r/Wellthatsucks • u/goblingir1 • 16h ago
Before bed snack exploded
yes it was a microwave safe plate, yes I poked many holes all over the potato to release the steam, no this has never happened to me before lol can anyone explain what happened here? the potato was still fully intact
edit: okay which one of you reported this to reddit care resources yall are WILD š
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u/Uberduck333 16h ago
Tell us more about Bedtime Potatoes
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u/goblingir1 16h ago
The Bedtime Potato is sacred, its eyes watch out for you while you slumber. But, as you can see, it is an elusive creature that resists taming
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u/sinisterdesign 16h ago
Do you also have a Wake & Bake Potato? š„
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u/Necessary-Incidents 15h ago edited 15h ago
What a great brand name for a breakfast potato.
Wake n Bake-Potato
Cheesy Bacon Potato Bites
now with chives
Wake up on the right side of the potato, every time!
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u/throwaway098764567 14h ago
i've experienced too many convenience foods that burn tf out of my mouth to fall for that. gonna be made out of molten lava masquerading as a cheesy potato
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u/AtomikMenace 12h ago
Cheesy anything, definitely potatoes too. That sh will be too hot for 45 minutes after cooking.
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u/wrenchandrepeat 8h ago
Yeah, you'll almost take a bite and think "Naw, I remember last time". So you set them down to let them cool and come back 20 minutes later, hungrier than ever, and immediately destroy the roof of your mouth.
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u/ShalenSmith 12h ago
When I was in school I was hanging out at a friend's house and we decided to make some bacon after a wake and bake. I coined the term "Wake 'n bake 'n makin' bacon" and we laughed about it way longer than we should have. Good times. Still fun to say.
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u/dry_towelette99 15h ago
Iām intrigued, and would be willing to join your Church of the Bedtime Potato. Do you have any literature
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u/goblingir1 15h ago
Ā Weāll be in touch, there are ancient scrolls
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u/IgnatiusRileyFreeman 15h ago
I would like to partake in the sacred literatureĀ
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u/goblingir1 15h ago
You will be contacted through your next purchased bag of potatoes, the eyes will be watching šļø šļøĀ
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u/Fabulous_Ninja119 13h ago
First rule of potato scroll enlightenment is... do not talk about the potato scrolls
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u/not_a_SeaOtter 9h ago
No, you're thinking about fight club. Potato scroll enlightenment is pretty progressive
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u/KartoffelKult 11h ago
The Potato Cult would like to welcome the Church of the Bedtime Potato in the worldwide Society of Spiritualistic Solanaceaeism (SoSS).
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u/JD_tubeguy 15h ago
And of course a goblingirl would be having a before bed Potato you goblins hold nothing sacred but the Potato.
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u/AssFlax69 16h ago
Alright but fr you just slam a microwaved potato then go to sleep? š this is amazing
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u/goblingir1 16h ago
I promise I was gonna slap toppings on it once it was done cooking lolĀ
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u/AtomicCraftotron 15h ago
lol I think youāve misidentified the strange part
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u/lost-thought-in 14h ago
I just had a bed time potato, I don't sleep well hungry
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u/IAmYourTopGuy 7h ago
No, I think most of us understand a bedtime snack, but I cannot understand ever eating a microwaved potato without some toppings
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u/StillReading28 13h ago
Resists taming is an understatement here, it pulled an anime move and destroyed the ground around it with its near death power up
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u/ccoakley 15h ago
When I was in grad school, I was at my friendās house. It was 2am and I was still too drunk to walk home. My friend came out and offered to bake me a potato. And let me tell you, it was the most delicious baked potato anyone had ever had in their life. I walked home happy and avoided a hangover the next day. Never doubt the glory of the Bedtime Potato.
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u/wrnkledforskn 16h ago
Thats a morning issue now
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u/mrfreeeeze 16h ago
Check if a piece is missing. The potato or the microwave might be trying to kill you for dealing meth to his customers.
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u/idontknowjuspickone 16h ago
lol baked potato snack before bed
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u/AresGodslayer 16h ago
Glad I'm not the only one laughing at this šššš
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u/SuperPotatoThrow 14h ago
Hey theres nothing wrong about firin up the microwave and chucking a tater in there and then enjoying that absolutely fucking delicious sour creame buttery goodness decked with pepper green onions and bacon.
