Idle question. I've always heard that you need to prick the skins before baking a potato. The potential consequence for failure to do so is a catastrophic potato explosion.

Has anyone had this happen to them?

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[–] 100 points 2 years ago (4 children)

a catastrophic potato explosion

…or a bombe de terre, if you will.

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  • [–] 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    French speaker here: what makes it funny for me is it kind of sounds like someone trying to say “pomme de terre” with a stuffy nose

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I thought it was Germans who were humourless.

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