Introduction: BOOM Potato

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Introducing the funnest way to prepare a potato.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

  • A potato
  • A pot (for boiling the potato)
  • A plate (for cooling and decoration)
  • Matches (for the firecracker)
  • A firecracker (for the BOOM)

Step 1: Boiling the Potato

Place potato in a pot of water and heat to a boil.

Boil the potato until it is soft enough that you would consider eating it (instead of blowing it up).

Step 2: Cool the Potato

Let the potato cool until it's cool to the touch.

(The last thing you want is steaming-hot tater-shrapnel all over you.)

Step 3: Cut Hole in Potato

Using a screwdriver, small knife, or pumpkin-carving kit, cut a firework-size hole in your potato.

Step 4: Insert Firework

Place the firework inside the potato until only the wick is emerging.

(The softer the potato, the easier this step will be.)

Step 5: Ready for Plating

Now that the potato is cool and there is a firecracker inside it, place the newly-fused potato on a plate. This will help stabilize the potato and prevent it from rolling while you light the wick.

I additionally put my potato+plate on a table, but placing it on the ground probably works just fine.

Step 6: BOOM!

Light the wick. Run away. Enjoy!

PRO TIP: Shouting "BOOM POTATO" after the explosion makes it way more fun.