Quote Originally Posted by The Grim Reefer
Roll it between your thumb and forefingers with a little bit of pressure.
Keep applying pressure slowly and steadily but not to the breaking point, if you can do this without hearing a small crack then the seed is good.
That's the way to do it.

I was going to post the exact same thing, but you beat me to it. Though, if it makes any kind of crackling noise you can rest assure it's not good.

Is that Abraham Lincoln in your avatar, The Grim Reefer?