I haven't even looked at the comments yet, but I did watch the video.
I've salted my watermelon my whole life. Half the family did, too, so there was no one person I picked it up from. Oh, and we're all Northern Indiana and Ohio folks. Who knows where it started...?
Damn good, though! Folks will be shocked the first time they try it!
I was surprised, to me it makes it sweeter and not salty like I thought it would. Thats funny coz I really thought it was a southern thing!