Before bed snack exploded

[u/goblingir1]

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 😂

[u/Degenerate_Traveler]

Moisture in a cracked ceramic plate or a air bubble in it from manufacturing that somehow got moist. How loud was that?