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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:39:50 AM
Serious question.
I thought the point of fruit was to spread seeds. Brightly colored fruits are seen easily by animals, eaten, and the seeds spread by poop. Now, to me, its seems that watermelons are camouflaged. They don't need to be green because fruit has nothing to do with photosynthesis. The only reason I can think of, is the fruit is hard to see until it is ripe, then it is some how broken open, exposing the bright red interior. Anybody? |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:40:33 AM
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:40:36 AM
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The sees are not viable until it is ripe. Spreading non-viable seeds prior to ripening is a waste.
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:40:53 AM
Originally Posted By Hero_compleqs:
Serious question. I thought the point of fruit was to spread seeds. Brightly colored fruits are seen easily by animals, eaten, and the seeds spread by poop. Now, to me, its seems that watermelons are camouflaged. They don't need to be green because fruit has nothing to do with photosynthesis. The only reason I can think of, is the fruit is hard to see until it is ripe, then it is some how broken open, exposing the bright red interior. Anybody? STOP SMOKING WEED  |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:41:03 AM
IBTL.
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:41:54 AM
Wondered the same thing too.
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numberofthebeast
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:42:12 AM
Up until about 200 years ago, watermelons used to grow larger than the size of a small car.
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:42:31 AM
Originally Posted By ThePontificator:
Originally Posted By Hero_compleqs:
Serious question. I thought the point of fruit was to spread seeds. Brightly colored fruits are seen easily by animals, eaten, and the seeds spread by poop. Now, to me, its seems that watermelons are camouflaged. They don't need to be green because fruit has nothing to do with photosynthesis. The only reason I can think of, is the fruit is hard to see until it is ripe, then it is some how broken open, exposing the bright red interior. Anybody? STOP SMOKING WEED No weed. Been drinking. |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:43:17 AM
[Last Edit: 10/25/2009 12:44:20 AM by Hero_compleqs]
Originally Posted By CWO:
The sees are not viable until it is ripe. Spreading non-viable seeds prior to ripening is a waste. True, but ripe watermelons are still camo/green. |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:43:51 AM
Someone needs to shop an image with a watermelon sitting in the grass to say "Tactical Fruit is Tactical"
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:44:00 AM
Because they are so god damn fun to shoot, beat, or just generally destroy. They had to be camouflaged or else the seeds would never be ripe enough to turn into a plant.
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:44:59 AM
I thought they were berries?
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R. Lee Ermey
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:46:17 AM
Originally Posted By Hero_compleqs:
Originally Posted By CWO:
The sees are not viable until it is ripe. Spreading non-viable seeds prior to ripening is a waste. True, but ripe watermelons are still camo/green. The scent of the higher sugar attracts animals, who either kick them open, or drill a hole in them. Animals are attracted by the scent - not the color. And not all of them are all green:  |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:46:19 AM
Originally Posted By Katana16j:
Someone needs to shop an image with a watermelon sitting in the grass to say "Tactical Fruit is Tactical" oooooo. multicam fruit would kick ass! |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:46:59 AM
Watermelon with salt. Ymm... Now I'm hungry.
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:47:02 AM
It's just of them things that make you go HMMMMM.
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:48:14 AM
Originally Posted By CWO:
Originally Posted By Hero_compleqs:
Originally Posted By CWO:
The sees are not viable until it is ripe. Spreading non-viable seeds prior to ripening is a waste. True, but ripe watermelons are still camo/green. The scent of the higher sugar attracts animals, who either kick them open, or drill a hole in them. Animals are attracted by the scent - not the color. And not all of them are all green: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/Eyesofsilver/PS14154B.jpg Moon and Stars watermelon for the win! |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:51:33 AM
Originally Posted By Pangea: Originally Posted By CWO: Originally Posted By Hero_compleqs: Originally Posted By CWO: The sees are not viable until it is ripe. Spreading non-viable seeds prior to ripening is a waste. True, but ripe watermelons are still camo/green. The scent of the higher sugar attracts animals, who either kick them open, or drill a hole in them. Animals are attracted by the scent - not the color. And not all of them are all green: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/Eyesofsilver/PS14154B.jpg Moon and Stars watermelon for the win! That's no moon...  |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:52:02 AM
Originally Posted By Pangea:
Originally Posted By CWO:
Originally Posted By Hero_compleqs:
Originally Posted By CWO:
The sees are not viable until it is ripe. Spreading non-viable seeds prior to ripening is a waste. True, but ripe watermelons are still camo/green. The scent of the higher sugar attracts animals, who either kick them open, or drill a hole in them. Animals are attracted by the scent - not the color. And not all of them are all green: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/Eyesofsilver/PS14154B.jpg Moon and Stars watermelon for the win! Someone knows their watermelon! |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:55:32 AM
Originally Posted By CWO:
Originally Posted By Pangea:
Originally Posted By CWO:
Originally Posted By Hero_compleqs:
Originally Posted By CWO:
The sees are not viable until it is ripe. Spreading non-viable seeds prior to ripening is a waste. True, but ripe watermelons are still camo/green. The scent of the higher sugar attracts animals, who either kick them open, or drill a hole in them. Animals are attracted by the scent - not the color. And not all of them are all green: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/Eyesofsilver/PS14154B.jpg Moon and Stars watermelon for the win! Someone knows their watermelon! Damn right I do. Even though I'm allergic the the things, I still love a small taste once in awhile. I can eat a piece about as big as a golf ball without it killing me. |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:57:04 AM
Watermelon is a melon, not a fruit. They're smarter and don't want to be eaten, thats why.
