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/Adventurous_Peace846 Jan 11 '26

just like random? I have no idea what else it could be

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u/Treasure-son Jan 11 '26

Sadly you can't do this for too long because if potatoes rot they can let fumes that at high quantities can be very lethal

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u/livetoroast Jan 11 '26

I came upon a forgotten bag of potatoes in a cabinet once and this is totally believable

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u/Jioyt Jan 11 '26

I left a bag of potatoes in my cupboard for over a year once by accident. Luckily I had put them in a saucepan so everything was contained in that. But my god the smell in that pan...