Christian Ristow was at Maker Faire with his giant pneumatically powered sculpture called Hand of Man. It’s great. It’s a highly interactive piece in which one puts on a glove with sensors and controls a multi-ton pneumatic hand capable of picking up and crushing a refrigerator. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Police say a boy shot his sister in the face in a fight over a bag of potato chips. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Make magazine is well known for offering fantastic do-it-yourself projects. One of their more popular ones is a Spud Gun. This will shoot a potato couple hundred yards. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

A restaurant in southern Sweden has put a potato up for auction after staff discovered what they believed to be the face of Jesus Christ in a spud that "hopped out of the frying pan" earlier this week. picked by bornbad 7 months ago

Martin County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a man who threw hot sweet potato pie in his girlfriend's face on Thanksgiving because he didn't like the food. picked by arsphidius 12 months ago

Customs officers discovered nearly 10.5 ounces of ecstasy tablets hidden inside a Mr. Potato Head toy sent to Australia from Ireland. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Poem about the nutritional benefits of the sweet potato picked by eastcoast1978 11 months ago

Scientists in 13 countries are chipping away at the genomic sequence of solanum tuberosum in order to breed the hardiest potato possible and mash world hunger. See the original project page here. picked by meggysue 1 year ago

Ready, set, watch: Contestants battle it out in grueling coach-potato TV sports contest picked by tundramonkey 3 years ago

(NOT MY AUCTION - just wanted to share)

Easter Sunday I went to the store and, although a bag of potato chips was not on my grocery list, I decided to grab them anyway. It wasn't until my friends and I were a third of the way through the bag that I noticed in my handful of chips this one...and as soon as I saw it I jumped. picked by DaftGretel 2 years ago

A convincing one. picked by glik 2 years ago

A gallery of custom Mr. Potatoheads from movies, TV and pop culture. A little bit of clay and some imagination go a long way. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

It's starting to feel like the NRA should be a major sponsor of Plime. picked by kxmk 3 years ago

These guys take full cans of beer and shoot them out of a potato cannon at various objects. They use a hi-speed camera to capture the impact. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

Dr. Fredric J. Baur was so proud of having designed the container for Pringles potato crisps that he asked his family to bury him in one. His children honored his request. picked by tigertony 2 years ago

Have you been searching for a potato that looks like the cartoon character Arthur? Well, have we got a deal for you! picked by glik 2 years ago

If your dad's like mine, this are some hilarious gift ideas here. picked by modmonkee 3 years ago

FOR years, I hadn’t used my microwave for much besides reheating leftovers and softening ice cream. I make popcorn the real way, I steam my vegetables on the stovetop, and everyone knows a potato doesn’t really bake in a microwave. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

A giant Pacific octopus living in an aquarium has formed an unlikely bond with his Christmas present. picked by wildminou 2 years ago

The party was over more than 4,000 years ago, but the remnants still remain in the gourds and squashes that served as dishware. For the first time, University of Missouri researchers have studied the residues from gourds and squash artifacts that date back to 2200 B.C. and recovered starch grains from manioc, potato, chili pepper, arrowroot and algarrobo. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago