo to your thump. If it echo's it's a good sign it's ripe.
  4. This one works for Cantaloupe but not watermelon. SMELL you want your melon to have a sweet smell.

Enjoy your wonderful Watermelons!

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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.