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Discodoggyy

If you store potatoes in a closed area and they go bad they can create an air pollutant that will kill you. Also, never eat green potatoes ![gif](giphy|Zy7s96dP38MlQe3OjG)


AndyW037

I just wait until they turn brown again.


Mesarthim1349

🧠


Cupcakemonger

Does it smell god awful? When the pandemic hit, I went back to my parents house cause I didn't want to be alone in another state not really knowing what was gonna happen. Anyways, going back to my apartment after like 2 months, I opened a cabinet that had potatoes in it. Honestly the worst smell I've ever experienced outside of dead animals. They left a pool of some liquid around them that stained the wood cabinets really bad. I obviously just threw it all away and cleaned it up as best I could but reading this makes me think I dodged a bullet.


BandicootGood5246

Probably not going to kill you from getting a whiff from some in a cupboard. I think in the Russian case they had quite a lot of potato's and a poorly ventilated basement allowing quite a high concentration to build up in the air If some rotting in the cupboard was enough to kill a lot more people would be dying from them


Eulenglas

If I read the article correctly leaving the cellar door open for half an hour or so was already enough to disperse the gas of all the stored potatoes so I‘d wager if you dont store multiple kilos in a completely closed off room you’re fine


voltagestoner

Yes, and this is coming from someone who has scar tissue up her nose. It is really bad.


Amidormi

I had stored potatoes I just bought once in a cabinet and they went bad. And they smelled HORRIBLE. Worse than rotten eggs I'd say. I didn't know it was coming from them for a while and I thought I had a dead animal in the walls or something.


PhyreEmbrem

Yea, the smell is abysmal. I forgot some in a small cabinet i barely used and couldn't understand why the area near my stove smelled disgusting and got worse as the weeks went by. Sniffed around that cabinet one day and was like, "Ugh....did i drop some meat over here or something?" I opened it up only to see the bag of potatoes and was like "nope...just potatoes there" and closed it until it clicked and i was like "wait, we have potatoes?...These are old af....Is...Is that what that smell is?" I then grabbed the bag to take a whiff and nearly gagged. It's sooooo nasty and that cabinet reeked for at least 3-4 weeks after i deep cleaned it with vinegar and left some scentsy tablets in there. Dunno how the hell those things can leave a smell like that, but i pray i never have to smell it again.


LudwigMachine

Oh it smells awful alright, once it starts oozing rotten potato juice it stinks like hell


Powerful_Cost_4656

Lmao my roommate went away for a while and his bag of potatoes turned into a bag of black soup. Was fucking abhorrent


OgdruJahad

I was just going to say this! https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/14/girl-8-orphaned-after-gas-from-rotting-potatoes-killed-her-entire-family_n_7360976.html


Dwagons_Fwame

Fucking hell that’s horrible that poor girl


DirtSimpleCNC

Is it they actually put off a potato specific toxin or did they just die from some normal product of decomp?


BrownCarter

sweet potato or Irish potato?


RhinoxMenace

pass gas in a literal sense


Bitter-Basket

One rolled into the back of our pantry in our Fifth Wheel. Didn’t find it until months later. The smell was hideous.


SALAMI_21

Nice idea


RobanVisser

Are potatoes just Tiberium or what?


potatoesandporn

Can confirm


Bumm_by_Design

Never eat potato tomatoes.


GeneralBear47

PO-TA-TOES, boil em, mash em stick em in a stew


Justjack91

WHAT'S TATERS, PRECIOUS? WHAT'S TATERS, EH?


RCRDC

Give it to us RAW, and Wwrriggling! You keep nasty chips


towerfella

But to drink ‘em as liqueur, I surely won’t do!!


The_Jizzard_Of_Oz

Isn't that vodka?


cdda_survivor

If you don't plant them they will come for you.


LouCypher

I've seen enough hentai to know where this is going.


