YSK how to pick a ripe, sweet watermelon

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Why YSK: These tips may help you pick a more ripe, juicier, sweeter watermelon.

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in general I find this to be true with most fruits, the uglier the better. Those pretty shiny apples are shit.

Ugliness is correlated with age, and ripeness is correlated with age, so ugliness and ripeness would at the very least be spuriously correlated.

The ones with worms are sweeter cause worms can choose better than humans.

Oddly, I can tell exactly how an apple will taste just by touching it. Shiny smooth apples are usually soft/mushy and have no taste. You want a rough texture with a little grip.