{"id":854,"date":"2012-05-09T09:50:33","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T09:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=854"},"modified":"2017-06-09T09:50:51","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T09:50:51","slug":"second-slice-four-quick-watermelon-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2012\/05\/second-slice-four-quick-watermelon-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"SECOND SLICE: FOUR QUICK WATERMELON QUESTIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#The_following_was_posted_back_in_2010_but_theyre_all_good_questions_so_Ive_decided_to_post_it_again\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> The following was posted back in 2010, but they\u2019re all good questions, so I\u2019ve decided to post it again.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#DAN_C_ASKS_Why_is_watermelon_called_watermelon\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> DAN C. ASKS: Why is watermelon called watermelon?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#SANDRA_K_ASKS_If_I_drop_a_piece_of_watermelon_on_the_ground_can_I_pick_it_up_and_still_eat_it\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> SANDRA K. ASKS: If I drop a piece of watermelon on the ground, can I pick it up and still eat it?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#JANICE_T_ASKS_What_do_I_do_if_I_get_a_bad_watermelon_from_the_store\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> JANICE T. ASKS: What do I do if I get a bad watermelon from the store?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#JON_S_ASKS_Are_you_a_watermelon-aholic\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">5<\/span> JON S. ASKS: Are you a watermelon-aholic?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><span id=\"The_following_was_posted_back_in_2010_but_theyre_all_good_questions_so_Ive_decided_to_post_it_again\"><strong>The following was posted back in 2010, but they\u2019re all good questions, so I\u2019ve decided to post it again.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As The Watermelon Guy, I get a lot of questions about watermelon, and I\u2019m happy to answer them. Some are great questions with simple answers. Like the ones below.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span id=\"DAN_C_ASKS_Why_is_watermelon_called_watermelon\">DAN C. ASKS: Why is watermelon called watermelon?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Watermelons are 92 percent water by weight, the highest percentage of any fruit. It\u2019s a good thing other fruits aren\u2019t named using the same method, though. Otherwise, there\u2019d be some fruits with some pretty weird names.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span id=\"SANDRA_K_ASKS_If_I_drop_a_piece_of_watermelon_on_the_ground_can_I_pick_it_up_and_still_eat_it\">SANDRA K. ASKS: If I drop a piece of watermelon on the ground, can I pick it up and still eat it?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Despite what the five-second rule might claim, I don\u2019t recommend it. Because a watermelon is so wet, it has a greater chance of picking up all kinds of nasty stuff during its brief stay on the ground. It hurts, I know, but you\u2019ll have to throw that piece away and grab another one. You do have another piece, don\u2019t you?<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span id=\"JANICE_T_ASKS_What_do_I_do_if_I_get_a_bad_watermelon_from_the_store\">JANICE T. ASKS: What do I do if I get a bad watermelon from the store?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>That happens to the best of us now and then. Many stores may be willing to refund your money or let you exchange it for a new watermelon. Hopefully, yours is one of them. But do let the produce manager know that you got a bad one. Otherwise, how is he to know there is a problem with the quality in the first place? Quite likely, if you picked a bad one, someone else might have a bad one too. They\u2019re all from the same row, after all.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span id=\"JON_S_ASKS_Are_you_a_watermelon-aholic\">JON S. ASKS: Are you a watermelon-aholic?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes. My name is The Watermelon Guy and I am a watermelon-aholic. There, I\u2019ve come clean. Which reminds me, I cleaned out my fridge last night and realized I\u2019m dangerously low on watermelon. Pardon me while I make a run to the grocery store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contents1 The following was posted back in 2010, but they\u2019re all good questions, so I\u2019ve decided to post it again.2 DAN C. ASKS: Why is watermelon called watermelon?3 SANDRA K. 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