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Very much so!
My father used to pick up a watermelon, hold it up to his ear and tap it. Apparently this told him if it was ripe.
I was so embarrassed as a child lol
Yes! ๐ I have witnessed the tapping.
Oh my god I thought it was just my old man ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
๐ I've seen it being done to cantaloupe too ๐
If you ever find out what exactly he's listening for, please share the secret lol
A secret handshake sort of thing maybe?
He needs to pass down the cultural knowledge lol