Li explained the phenomenon of watermelon suddenly exploded

Experts have come up with hypotheses that explain this phenomenon of watermelon explosion.

As reported, Hai Yen readers in Bach Thong district (Bac Kan) sent a picture of a watermelon that suddenly exploded, cracked itself in half without any external force.

The simplest answer that many people make is that the watermelon is broken (rot). However, in the past, experts have studied and hypothesized about this strange phenomenon of explosive watermelon.

It must be affirmed that this is not the first time that this phenomenon has appeared, before that, in 2011, China's Central Television also reported many farms in Jiangsu Province, China lost all its acres of fruit. because melon explodes.

Or most recently, Hai Yen's family has a response about the watermelon left at the foot of the stairs suddenly exploded. The sound of the melon sounded like a burst of balloons.

Through research, experts found, when cracked / broken, a colorless gas - acetyle n escaped inside the melon. When the effect of heat, even as small as cigarette butts, high room temperature . will also increase the pressure inside the gas, causing the melon to explode.

When the melon's outer shell is not thick enough to hold the gas inside, it will explode, pushing all the seeds and intestines out. Acetylene is colorless, odorless, lighter than air and flammable.

Many experts say, because acetylene gas is produced from the soil lamp - a chemical used to stimulate, increase the ripening of fruit, so only a small amount of heat is needed as in a hot place, transporting melon under sunny weather . is enough to make the melon crack.

Another theory to explain this puzzling phenomenon is that this watermelon is sprayed with excessive growth, causing it to grow too quickly, leading to an explosion.

Besides, agricultural experts also said that not only spraying or using stimulants but even without using chemicals, watermelons also have the ability to crack and explode. The reason is that in the process of fruit is in the period of strong development, about to harvest, the melon meets the rainy season will develop suddenly, just need to touch lightly or be bitten by insects, even without impact Any water from outside the watermelon spontaneously cracked itself because the fruit is too tight.

To avoid such melon phenomenon, experts recommend to clean melon when buying at home to avoid the flow of chemicals remaining in the melon, or buy a pre-cut melon piece to ensure safety for user.