I've sprouted a few seeds in my day and these are the most stubborn beans I've ever encountered.
At first I thought it was a total bust because there was zero activity after a 24 hour water soak.
So I let them soak another 24 and two had barely opened.
Then I went with a tried & true method for the most stubborn seeds, and gave them the ol' paper towel + coffee filters under saran wrap for another 24 hours.
It's been three days and it looks like six have finally cracked open.
WTF?
I'm starting to wonder if I should go to a rapid rooter instead of soil, just to pamper them a little more...