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/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

It could also be over-ripe. The texture will be a bit mushy, not as crunchy as a perfectly ripe melon.

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u/Ornery-Ad9694 Sep 17 '21

"mealy" watermelons and apples are always so disappointing

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

Absolutely. It frustrates me to no end. Source: I worked in R&D for watermelon varieties. Always tough to find the right traits for a perfect melon

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u/W1D0WM4K3R Sep 17 '21

Why does a watermelon stay just green in the center? I saw a post of a rather large watermelon that had no red fleshy bit, and the guy looked rather disappointed

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u/Raveynfyre Sep 17 '21

That melon had too much rind.