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Squirting cucumbers thicken and stiffen to eject seeds with 'remarkable speed and precision,' study finds

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Squirting cucumbers are named after the way they expel their seeds in a violent jet of liquid.

New research suggests these inedible cucumbers accumulate fluid in their fruit, building so much pressure inside the cucumbers that they burst.

Researchers used time-lapse photography, CT scans and a high-speed camera to map the mechanics and trajectories of the seed ejections.