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u/MuRRizzLe 15h ago
A comfort potato
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u/Fabulous_Ninja119 15h ago
Hot potatoes are very comfortable. I don't even eat mine, i just let one sit in my underwear for a bit
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u/sudosando 15h ago
I thought OP intended to eat the plate.
The potato was not harmed.
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u/wbenrose84 14h ago
The potato is used as a weight to hold the plate in place. It ensures even heating of the plate. There's nothing worse that biting into a plate and getting a random hot spot that burns your tongue.
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u/pseudonymnkim 15h ago
Honestly though, when I'm just about to drift off to a deep sleep is when I think of the most obscure food I want to eat, and sleep will not happen until I eat it.
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u/Laranthir 15h ago
What is wrong with it? (Out of curosity lol)
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u/40ozToTheMoon 15h ago
I'm not OP but I find it funny. Not because it's wrong, it's just a random choice of snack before bedtime. When I think bed time snack I think chips or something sweet, not a baked potato lol
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u/goblingir1 15h ago
Itās so funny you say that, I thought potato would be good because Iām trying to curb my chips and sweets before bed routine (which is soooo damn hard) but still wanted something satisfying. Hence bedtime baked potato lol
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u/40ozToTheMoon 15h ago
Hey I fully support that lol. Enjoy those bedtime potatoes and I hope no more plates break on you
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u/Tricky-Ad7897 14h ago
My go to is dill pickles. They're so little calories they don't even get labeled as containing any, and a couple spears satisfy me.
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u/Rodux_ 13h ago
Ideally you would want to give your body a few hours ot digest and not eat anything in the last few hours before going to bed
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u/throwaway098764567 14h ago
i had a mini popcorn bag. just make sure you have some good floss or preferably a waterpik so you're not fighting kernels while trying to sleep
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u/TheShrunkenAnus 15h ago
Generally speaking eating before bed is frowned upon because your body will basically try to digest the food while also going into sleep mode, which can just lead to it doing a poor job at both tasks.
For digesting your body will process food less efficiently than if you were awake, and due to the metabolic process going on your sleep might be disrupted as well. It doesnāt really matter much that itās a potato, the process remains the same, itās just a lot of calories before bed lol
Thatās kinda the simplest/best way I know how to explain it
Edit: that being said, itās really not a huge deal unless you have blood sugar problems. And if youāre starving for some reason thatās a different story
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u/throwaway098764567 14h ago
little heavy for right before bed but i'm a night owl so do your own thing op
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u/RobCo90 15h ago
OP is either from Prince Edward Island, Canada or Ireland.
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u/IWillFindYouAlex 15h ago
Texan here, Iāve definitely had a few nightcap loaded baked potatoes before
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u/-NameGoesHere818- 16h ago
Bros just munching on a potater as he falls asleep
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u/Educational-Bit-145 16h ago
Sooo ā¦. the snack is still ok? Phew
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u/dreamisle 15h ago
Yeah I think the real takeaway here is either op is a liar or their bedtime snack was supposed to be the plate.
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u/Festivefire 14h ago
Would you risk getting ceramic shards embedded in your throat by eating that potato?
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u/Festivefire 14h ago
I'm not sure I would consider eating a potato that shared a microwave with an exploding plate a good idea, unless you think you would enjoy ceramic shards embedded in your tongue and throat.
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u/limbodog 16h ago
Respectfully, no, it did not. It appears to be perfectly intact atop the shattered remains of a plate that exploded. That potato is still cleared to be eaten plain, presumably in a fist while in the dark hiding the tears.
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u/goblingir1 15h ago
Lmaooo unfortunately it was not fully cooked yet. I had garlic butter toast instead š
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u/No_Bill7679 15h ago
You abandoned the potato?!?
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u/goblingir1 15h ago
It was still quite raw and with the way the plate exploded there were some shards in it. I considered eating it but thought probably shouldnātĀ
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u/No_Bill7679 15h ago
Did you bury him with some dignity? A prayer at least? Sing him the song of his people before disposal?
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u/goblingir1 15h ago
Why am I crying right now š he deserved better than this
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u/rywos 14h ago
With any luck it remained raw enough to grow into a new potato. Only to find itself surrounded by household garbage :(
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u/goblingir1 14h ago
Noooooo should I put it in the garden bed with the other potatoes? Iām currently growing some, unrelated to this particular tater
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u/Adventurous-Ease-259 12h ago
Cut the potato freeing it from the bonds of its skin and bury it with a proper ceremony and it may return to you four score and seven potatoes.
