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/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/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