HULL (AP) - A potato gun stuffed with explosive powder ignited and erupted, killing a Hull man on Friday night. The potato gun apparently ruptured when it was fired by Ryan Meerdink, 21, authorities ...
It's the kind of thing we do almost mechanically, because grandma already did it: prick our potatoes before cooking them. But is it really useful? Can we risk a potato explosion? Is this even truer ...