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That specific claim is covered and debunked in the article. Short version: the seeds in the painting are black, which means the fruit is ripe. This won't happ
by luma 6y ago
That specific claim is covered and debunked in the article. Short version: the seeds in the painting are black, which means the fruit is ripe. This won't happen to "starred" melons.
- hyperbovine 6y agoIsn’t it also possible that the painter simply took some artistic license and decided to render the seeds in the nice glossy black that everyone is familiar with? This does not seem less plausible than the more elaborate hypothesis suggested in the article.
- garmaine 6y agoSeriously, it’s a painting now a photograph....