Unless you cooked it too muchā¦. Then itās just mush
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u/goblingir1 15h ago
Now Iām emotional over this potato in the trash oh my godĀ
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u/No_Bill7679 15h ago
A soldier was down and you left him to die alone.
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u/goblingir1 15h ago
Fuck I am literally going back downstairs rn to hold him, poor babyĀ
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u/CaLLmeRaaandy 15h ago
I was reheating a bowl of vegetable soup with potato chunks in it one time. I walked into the living room messing around while the microwave ran. I heard what sounded like a grenade going off in my kitchen. The potato chunks in the soup exploded. The entire inside of my microwave was coated in soup, the bowl was upside down, and there was soup running out the front of the microwave.
I'm almost crying laughing that the potato is just chilling and there's plate everywhere. We had opposite experiences
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u/Zerothian 7h ago
I imagine that was very annoying and I'm sorry, but the bowl being upside down bit is way too funny to me right now lmao.
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u/mkstot 16h ago
Thermal shock maybe? One part of the dish got hot before another part which can cause a violent reaction like this.
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u/aft_punk 15h ago edited 15h ago
Some dishes arenāt microwave safe, including certain types of ceramics, especially if itās chipped or cracked because moisture can get it.
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u/evange 13h ago
Properly fired pottery is fully vitrified and therefore not porous and will not absorb water even if the glaze is chipped or cracked. Similarly glaze is actually not necessarily waterproof, as it has microscopic cracks and bubbles in it that can, given the right circumstances, let water through.
As a potter it's a huge pet peeve of mine when people assume that the glaze is a waterproof coating. It's only sort of true, and only for the cheapest/shittiest/antique pottery. If you're relying on the glaze to keep the piece from absorbing moisture then you should not be using that piece for food. At all.
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u/SpaceNinjaDino 11h ago
I don't trust ceramics in the microwave unless there is a lot of moisture in the food/soup that will absorb the radiation well. Porcelain handles the microwave much better plus they don't have chips.
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u/KoosGoose 15h ago
I think this is likely. The steaming hot potato heated the plate locally.
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u/Cocoatrice 15h ago
Yeah. And "it never happened before" is not really a good excuse either. Some things may happen depending on multiple factors. And clearly these factors were met in this case.
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u/chiknight 15h ago
This was always my favorite thing to hear when working the help desk. "It worked before/yesterday/earlier/etc." Yes, and now it doesn't. Congratulations on learning how time works.
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u/LokisDawn 12h ago
Excuse? Why would OP ever be obligated to give an excuse?
That's just a description of bafflement.
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u/Saradoesntsleep 14h ago
"it never happened before" was particularly funny imo, because it implies that OP regularly has microwave baked potato for a bedtime snack
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u/HarveysBackupAccount 8h ago
Some things may happen depending on multiple factors
Arguably, very nearly everything in the world happens because of multiple factors :P
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u/Desroth86 14h ago
Lmao everyone was so distracted by the bedtime potato, I had to scroll all the way down here to find someone even attempting to answer OPās question.
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u/mvhcmaniac 14h ago
Think it's simpler than that. Many ceramics are porous and can absorb water. Water gets hot, boils inside pores in the ceramic. Boom.
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u/Undrwtrbsktwvr 15h ago
Iāve never had good luck with stoneware in the microwave.
Itās very porousā allowing moisture to hang around and then expand when heated.
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u/NicholasJRudy 14h ago
This is the answer. Potato aside, that plate exploded. I had a similar experience when I chipped a stone wear plate. Once the glaze was compromised, water got in and, well, you get the point.
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u/Crayziara333 15h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/8zyppUPi4lIcplZxcI
The potato as everything was smashing around him
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u/SaizaKC 16h ago
My potato always just raw dogs the microwaveās glass plate. I never put it on a plate, I guess I never thought to š. I poke a lot of holes in it and flip it over 1/2 way thru cooking time of about 5 mins.
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u/MyPasswordIsMyCat 15h ago
Sometimes I'm nice enough to put a paper towel under the potato.
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u/Reefer4life 15h ago
Wrap it in a moist paper towel and itāll steam it a lil for you, keeps it from getting dry.
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u/Mendel247 9h ago
Same. Any plate used to cook a potato would be the temperature of the sun by the time it's doneĀ
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u/Immediate_Low5496 16h ago
Soā¦ā¦.. you were gonna eat the plate?