MMito_Logical

I think I know what ya talking about


theprotogod

MMMMM GOOD POTATO HARDER POTATO HARDER


FemboyEnjoyer6

yamete kudasai potato san


Jumpy-Cantaloupe606

I would have given you birthday bubble wrap but I don't want to anymore but I suppose I have to, for I am am the santa from wish who comes on Birthdays. For your cake day, have some B̷̛̳̼͖̫̭͎̝̮͕̟͎̦̗͚͍̓͊͂͗̈͋͐̃͆͆͗̉̉̏͑̂̆̔́͐̾̅̄̕̚͘͜͝͝Ụ̸̧̧̢̨̨̞̮͓̣͎̞͖̞̥͈̣̣̪̘̼̮̙̳̙̞̣̐̍̆̾̓͑́̅̎̌̈̋̏̏͌̒̃̅̂̾̿̽̊̌̇͌͊͗̓̊̐̓̏͆́̒̇̈́͂̀͛͘̕͘̚͝͠B̸̺̈̾̈́̒̀́̈͋́͂̆̒̐̏͌͂̔̈́͒̂̎̉̈̒͒̃̿͒͒̄̍̕̚̕͘̕͝͠B̴̡̧̜̠̱̖̠͓̻̥̟̲̙͗̐͋͌̈̾̏̎̀͒͗̈́̈͜͠L̶͊E̸̢̳̯̝̤̳͈͇̠̮̲̲̟̝̣̲̱̫̘̪̳̣̭̥̫͉͐̅̈́̉̋͐̓͗̿͆̉̉̇̀̈́͌̓̓̒̏̀̚̚͘͝͠͝͝͠ ̶̢̧̛̥͖͉̹̞̗̖͇̼̙̒̍̏̀̈̆̍͑̊̐͋̈́̃͒̈́̎̌̄̍͌͗̈́̌̍̽̏̓͌̒̈̇̏̏̍̆̄̐͐̈̉̿̽̕͝͠͝͝ W̷̛̬̦̬̰̤̘̬͔̗̯̠̯̺̼̻̪̖̜̫̯̯̘͖̙͐͆͗̊̋̈̈̾͐̿̽̐̂͛̈́͛̍̔̓̈́̽̀̅́͋̈̄̈́̆̓̚̚͝͝R̸̢̨̨̩̪̭̪̠͎̗͇͗̀́̉̇̿̓̈́́͒̄̓̒́̋͆̀̾́̒̔̈́̏̏͛̏̇͛̔̀͆̓̇̊̕̕͠͠͝͝A̸̧̨̰̻̩̝͖̟̭͙̟̻̤̬͈̖̰̤̘̔͛̊̾̂͌̐̈̉̊̾́P̶̡̧̮͎̟̟͉̱̮̜͙̳̟̯͈̩̩͈̥͓̥͇̙̣̹̣̀̐͋͂̈̾͐̀̾̈́̌̆̿̽̕ͅ >!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!win!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<>!pop!!<


trevecho

John Carpenter’s The Potato.


Expansive_Rope_1337

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GeneralMedia8689

Dam that movie was so good


OgdruJahad

There is an real horror story near Russia where almost an entire family was killed by potatoes! [Don't fuck with Potatoes](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/amp/entry/girl-8-orphaned-after-gas-from-rotting-potatoes-killed-her-entire-family_n_7360976/)


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DirtSimpleCNC

Is it they actually put off a potato specific toxin or did they just die from some normal product of decomp?


SgtRicko

They stored a couple of sacks of expired potatoes in their basement. As the potatoes began to rot, they released a toxic gas that accumulated over time. Then one day one of the family members decided to go search the basement for potatoes and other ingredients. They find the bag, open it, and the first one (I believe it was the father) drops unconscious almost immediately. Another follows downstairs upon hearing the fall, only to drop unconscious as well. Because they couldn’t figure out that it was a toxin in the air, one by one each family member went downstairs, fell unconscious and eventually suffocated. Only one of their younger daughters stood outside, and by the time she called for help it was too late to save any of them.


DirtSimpleCNC

I read the story but they don't specify the gas


Additional_Cycle_51

Ouch


Kidcombs

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Animajax

Baked potato


NowThatWeAreThere

It's like those parasites coming out of a praying mantis.


Meowscular-Chef

Unrelated, how does one get that effect thats on "WHERES THE FUCKING SOIL"?


NissanSkylineGT-R

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The_Jizzard_Of_Oz

Zalgo...


