Broom Straw Watermelon Test

I ve heard a lot of watermelon myths in my time as the watermelon guy but this one takes the cake.
Broom straw watermelon test. According to her article this method of checking a watermelon s ripeness dates back as early as 1945 where a picker places a broom straw horizontally across a watermelon. How to tell if watermelon is ripe. Many watermelon aficionados continue to trust the unique method after many decades of use. If it is green it will not move.
Lay a broom straw perpendicular on the middle of the melon. 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. If it spins it is ripe. So there you have it.
The video above posted by stacy lyn harris owner and author of the blog game garden claims that you can test a watermelon s ripeness or sweetness using a piece of straw from a common. If the melon is ripe the straw will turn to a 45 degree angle. 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. The riper the watermelon the more magnetic it becomes causing the broom straw to turn towards the magnetic activity just like a compass needle.
So if when you place your straw sideways on the bottom of the watermelon the more it turns towards longways the riper the watermelon. A picker places a broom straw horizontally across a watermelon. Just pull a dry straw out of the broom and go to the melon section. You can find a straw from the broom section of the store.
Can a broom straw determine ripeness. If it lays still it in not ripe. If it is green it will not move. If the melon is ripe the straw will turn to a 45 degree angle.
The more ripe water the faster it will move in alignment with the melon. The broom straw acts like a compass needle and the watermelon becomes more magnetic as it ripens. The straw acts like a compass needle. I believe it has something to do with magnetism.
The more it turns the sweeter it is.