How can I tell if a watermelon is ripe?

[NuclearFusi0n]

and what's the best time to pour vodka into it?

 

[bootymac]

If your first bite turns you into this

 

[UglyCasanova]

Originally posted by: bootymac
If your first bite turns you into this

LOL OHGOD AHAA H FUNNNT BITS IENTO WATERMELON ASPACEALIEN ANALSECKSS JACK DANIALSAS HAHAHAHAAH DRNK WTF

 

[PCboy]

Originally posted by: bootymac
If your first bite turns you into this

haha, i was about to do the same thing.
My friend has a weird way of telling if a watermelon is ripe; he checks the colors then taps on the watermelon, if it sounds soft it's ripe, if it's still solid, then it's not ripe yet. I dunno if it's a surefire way but he seems happy with it...

 

[psianime]

Dude, shut up and go to sleep Dev. You are deflating my midnight boner.

 

[phreakah]

LOL

 

[her209]

Cut it open.

 

[brtspears2]

Slap the melon, if you feel it echo internally, its ready. If you slap it and it shatters ... well, you got an overripe melon there.

 

[pyonir]

Throw it off a balcony. If it splits into a million pieces, it is ripe. If it splits into a few pieces, it isn't.

 

[Howard]

Smell the stem. If it smell fruity (like pyonir here) it isn't done.

 

[Chaotic42]

If the rind is hard, the bottom has a buttery colored patch on it, it's an even shape (no crazy shapes), and it's heavy for it's size.

 

[eakers]

use sour apple vodka... sooooo good.

 

[TwinkleToes77]

My grandma always told me that if you knock on the watermelon and it sounds hollow then its ripe. Never had a non ripened watermelon when she did the picking.

 

[MrCoffee]

Knock on it. If it sounds hollow, it's good to go. I think...

I used to work with some guys from Fiji, who recommended:

take melons, cut out a piece, fill with booze, cap w/piece, wrap with duct tape & bury for a month or more. Then, it's time for good eatin' (or drinkin'?)!

Never did try it though - I'm a bit afraid - especially after that other post.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: MrCoffee
Knock on it. If it sounds hollow, it's good to go. I think...

I used to work with some guys from Fiji, who recommended:

take melons, cut out a piece, fill with booze, cap w/piece, wrap with duct tape & bury for a month or more. Then, it's time for good eatin' (or drinkin'?)!

Never did try it though - I'm a bit afraid - especially after that other post.

Mmmm rotten watermelon!