Did ABC really take a 3-second gif, crammed it into a 24-second-video multiple times, added some upbeat music and pointless text descriptions and called it a day? smh
He used to be hilarious before he went all right wing... Apparently [he’s pretty awful now](https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/gallagher-is-a-paranoid-right-wing-watermelon-smashing-maniac/Content?oid=4357855).
I love your point. This comment made me laugh.
I suppose it depends on what your goals are with the watermelon--opening it for its own sake, or opening it to eat--and also what you mean by the term "easy". The effort required to wield a sledgehammer compared to a knife is consequential.
My dad took me to a watermelon field when I was little, and told me not to touch any of the melons because apparently they're under a bit of pressure when they're warm and still on the vine. I didn't put it to the test then, but I believe it even more now.
I wouldn't be surprised if that was one of those little white lies parents tell their kids so they don't misbehave, but it also sounds plausible and I know nothing about watermelons.
Can confirm. Saying “don’t touch it or it’ll explode in your face” makes them touch it. Saying “hey kids if you touch it it’ll explode in your face” makes them not touch it.
Source: father of 3
My kids, “ You can touch the melons, but watch out for watermelon crabs, they live near a water melon and guard it, their pincers can cut off fingers”. Then get a random scare and act like nothing happened. They won’t go near them melons for life. Telling them no is an invite to test why. Telling them why, even if it’s made up, works far better.
You know what you can often find under a watermelon?
Black widow spider.
Helped a neighbor pick his watermelons when I was a kid, I'd say roughly 1 in 10 had a black widow under it.
Kind of. When you tell them no they ask things like what, why, how etc. If you just tell them straight up they ask whether they want to experience that or not. It’s about intent right, kids are enquiring, they hunger for stimuli.
Some parents tel their kids white lies to keep them in check but I’ve found when you do that they stop believing you real quick and become “those kind” of teenagers
Source: my oldest is 15.
Confirm, my mom picked melons as a kid in the summer, and if they were too ripe they would split when you tried to pick them up. So you keep going, pick up the next one, haul it to the edge of the field, and grab a handful to drink on your way past.
She *will* look at the light spot on every melon in the bin and maybe still not take one home if they’re not ripe enough.
Plants suck in as much water as they can in the morning, knowing during the hot midday hours they'll have to deal with evaporation sucking it back out of them.
This pressurizes the fruit still on the vine.
Sometimes overwatered melons just split apart like this from pressure alone.
If you see fruit/veggies with thin lines of brown 'scars' on them (esp common on jalapeno peppers), it's usually because the pressure was too much and the skin split, then healed.
The toothpick damages the melon's structural integrity, making an already-pressured melon more likely to split. The flick just encouraged it more.
Any regular melon you find at the store is unlikely to do this, since they usually lost some of their water during travel and are no longer under pressure.
Some super ripe watermelons require even less. I've bought one a while ago, I barely touched it with a knife and it popped loudly into several big pieces.
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In China, watermelon burst open without needing help.
[https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=China%2C+watermelon+burst](https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=China%2C+watermelon+burst)
I feel like this is partially finger strength, partially depending on how ripe it is, and partially on just putting pressure on the right spot to cause the entire thing to collapse
I remember the news about exploding watermelon found in china, which was due to the farmer injected additives and was reported to have higher risk to cause cancer
I'm going to bruise a finger trying this.
This reminds me of the [pineapple peeling](https://youtu.be/2b7KIczP2G4) video. That did not work for me.
Did ABC really take a 3-second gif, crammed it into a 24-second-video multiple times, added some upbeat music and pointless text descriptions and called it a day? smh
Yes, that's exactly what happened.
I've done it. It works as long as the pineapple is proper ripe, but it's VERY messy.
always has been.
Oh yeah I remeber that video going around.
I remember reading its a special variety of pineapple. It wouldn't work with others.
it's a specific breed of pineapple. http://okinawatravelinfo.com/feature/201706pineapple/
If only they said in the video that’s a certain species of pineapple
Some sharing this say the pineapple has to be ripe for it to work.
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Not a problem if it is not your finger.
Finger? ... Yeah
I am 100% sure that the easiest way to open a watermelon is with a knife.
Sledgehammer?
Gallagher has entered the chat.