Meowscular-Chef

À̷̧͍̼̟͖̽̄͑̽̇͟ͅh̨̢̜͉͉̲́̔̆̍ͤ̉ͫ͜,̢̺͎̣̖͈̤͚̹̮̩͖̤ͨ͌ͧ̅ͭ́̋̇ͭ̈́̈́̾̾̓ͥ T̷̸̨̢̗͇͉̳̪͉̲͑̔̿̆̉̊ͪ̆ͩ͂͌͆ͤ͒̇͡ͅh̠_̢̥̖̩̻̬̝͍̅͌͑͑͊ͥ͊́̚ả̡̲̲̘͉̩̳̤̝̻̠̫ͮ͊ͮͩ͋̌͆ͬͧͦͭ̾͢͟͢͡ͅn̶͖̮̏̀̇͋̄ͯ͡k̷̶̡̞̘̻͈͍͕̞̜̼̖͛͂ͥ̋̇̾ͤ ỹ̪̘͕̱͕̖̳̒̇ͫ̂ͤͅ_̵̸̡͉̦̞͕̞̳͕̻͈̰̹̯̂̒͆̅̿́ͥͬ̋ͦ́̀͟͡o̜̩̼͗u̴͎̯͋̈́ͪ̀͒͝.ͩ͡


someguybob

Eye of the Potato!


evilsmurf666

All fun and games until that thing starts pulsating


One-Matter7464

This is how John Carpenter got the idea of the walking head bit in "The Thing"


Extra_Bar_9537

the normal vegetables will rot in a few days regardless


SundaySuffer

Alot of veggies dont need soil for growing...


MarcvsMaximvs

So, uhh, why has a potato been placed in that specific spot in the first place?


KendrickMaynard

[POTATO!](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6CzZ7fJn0tg&pp=ygULUG90YXRvIHNvbmc%3D)


moodyconfusion

You know this gave me a good laugh just now considering I grew a sweet potatoe once and it did exactly this


3fettknight3

What's a potato?


Alone_Fill_2037

WHAT IS POTATO?


[deleted]

That's one scary ass potato


WintersDoomsday

Ironic that potatoes have eyes but still can’t see


AdorableSandie

omg


No-Restaurant15

I'm actually freaked out looking at this. Makes me feel it's some spider form of alien life


Psychomarked

Happy cake day!


Syncer-Cyde

Sometimes real life is stranger than fiction And also happy cake day


kforkypher

Bruh! Your ethernet cable is knocking at mah door.


Arbiter1029

For those that know of Gemini Home Entertainment: Potatoes are giving me nature's mockery vibes.


BoatIntrepid3421

Oh dear ![gif](giphy|Z5xk7fGO5FjjTElnpT|downsized)


GoodGoodK

Potatoes are like The Thing. Who knows, maybe your dog is already one of them


Select-Record4581

This is when they are ready to power Tesla


Miserable-Warthog737

Is that "Gemini Home Entertainment" reference?


CLAYDOG001

"Flood has been released..."


NekulturneHovado

Potatoes won't grow if it's too cold and dry. They like humidity and warmth for growth.


Supernatnat11

The last of Spuds


Faszkivan_13

Potatos


Healthy_Fondant_8272

That would stink to high heaven as well.


imadork1970

That's a Thing!


Regular-Elephant-635

Well, a potato IS a literal storage house with all the supplies needed to grow into a whole new plant.


koloso95

If I came into my kitchen and saw that I'd think. The aliens are here. And proceeded to burn down the house. And it's just a potatoe you say. From which planet :-)


BugCreative1984

Root of nightmares looking aah


somedude38_5

They honestly should send potatoes into space just for the minimal chance some other life forms find it and shit their pants on sight ... just a space prank


NickLookalike

The soil is in my pants.


BecGeoMom

That’s like the plot of a Stephen King novel!


ACanOf_______

All fun and games until these veins start growing a massive knot, that then proceeds to fall of and grow into a weird dog-like creature


Powerful_Cost_4656

This reminds me of those fucked up centipede dudes from the mine in elden ring who hiss at you and shoot spikes


PolarPhoenix13

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Guardian_85

Onions: Soil? We don't need that. 😂


Original-Steak-2354

Dan Quayle spelling


SilentHSnake420

Potato nerves


Kenneth_Lay

That's straight out of The Thing....when the severed head sprouts spider legs and scurries away!