# Watermelon seeds.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watermelon-seeds/372485>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 13, 2006, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watermelon-seeds/372485 "2006-09-13T01:48:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![copperwindow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2006, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watermelon-seeds/372485/1 "2006-09-13T01:48:12Z")

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Why are some watermelon seeds white while others are black?

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**Author:** ![sunstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunstone/32/3372_2.png) [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2006, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watermelon-seeds/372485/2 "2006-09-13T02:28:30Z")

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The black ones are mature while the white ones are either immature or sterile.

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**Author:** ![tashabot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tashabot/32/6250_2.png) [@tashabot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tashabot)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2006, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watermelon-seeds/372485/3 "2006-09-13T05:21:52Z")

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I know that the so-called “Seedless” watermelons actually tend to have the little white, almost see-through ones instead. So…blanks?

As in “shooting blanks,” of course.

~Tasha