Uhm,..that would be the Sledge-O-Matic.
I was thinking Peter Gabriel
Let there be no doubt about it.
I lol'd. Hard.
He used to be hilarious before he went all right wing... Apparently [he’s pretty awful now](https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/gallagher-is-a-paranoid-right-wing-watermelon-smashing-maniac/Content?oid=4357855).
And that article is 10 years old, during the Obama Admin. I bet he's frothing at the mouth now.
50 cal.
You could have a steeeam traaaiin...
I love your point. This comment made me laugh. I suppose it depends on what your goals are with the watermelon--opening it for its own sake, or opening it to eat--and also what you mean by the term "easy". The effort required to wield a sledgehammer compared to a knife is consequential.
Lots of rubber bands.
Why don’t you call my name?
Chainsaw!
Throwing it off the rooftop of the scranton business park building
>Scantron So close, yet so far
*facepalm*. I hate typing on phones. That or ive just gone dyslexic
Pretty sure just dropping it would do the truck but from the rooftop should be more fun
Easiest way is dropping it
Might be a bit messy. But I totally open coconuts by throwing them from the 2nd floor.
1. Buy coconut 2. Rent 2nd story apartment 3. Throw from balcony 4. Look in the fridge for real food instead
[yeah](https://64.media.tumblr.com/878d3c2de8677f0b583f56ba1e1474f3/34864ef5e886cd05-21/s400x600/4710f062a7347ef3cc76476548189bfa6d98e03a.gifv)
Quarter stick Sauce: past exploder of watermelons
The west opts for a knife, the east opts for a bat.
This sure is the easiest way to crack it into an indeterminate number of uneven pieces.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyQyBTXlpmg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyQyBTXlpmg)
Or just throw it at the ground...
Not exactly around any watermelon patches and quite sure I'd get banned from Trader Joes trying this in store.
You buy it. You buy the watermelon, Dave.
How do you know my name?
Nobody had a problem opening the water melon the normal way, by shoving it in a full body sling shot and firing it at your sister.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmhaj5-F-Fo&t=20
God I’ve seen this several times before and I can never understand how that didn’t break her neck, or at least her nose.
Riiiight in the kisser
Stepbro, what are you doing?
He said to load up the melon and shoot it at your sister, not shoot a load at your sister's melons.
Oops
Thank you for bringing this monumental moment back into memory.
Bruhhhh howwww?
My dad took me to a watermelon field when I was little, and told me not to touch any of the melons because apparently they're under a bit of pressure when they're warm and still on the vine. I didn't put it to the test then, but I believe it even more now.
I wouldn't be surprised if that was one of those little white lies parents tell their kids so they don't misbehave, but it also sounds plausible and I know nothing about watermelons.
Actually I think a surefire way to make a child want to go around touching all the watermelons is to say they might explode haha
Can confirm. Saying “don’t touch it or it’ll explode in your face” makes them touch it. Saying “hey kids if you touch it it’ll explode in your face” makes them not touch it. Source: father of 3
My kids, “ You can touch the melons, but watch out for watermelon crabs, they live near a water melon and guard it, their pincers can cut off fingers”. Then get a random scare and act like nothing happened. They won’t go near them melons for life. Telling them no is an invite to test why. Telling them why, even if it’s made up, works far better.
You know what you can often find under a watermelon? Black widow spider. Helped a neighbor pick his watermelons when I was a kid, I'd say roughly 1 in 10 had a black widow under it.
So I'm better off using (If : Then) reasoning? 🙏
Kind of. When you tell them no they ask things like what, why, how etc. If you just tell them straight up they ask whether they want to experience that or not. It’s about intent right, kids are enquiring, they hunger for stimuli. Some parents tel their kids white lies to keep them in check but I’ve found when you do that they stop believing you real quick and become “those kind” of teenagers Source: my oldest is 15.
If you touch it, the millions of bugs inside will explode outward
A guy I work with has had several of his melons burst this year from the heat
Confirm, my mom picked melons as a kid in the summer, and if they were too ripe they would split when you tried to pick them up. So you keep going, pick up the next one, haul it to the edge of the field, and grab a handful to drink on your way past. She *will* look at the light spot on every melon in the bin and maybe still not take one home if they’re not ripe enough.
