Excessive Heat is causing Watermelons to Explode

[MagaSmash]

NBC News:

Keith Schneider, Ph.D, professor in the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at the University of Florida, tells TODAY.com this isn’t the first time he’s heard of foaming or exploding watermelons.

“This is probably due to the heat. The fruit, if slightly damaged, can begin fermenting. If enough fermentation occurs, which produces gas, enough internal pressure may build up for the watermelon to crack or pop,” Schneider says.

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[Attilatheblond]

1. Same thing happens to people

So don't drop anybody off along the side of the road in this weather.