Yahoo

Beware: A Watermelon Can Explode From Heat

Here’s what you need to know. So… you can add exploding and foaming watermelons to your list of things to worry about this summer. After seeing an increase in reports of kitchen detonations featuring ...
Yahoo

Can watermelons actually explode in the heat? Know when to throw the fruit away

Imagine slicing into a juicy watermelon on a hot summer day, only to find it has spontaneously exploded, releasing swarms of maggots and a foul odor so potent it could singe your nose hairs.
NBC DFW

People are reporting that their watermelons are exploding. Here's why it happens

Watermelons can offer a nice explosion of flavor in your mouth, but they shouldn’t be spontaneously combusting. Oddly enough, that’s exactly what some fans of the popular fruit are worried about ...
Today

People are reporting that their watermelons are exploding. Here’s why it happens

Watermelons can offer a nice explosion of flavor in your mouth, but they shouldn’t be spontaneously combusting. Oddly enough, that’s exactly what some fans of the popular fruit are worried about ...
Austin American-Statesman

Can watermelons actually explode in the heat? Know when to throw the fruit away

Imagine slicing into a juicy watermelon on a hot summer day, only to find it has spontaneously exploded, releasing swarms of maggots and a foul odor so potent it could singe your nose hairs. Yes, ...
Inside Edition

Bacteria is Causing Some Watermelons to Explode

“It was foaming like a volcano, so I thought this is not good,” retired biology teacher Julie Raines tells Inside Edition. Americans eat 5.1 billion pounds of watermelon each year. But this year comes ...