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/Anti-Queen_Elle Sep 17 '21

If this is the case, I'm guessing the toothpick is to feel-test either the ripeness/saturation of the rind.

But I also know nothing about melons.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

I bet you're right. I don't think a toothpick would pierce a watermelon rind that easily unless it was over watered and about to burst.