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:58:29 AM
Originally Posted By 24Cans:
Originally Posted By Pangea:
Originally Posted By CWO:
Originally Posted By Hero_compleqs:
Originally Posted By CWO:
The sees are not viable until it is ripe. Spreading non-viable seeds prior to ripening is a waste. True, but ripe watermelons are still camo/green. The scent of the higher sugar attracts animals, who either kick them open, or drill a hole in them. Animals are attracted by the scent - not the color. And not all of them are all green: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/Eyesofsilver/PS14154B.jpg Moon and Stars watermelon for the win! That's no moon...
It's a space station! |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:59:14 AM
Originally Posted By numberofthebeast:
Up until about 200 years ago, watermelons used to grow larger than the size of a small car. They were so big it didn't matter if they had camouflage or not. No way! Educate me: why the change? Were the gigantic ones hunted to extinction? |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 1:00:46 AM
Originally Posted By ThePontificator:
Originally Posted By Hero_compleqs:
Serious question. I thought the point of fruit was to spread seeds. Brightly colored fruits are seen easily by animals, eaten, and the seeds spread by poop. Now, to me, its seems that watermelons are camouflaged. They don't need to be green because fruit has nothing to do with photosynthesis. The only reason I can think of, is the fruit is hard to see until it is ripe, then it is some how broken open, exposing the bright red interior. Anybody? STOP SMOKING WEED You just got lulz from me and everyone at the bar!!! |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 1:01:00 AM
Originally Posted By BaxterStockman:
Originally Posted By numberofthebeast:
Up until about 200 years ago, watermelons used to grow larger than the size of a small car. They were so big it didn't matter if they had camouflage or not. No way! Educate me: why the change? Were the gigantic ones hunted to extinction? Duh! They ran too slow and modern weaponry slew them in great numbers. |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 1:01:10 AM
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Awesome. |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 1:02:40 AM
Originally Posted By 1Andy2:
I thought they were berries? Their fruit is an epigynous or false berry. A pepo to be exact. It's common to the cucurbits. We call them melons but they are in fact berries. |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 1:02:48 AM
Forget color.....................why did this one grow into a nutsack/ass-cheek?
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Posted: 10/25/2009 1:03:34 AM
Because there is no evolutionary pressure for it to change color. It grows just fine being the color that it is.
I really have no idea if watermelons grow in the wild anywhere, and if not, what their closest living wild relative is. |
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To help save Snake from a Gekko in Metal Gear Solid 4.
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Posted: 10/25/2009 1:09:37 AM
Wonder if I could find an AR with a 'watermelon camo' instead of multi,desert, or army
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Posted: 10/25/2009 1:09:37 AM
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryjones/4041901870/" target="_blank">http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/4041901870_670897efd9_o.jpg</a> and here we go |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 1:10:03 AM
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryjones/4041901870/" target="_blank">http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/4041901870_670897efd9_o.jpg</a>  Watermelon, when your so much of an operator even your fruit needs to be high speed low drag. |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 1:16:24 AM
Originally Posted By Katana16j:
Originally Posted By RyJones:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryjones/4041901870/" target="_blank">http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2624/4041901870_670897efd9_o.jpg</a> Watermelon, when your so much of an operator even your fruit needs to be high speed low drag.Fraking love it! |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 1:18:27 AM
Watermelons crack open when they get old and then the red attracts birds who then spread the older seeds, makes perfect evolutionary sense.
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Posted: 10/25/2009 1:26:41 AM
Originally Posted By CWO:
Originally Posted By Hero_compleqs:
Originally Posted By CWO:
The sees are not viable until it is ripe. Spreading non-viable seeds prior to ripening is a waste. True, but ripe watermelons are still camo/green. The scent of the higher sugar attracts animals, who either kick them open, or drill a hole in them. Animals are attracted by the scent - not the color. And not all of them are all green: http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/Eyesofsilver/PS14154B.jpg Many animals are color blind. Cows and deer are, I believe. |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 1:34:13 AM
When I was a kid the stores sold watermelons that were dark green all over.
They were much better than the striped watermelons sold now. Why the change?  |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 1:37:34 AM
Originally Posted By KA3B:
what DOES that man have against watermelons?R. Lee Ermey 
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Posted: 10/25/2009 1:39:18 AM
I thought this thread would be about enviro-weenie socialists....
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Posted: 10/25/2009 1:42:12 AM
Originally Posted By Barrelburner: When I was a kid the stores sold watermelons that were dark green all over. They were much better than the striped watermelons sold now. Why the change? the newer kind are probably easier to grow in your area? google watermelon types and seeds. hoss. |
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To avoid snipers, duh...
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Posted: 10/25/2009 1:44:22 AM
Are we even allow to talk about watermelons, it's, it's racist
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Posted: 10/25/2009 1:52:28 AM
Originally Posted By numberofthebeast:
Up until about 200 years ago, watermelons used to grow larger than the size of a small car. They were so big it didn't matter if they had camouflage or not. Yeah, lol, OK. |
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Posted: 10/25/2009 1:53:51 AM
Originally Posted By Bobby_the_Hun:
Are we even allow to talk about watermelons, it's, it's racist Oh, that's right. Maybe I should ask to have this deleted. I don't want to get banned  |
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