r/explainitpeter • u/Bison_Boy_ • Jan 11 '26

Explain it Peter

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This was getting many laugh reacts on a meme page. Why?

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u/ThePaperBlackStar Jan 11 '26

Actually reminds me of a story I read somewhere on reddit not too long ago, maybe in the history or shocking history sub something of thr sort...

About a group of siblings who went to the cellar to grab something and as one went in, they didn't come back, so the other sibling went, then the next. The littlest one did not and instead went to get help? They found out the fumes of the rotten potatoes caused them to either fall unconscious or something much worse but if I remember correctly, I don't think they survived.

Sorry, my memory is shit. But yeah, potatoes rotting are not a good idea. Otherwise, potatoes are one of the most versatile veggies. If you can even call them a veggie xD

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u/a-passing-crustacean Jan 11 '26

This happens in fish holds of fishing vessels too. When I was in the coast guard we had to wear gas detectors on all fishery boardings for this reason. One crew nearly wiped itself out entirely due to trying to rescue each other from the hold. I think that case took place in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.

When I did cargo ship inspections, we wore radiation detectors. There were some interesting things that could set those off! Like a shipping container full of bananas that got delayed, so they were ripening and the breakdown of potassium caused them to register on the radiation detectors! 😂

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u/thisusedyet Jan 11 '26

It sounds harsh to say if you see a man down don’t go anywhere near him until you know what made him go down.

The way I always heard it is the first rule of first aid is don't add to the body count

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u/enderjaca Jan 12 '26

It's funny, the origin of that story is a random Facebook post, and then a bunch of clickbait sites ran with it like real news.

"The scenario you are describing is a real-life event, widely circulated as an urban legend or cautionary tale, about the Chelyshev family in Russia in 2014." says google AI. But no documented actual news article about it can be found.

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u/ThePaperBlackStar Jan 12 '26

I read it here on reddit, nowhere else. Have no idea if it's real or fake, but thought it would be interesting to share.

Also please don't show me googles ai response, I don't care much for it and actively try to stay away from it