Julie Bove wrote:

>> Just let it fall to the ground: it will break into many pieces *all*
>> standing on the rind. The first time I heard this I thougth
>> "nonsense", then I saw it happen and now I too use this method.
>> Obviously some juice will fall to the ground, expecially for a very
>> mature fruit, so don't do it on a carpet. I do it in the porch.

> I can assure you nobody would eat it like that.

Same thing I thougth when I first heard of this method, but it's perfectly
clean.
BTW you can also break them on a table