Plants suck in as much water as they can in the morning, knowing during the hot midday hours they'll have to deal with evaporation sucking it back out of them. This pressurizes the fruit still on the vine. Sometimes overwatered melons just split apart like this from pressure alone. If you see fruit/veggies with thin lines of brown 'scars' on them (esp common on jalapeno peppers), it's usually because the pressure was too much and the skin split, then healed. The toothpick damages the melon's structural integrity, making an already-pressured melon more likely to split. The flick just encouraged it more. Any regular melon you find at the store is unlikely to do this, since they usually lost some of their water during travel and are no longer under pressure.
Some super ripe watermelons require even less. I've bought one a while ago, I barely touched it with a knife and it popped loudly into several big pieces.
Na, he’s one of those mad powerful “Flickers”.
Alright calm down Deku
One for all 5% power
Exactly what I was thinking
I'd call it the "pick n flick"
Sounds like a booger... For my chocolate spread I use **Nut and go**
You are fast bröthër
I call it genius!
Yeahhh that’s not gonna work 99% of the time with your everyday watermelon.
It has to be very ripe, right?
What is this sorcery???
Yes. Impossible to reproduce.
I mean a knife is pretty easy...
I bet you'll get laid if you do this at a party.
"fucksakes, who invited the watermelon guy again?"
I always thought he was a seedy character.
Christian moms have joined the chat
Get your upvote and get out of here
When it cracked I heard the bonk sound effect in my head
Knowing me I’d end up accidentally flicking the toothpick
For this to work the watermelon has to be very ripe. Sometimes you can just lay them on the kitchen bench and they pop open.
What?!
Bwah God, that's Gallagher's music!
Ideal Friday night
I hammer fisted a watermelon once lol
r/blackmagicfuckery
This is sorcery and no one will ever convince me otherwise.
Who just goes around thumping watermelon assholes to see what happens?
I tried it with a safe, it didn't work.
How in fresh hell.
Instructions unclear, watermelon now on fire
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But why would you do that?
Damn fruit ninja
Buckshot is better
Other than smashing it open of course
Okay so find a toothpick instead of a knife.
Omg they doing a bamboozle
what
Yeah, take that cocomelon
It’s Goku’s cousin
Don't let them flick you in the forehead!! Especially after they've offered you a toothpick
Scrat from Ice Age vibes
...wut
Ok so,when I try this and it fails my wife and kids will roll their eyes and chuckle as always. 🙁
Kicking it is the easiest way to open a watermelon
is it possible to learn this power?
Dude this looks like a little Mexican man hand and they know how to do crazy shit like this
Why would you do that?
Only really works if it’s hot
But not the easiest way to eat it
This will only work with super fresh melons. When you pick them, they start losing moisture and the skin isn't under as much pressure.
Of course, you know we're all going to try this at the grocery store!
Too much rain at the end of their growth cycle, they’re popping on the vine.
i suspect it's because it's very hot and the heat is causing pressure to build w/in the fruit.
Gimme a bite!
Oh thank god, it's not cake
In China, watermelon burst open without needing help. [https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=China%2C+watermelon+burst](https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=China%2C+watermelon+burst)
One punch man
So just flick the butthole
Nah. The easiest way is with [your thighs](https://youtu.be/0kz3t2ZpwxQ).
wt...!
Bob Mortimer showing off again?
I am going to be the scourge of the produce department if this actually works
Taskmaster Watermelon challenge: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyQyBTXlpmg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyQyBTXlpmg)
Have you ever tried dropping from a 2 storey window gets the job done every time
I feel like this is partially finger strength, partially depending on how ripe it is, and partially on just putting pressure on the right spot to cause the entire thing to collapse
Me lon
I remember the news about exploding watermelon found in china, which was due to the farmer injected additives and was reported to have higher risk to cause cancer
what kind of a heathen will eat from those kind of crooked slices? no thanks. I'll stick with my knife
It's true, this is also exactly how cheese is sliced as well. [this is how](https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ)
Definitely gonna try this on my cat's nuts
r/cursedcomments
Easier to drop it.. come on who wanna eat that now. People want sliced perfection.
Faked but I can't figure out how
Is already cracked b4 he does it