Broom Straw Watermelon

The straw acts like a compass needle.

Broom straw watermelon.

The riper the watermelon the more magnetic it becomes causing the broom straw to turn towards the magnetic activity just like a compass needle. All you need is a straight broom straw or blade of grass to tell if you have a sweet melon. The more it turns the sweeter it is. Her dilemma was which ripeness checking method should be employed.

You can find a straw from the broom section of the store. The lady said she had never heard of doing this. The broom straw acts like a compass needle and the watermelon becomes more magnetic as it ripens. Home science math history literature technology health law business all topics random.

You can also tell if a watermelon is ripe by placing a dry straw perpendicular to the melon and watching how fast it will align with the melon. She could not understand what i was saying so i took out my broom straw laid it on top of the watermelon and it started going around and around. If your melon is ripe the straw will actually spin it may not spin like a helicopter blade but it will turn on its own. I ve heard a lot of watermelon myths in my time as the watermelon guy but this one takes the cake.

The more ripe water the faster it will move in alignment with the melon. So if when you place your straw sideways on the bottom of the watermelon the more it turns towards longways the riper the watermelon. She asked if she should use the thump method or the broom straw method. Just pull a dry straw out of the broom and go to the melon section.

In a room with minimal wind we tested the theory by placing the straw in the center perpendicular to the stem bloom end orientation. Stacy s method is new to me check out my blog entry to learn about more traditional. She was stopping in hempstead tx texas watermelon capital to pick up a melon for our 2009 celebration. Get a piece of broom straw that is as straight and possible and find a pet well rounded spot on your melon lay the piece of straw on that spot and gently let it go.

So there you have it. Each watermelon was tested 8 times with each twig being tested once.