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[–] AtariDump 121 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] tdawg 9 points 3 weeks ago

I was expecting mole rats

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Western European tourists on Antalya Beach, summer 2024, colorized.

[–] [email protected] 104 points 3 weeks ago
[–] aeronmelon 103 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Jesus Christ on a pogostick, is that Cthulhu's baby or something?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

negatory ghost rider, that is your average everyday potato seeking sunlight.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

The pogo stick is actually a broom and dust pan

[–] DerArzt 10 points 3 weeks ago

Came looking for this.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 3 weeks ago

I mean, potatoes are pretty picky about their storage too.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 3 weeks ago

Potato: W̴̡̪̘̙͖̯̺̟̜͎͙̯̫͂͛̐͛̓̒̀͗̾͌̽͝h̴͉̱̺̩͒ȩ̴̛͇̞̙͉̝̩̿̾͑r̶̨̥̳̝̝̳̤͙̀̀͂́͑͘͠͝e̶̞̻̮͔͊̍͛̈́͌'̶̼͎̱̞͚̮͓̠͈̐͒͒̋́͒͊̅̉́͝͝s̵̠͍̎̌̾̃͐͘͝ ̷̛̭̬̈́͌̀̍͆͂̈́̿̾̂̃͝t̸̜̉̈́͊̀́̿͐̋͗͊h̴͉̠̳̗̹̱͔͇́̆̏͂̓e̵̛̗̙̽͊͛͊̌̇͐̌̏͆̈́̌ ̵̡̛̙̰̭̬̉̃͊́̑̀͝f̴̦͓̈́̾̋u̵̢̺̯̰̲̫̗̹͎͓̯͑̈̉̔c̶̱͚̯̦͈͚̓̈́̉̍̊́̏͂k̷̠̝̔͗͑͒͐̈̄̋͋̄̾̄ͅi̵͚̤̣̺͙̬̳̱͐͗͜͝͝n̴̛̬͍̦͕͚̠͚̼̈́̂ĝ̴̟̥̮͚̯̻̘͕̠̦̔̾̌̃̀͜ ̴̗̭̝̹̙̺̱̂͂̔̈͘͜͜͠s̴̢̙̟̳̰̜̓̐̈́́̇̍̓o̵̪̹̖̼̗͖̣̲̗͕̗̾͂͑͜͝ͅi̶̡̛͈̣̖̯̭̠͙͋̽͒̉͂͋̕͝l̷̡̧̜̼̼̹̯̻̥̹̩̉͑̿̓̊̓͋̕͘͠͝

[–] someguy3 45 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Root cellars were amazing things. My grandparents would grow potatoes and store them for a year until next harvest.

[–] dogsnest 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Makhno 6 points 3 weeks ago

Root gives me milk

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod 1 points 2 weeks ago

I've got a heat-pump water heater that keeps my utility room at root cellar temperatures which is pretty nice

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 weeks ago

Boil 'em, mash 'em, use 'em to play doom

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Btw if you haven't seen this guy before, he's a Ukrainian youtuber called super sus and he does some interesting urban exploration. Not as much old soviet stuff these days for some reason but still going.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

That's good to hear, but honestly, I'm amazed he's still alive.

[–] ZkhqrD5o 6 points 2 weeks ago

"Супер сус". Channel name is in Cyrillic.

[–] ZkhqrD5o 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

"What a great day of 1841 in Ireland."

Phytophthora infestans:

[–] Sam_Bass 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

My potatoes are kept in the bag they were bought in. Last a lot longer there than all the other storage solutions I've tried like wooden bins, metal bins and refrigerator.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Mine are stored in their bag, too, but seem to go mushy after two weeks, so I have been looking for other solutions. Is there anything in particular you're doing when storing them in their bag?

[–] JayJay 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My parents would hang the bag in their pantry idk if that's the right way or not.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Okay, I'll try it like this. The next thing I was going to try was sticking them in a box, individually packed in newspaper. I think straw is what was used in ye olden times, but newspaper would be easier to source these days

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

I mean, you say that, but I once had some carrots which had turned black on the outside and when I peeled them, they still looked and tasted like fresh carrots.

[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic 3 points 3 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Imagine if Irish people were easily offended.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Your brains on a cheeky Holibobs innit?

[–] LovableSidekick 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

a good spud, 'e is.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I live in Norway and would make the case that everything we grow outside is like this. Potatoes, beets, carrots, cauliflower and onions are the most popular crops.

[–] lazycouchpotato 1 points 2 weeks ago
[–] YarHarSuperstar 1 points 3 weeks ago