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PSA: Potatoes can possibly kill you under certain conditions. Po Po escorts some Potatoes - pRICE cUBE - 09-21-2019
https://cdllife.com/2019/abandoned-load-of-rotten-potatoes-deemed-so-deadly-it-got-a-police-escort-to-the-landfill/?fbclid=IwAR1On1DOnipKH6XQIVpB2CyyajrWgaLIGc0JQbXyRN_DDT1ZyKVUXInGCi4
A tractor trailer loaded up with 40,000 pounds of rotten potatoes was given a police escort to a Virginia landfill yesterday due to concerns about the abandoned load’s toxicity.
The truck loaded up with the ‘taters had apparently been abandoned off of I-95 in Richmond sometime in August, local news outlet The Progress-Index reports.
Though dying from toxic gas caused by rotten potatoes is rare, it does happen. Notably, in 2013, four members of a Russian family were killed from the gas caused by rotten potatoes stored in a basement area.
Re: The Po Po escorts some Potatoes - RAMd®d - 09-21-2019
four members of a Russian family were killed from the gas caused by rotten potatoes stored in a basement area.
Fortunately, all my potatoes come in a cardboard holder, waxed paper bag, or styro cup.
I had no idea that in decomp, they pose a hazard.
Re: The Po Po escorts some Potatoes - Racer X - 09-21-2019
they are members of the nightshade family. don't eat the greens!
Re: The Po Po escorts some Potatoes - JoeH - 09-21-2019
Racer X wrote:
they are members of the nightshade family. don't eat the greens!
...or potatoes that have been exposed above ground to sunlight and have green skinned sections.
Re: The Po Po escorts some Potatoes - Filliam H. Muffman - 09-21-2019
Solanine gas
Rotting potatoes in basement kill four members of Russian family
Moscow (UPI) Aug. 23, 2013
Re: PSA: Potatoes can possibly kill you under certain conditions. Po Po escorts some Potatoes - Speedy - 09-22-2019
I would say, based on that photo, they might be overdoing it a bit. Plus the trailer doesn’t have appropriate placards.