Now i know that every last news source online has done this story already, hell it’s on the Drudgereport frontpage as i write this, but if for some reason you refuse to read anything but our humble blog here’s the story (plus it’s hard to not write a headline about watermelon viagra).

Without really going into much details (which would be hard too seeing as how this is more biology/medicine and I’m a physics student), they have found out that watermelons contain large quantities of a substance called citrulline, which has the benefit of increasing blood flow in your body, which is of course the same thing that Viagra does. It’s however not the exact same, as Viagra is organ specific, while watermelons would target the entire vascular system. The basic message is: fruit is good for you!

This is of course also a perfect time to bring in one of the most controversial XKCD comics ever made, the infamous fruit chart.

As you can plainly see, the watermelon is not a top contender in the fruit wars (in fact i’d have it even lower on the tasty bar, it’s bland as hell!). If for some miracle you don’t know XKCD, i can HIGHLY recommend reading it. It’s a comic with a bunch of nerdy humor and science jokes, but also bunches of quirky stuff, easily one of my top3 favorite places online.

P.S. Some practical advice to everyone, don’t get drunk the day before you have to move out of an apartment, spending a day hung over in cleaning supply fumes is far from optimal.