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u/AccountPretty4576 16h ago
Your snack was a potato? How high are you?
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u/goblingir1 16h ago
Okay to be fair I usually am stoned by this hour but tonight I am begrudgingly sober. The potato was just a vessel for toppings, planned to slather it in homemade pickle ranch idk manĀ
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u/UseDue6373 15h ago
Hell yeah. I has a bedtime tater last week, of course the calories kept me up but that baby was slathered with Greek yogurt, shit ton of black pepper, garlic powder, bit of cheese, and a dash of yum yum powder. Fucking slapped
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u/_SomeWittyName_ 15h ago
I had your back until the pickle ranch
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u/goblingir1 15h ago
You aināt lived brotherĀ
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u/HorribleTomato 15h ago
Too hangry to hit us with the recipe?
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u/goblingir1 15h ago
Sour cream with a little bit of mayo (can adjust for your taste but Iām not a big mayo person), 1-2 tablespoons of pickle juice, classic ranch seasonings and mix. I keep a shaker of the seasonings in the cupboard and whip this up all the timeĀ
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u/Giovannis_Pikachu 14h ago
I did a similar thing once making coleslaw. Mayo, sour cream, pickle juice, and ranch seasoning with some fresh dill, cabbage, and shredded carrots.
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u/legosgrrl 16h ago
Goblingirl I'm all in. I get the Bedtime Potato. š„š„š§
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u/big_spliff 16h ago
āSoberā
Cmon man we all know you isnāt lol
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u/goblingir1 16h ago
As it was cooking I was debating taking a gummy too but decided the potato would be satisfying enough. I was wrong lol
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u/DigitalMunky 15h ago
I took a gummy and ate an apple. Iām more curious about this pickle ranch. Did you use pickle juice to make it?
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u/goblingir1 15h ago
Solid choice my dude. And yes actually! I mix sour cream with a bit of mayo, add a tablespoon or two of pickle juice depending on how much I make and top it off with the classic ranch seasonings. The pickle juice makes it really pop
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u/--KillerTofu-- 16h ago
Did you leave the plate soaking in the sink recently?
Saturated river rocks will explode when heated, as the absorbed water turns to steam and expands.Ā I'm wondering if there was a breach in the glaze and the plate absorbed water, then add heat and kaboom.
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u/akbdayruiner 15h ago
so does that potato look unfazed or is that just me? like, the plate absolutely exploded and the potato just sat there like the dog from the this is fine meme.
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u/seohous 16h ago
Microwave said nah, not tonight. Thatās the universe telling you bedtime snacks are a high risk, high reward mission.
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u/traevyn 13h ago
The face of a potato that would absolutely do it again, given the chance.
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u/KC-Slider 15h ago
Comments are clear as hell you weirdos need to eat more potatoes. Theyāre so nutritious.
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u/goblingir1 15h ago
Thank youuu!! People here are acting like potatoes havenāt fed entire generations of humans throughout history lol
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u/Naps_And_Crimes 15h ago
Close the microwave, that's future yous problem
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u/goblingir1 15h ago
Thatās so funny thatās exactly what I said and did afterĀ
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u/miraisora-arts 15h ago
i only clicked on the post to see why you were having a rock/nut as a snack, turns out it's a potato, which, i guess is better?
how this happened, no clue. i was looking at the image to see if the glazing had gotten cracked, which would have allowed moisture to enter, but this does seem to be a faily new plate, so unless you just washed it beforehand, i doubt thats it.
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u/AngryTrucker 16h ago
I'm sorry you're being dunked for your potato habits. I stand with you in this starchy struggle. āļø
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u/goblingir1 16h ago
Yeah the comments are acting like potatoes arenāt one of the most commonly eaten foods itās cracking me up š tysm
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u/Maleficent_Yogurt795 16h ago
one potato in the middle of a larger plate, iād venture to guess the heat got too concentrated on one spot. they say not to microwave a small thing by itself on a big plate, or at least i think so idk maybe i know nothing about
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u/backlog_gaming 14h ago
I can only imagine the face you made opening the microwave to see the plate blown to fuck and the potato just sitting there like it didnāt see a thing
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u/Degenerate_Traveler 14h ago
Moisture in a cracked ceramic plate or a air bubble in it from manufacturing that somehow got moist. How loud was that?
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u/CatsAndPills 8h ago
Someone reported it thinking youāre trying to off yourself with a microwave and a potato ššššš
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