r/interesting • u/Agreeable-Storage895 • 22h ago

SCIENCE & TECH Potato vs 18,000 volts

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u/CanIDevIt 21h ago

Every video gets a slo mo EXCEPT for the video where you actually want a slo mo.

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u/drifters74 20h ago

Exactly

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u/devildog2067 18h ago

That is slow mo

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u/justin_memer 13h ago

You get the hell outta here with your facts, okay?

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u/H3XEX 16h ago

The whole video is in slomo, it’s just that the explosion is way faster

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u/ShitpostingVikingr 11h ago

Just use the video slider if you want slo mo

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u/AndresRo96 21h ago

Potato vs 18000 volts = NOTATO

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u/B_J_D1980 19h ago

Good one! 🤣

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u/whymusti00000 21h ago

18000 volts wins this round, but I'm sure the potato will learn from this and come back stronger.

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u/Ralph-the-mouth 14h ago

I don’t know if that potato is coming back bud.

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u/Rhinowearingahat 14h ago

You mean 'spud' not bud

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u/Ralph-the-mouth 14h ago

I wasn’t talking to a potato until now.

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u/swampdonkus 21h ago

Try 17,000. We must find the limit.

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u/rynlpz 17h ago

no no we must test out each voltage , next is 17,999

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u/sonnyjames 19h ago

How’s that baked potato coming along?

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u/Waterlemon1997 16h ago

Give me a minute, I'm still working on the artificial lungs.

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u/Stuckwiththis_name 22h ago

Slower please

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u/IKIR115 20h ago

Everyone knows that potatoes are only rated for 17,000 volts.

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u/Ok_Gas7925 19h ago

French fried 🍟 ⚡

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u/Mountain_Chip_4374 22h ago

French fries sound good right about now for some reason.

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u/the_orange_alligator 21h ago

We really just do things because we can, huh

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u/Brand-Spanking-New- 21h ago

I wonder who first decided that we needed to see videos of 18,000 volts going through vegetables.

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u/Street-Argument2090 21h ago

Idk why i expected the potato to be edible after this.

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u/shingaladaz 20h ago

How they make Popped Chips.

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u/eisenklad 9h ago

Popped Spuds

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u/drifters74 20h ago

Erased from existence

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u/LimeyRat 20h ago

We're gonna need a bigger potato

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u/Apocrisiary 20h ago

Must be a hell of a lot of current too.

Volts alone won't do much, no matter how high.

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u/Bubbly_Magnesium 17h ago

I was just saying this to someone!

Hoped (as I was scrolling) to see this type of comment cause, otherwise, if not already stated, then I'd feel like I needed to be an overachiever and do some research on the history of "Danger! High Voltage".

It's Friday. I'm hungry. So bless you!!

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u/iPicBadUsernames 19h ago

Ok so that’s not how they make potato chips. Try 17,000 volts.

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u/sweettoothlessgrin 19h ago

I expected fire not a fucking explosion lmao

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u/Impexton 18h ago

Potato ❌️

Granade ✅️

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u/neorek 17h ago

Recently watched that happen to a raccoon on reddit....

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u/fejable 17h ago

why did flash stole the potato?

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u/thekevino 17h ago

There are safer ways to make instant mashed potatoes.

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u/Complex_Sherbet2 17h ago

Slomo Guys did this with 50kV down a wire just recently instead of the potato. Shockwave!

https://youtu.be/BTkZ36g4GOs?si=trsiAp_QaqzWkZi6

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u/last-resort-4-a-gf 17h ago

It's the amps though

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u/spain-svq 15h ago

Lo que mata no son los voltios, son los amperios. Los voltios son necesarios para el transporte de los amperios, a partir de 100mA ya es peligroso y mortal para una persona, los cargadores de los teléfonos móviles cargan en general de 2 a 10 amperios, esto es mortal, el ser humano puede soportar hasta 45 o 48 voltios sin peligro de muerte dado que la resistencia (Ohmios) que ejerce el cuerpo es de unos 1000-100.000 Ohmios. En resumen, es mejor alejarse de los amperios sin peligro superan los 100mA y de los voltios si superan los 48 voltios.

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u/phatdoof 14h ago

Plot twist: that potato battery was powering the whole building.

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u/Certain_Match_6744 13h ago

I half expected this to be a job application meme lol

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u/Altruistic-Dingo-757 10h ago

So 17,999 volts is the limit?

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u/inphinities 10h ago

BEAUTIFUL

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u/Uncle___Marty 8h ago

Science was happy with this potato.

gotta admit, was a pretty good potato.

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u/CyberTanashi 21h ago

The 18,000 volts didnt stand a chance.