4 Weird Things You Can Do With Potatoes

Potatoes are not just for eating. (laughs) Let's talk about that. ♪(intro music)♪ Good morning mythical. Pureed, fried, baked, twice baked, gratin. You can do all kinds of

things

with

potatoes

, if you're going to put them in your mouth, but what happens if you take the stuffing out of yourself... in the hole in my face... - Oh. Oh my God. - criteria? (laughs) What would happen if you eliminated that criterion? Please delete it. Please take off whatever... What are you going to do with the

potatoes

if you're not going to put them in your face hole? - Lots of interesting

things

, and we'll do them for you today, in another installment of, - ♪(harp music)♪ - (Rhett) Let's get

weird

!

Potatoes. Here's a riddle: how many Internet users does it take to change a light bulb? It depends on how many potatoes they have. ♪(harp music)♪ I've heard of this one, but I've never tried it. Until now. First, you must have a frying pan and then a light bulb. You really only need a light bulb and you don't need a frying pan, but we're going to have this for safety. - And glasses. We will have these for security. We assume that you already have a broken light bulb in your house. It's not like you're going to break light bulbs like we're about to do.

But it's fun (laughs). But the only thing more dangerous than breaking a light bulb right in front of your friend is trying to unscrew it with your bare hands. That's where the potato comes in. - But first you have to break the light bulb. - Break them together? Do we break them down? You break the first one and I'll see how it goes. (exhales) Wish me luck, man. Good luck, man. Three, two, one. - (crew laughs) - Okay, wait. You didn't give me enough luck, man. Better luck, man. Three, two, one. Well. (laughs) - It's a good light bulb. - I can try? - Problem solved. - Yes.

Don't break the light bulb. Get an unbreakable light bulb. - (laughs) - That thing is going to... That's how I usually break light bulbs. (screams) Why am I the only one in this house who turns off all the lights? I always turn off the lights after everyone. Look, I broke the light bulb but no... I broke the lamp itself. Okay, listen. This is for next, but I'll go ahead and explain it. Now, calm, calm, like an egg. (Rhett) Wow! Oh! Gas! Gas. Don't breathe it. (Link) That's going to be difficult. - Oh! - Oh my God.

Well, at least we have mine. Here we go. Wow! We are having fun today. - Well. - Yes Yes! Now, he gets a knife. (laughs) And there is a potato that is already cut over there. But I want to do it the right way, man. Yes, cut it in half; We will each take half. (Link) So what you do is cut the potato in half. And then we don't... We don't really need this part anymore. Let's get rid of this. You may want a larger potato, but this is the size potato I have. - And then...

And just to be sure. We will use a glove. Only use Blue Hawk gloves. - And then you take this... - (Rhett) It's not a sponsor. - That's just what's there. - And it's... Look, if you had some glass shards, there are some shards down there, but we defragmented most of them. You've taken... I mean, yours doesn't make sense, (Rhett) because it's already completely ruled out. Mine is a slightly more typical situation here. (Rhett) Look at that. It's totally working. I put it on top and then you turn the potato over. I usually unscrew it with my right hand. (The crew laughs) - You think I'm left-handed. - (Rhett) Even if you are left-handed, do you unscrew with your right hand? - I fuck with the... - Yours is kind of useless, because...

Do you understand what I'm saying? - Like... Yeah. - (crew laughs) There you have it. Great job. I usually throw tantrums when I have to do housework. But look how easily it works. You did very well, Rhett. We get there and then of course now you can turn this on. ♪(harp music)♪ I wasn't kidding about turning this into a light. Let's do it. So, put one hand here and the other. And then, like that, and then we rubbed our hands together. (Both laugh) What if it worked, man? What if that worked? We would change the world.

Well, I'm glad we're recording. - That's not what's going to happen. - We still use tapes. We will use the power of a potato as a battery. Yes. And we are going to make a lantern. And what we mean by that is not that you... You can't use potatoes as a battery, because I tried that here. (laughs) And that doesn't work. Now, this is a very large flashlight that may seem a little impractical, but the way it works is... We wanted to make a huge honking Maglite. - Yes, we wanted... - Powered by potatoes. We wanted to get the brightest light possible, and when you put that many potatoes together, the light's brightness potential skyrockets.

So the way this works is basically, we have a series of potatoes, (Rhett) we're showing you a diagram on the screen right now, (Rhett) so you can understand what I'm saying. (Rhett) But you make a series of potatoes that have a copper nail (Rhett) and a zinc-coated nail, and there is an electrical reaction (Rhett) that occurs between those two, with an exchange of electrons, (Rhett) which is what is electricity. And it actually passes through (Rhett) the liquid or the acid inside the potatoes, (Rhett), so the potatoes are like the casing of a battery. But, if you make enough of these, you can gain great power.

Look at this. Alright, let's point it... Let's point it at them and you'll turn it on. Okay, then turn off the lights. And then we are... Get ready. (Link) Here we go. - (Link) Hmm, you might want to squint. - (Rhett) There it is. (Link) Ah! Was it on? - (Rhett) That's the power of potatoes. - (team laughs) - (Link) Is it on? - (Rhett) Yes, it's on. (Rhett) Don't insult our light, man. (Rhett) Don't insult our light. Check it out. (Rhett) It's like a fucking robot face in there. (Link) (robotic voice) Hello. I live in this light. (Link) I am a potato. (Rhett) Now, let me show you what that looks like on the inside, (Rhett) because I know you're impressed. - (Rhett) Now, I have to be careful-- - (Link) Lights, please.

Again in. I have to be careful not to be surprised when I take this off. But this is a series of potatoes. (Link) Never look down the barrel of a flashlight. - (pretending to be shocked) Bzz. Bzz. - (laughs) That's a dad joke if I've ever seen one. Man, this thing is constipated. - Oops. - OK that's fine. You broke it. (Crew laughs) Now we'll never get out of here alive. (Rhett) Our torch is out. (both) Here we go. Oh, sometimes it seems like that. - It's like a tater snake. - (Crew laughs) That thing you just had was a healthy bowel movement. - My God. - So, as you can see, this is just a series of potatoes, and we have different nails on each side.

There is one that has been exposed. So, as you can see there, we have the copper nail and the zinc nail, and the electrical exchange between the two. Yes, and if you want to know how to make one of these amazing devices, check out the Good Mythical Crew this Saturday morning. You may think this isn't much light, but when the apocalypse comes, you (both of you) will appreciate every last bit of light you can get. ♪(harp music)♪ Another great use for the potato is as a small cart. - (Link) Look at that. - (Rhett) I have a bathroom caddy, which...

I've had it for years, but I haven't told you about it. It's where I keep my toothbrush, my tweezers, my razor, my lipstick, - (Rhett) and my beard oil. - Your lipstick? Yeah and I just... Look. Right there, it's just perfect. Made for all that, and I keep it there. I keep my potato cart in the car, because that's where I need my sunglasses, my phone, my other sunglasses (Link) and it has a built-in cup holder right there. That's a little... It's like a cocktail cup. Portion control. - Control of water portions. - (crew laughs) But the most practical use for a potato cart is a potato cart. - Boom. - (Link) Look at that. - (Rhett) And these are just... (Rhett) Put them right in your mouth. - It's not... - Do it while driving. - Its not cute? - Or sitting.

And then when you finish all the potatoes, it will be the potato knuckles. - Bam. For bar fights. ♪(harp music)♪ I had one of these Mr. Potato Heads when I was a kid, which provided me with minutes of entertainment. I mean, look, you can put things on it and then you can... Oh, look, his ear the other way. And the original Mr. Potato Head was actually, legitimately, not inventing this, just a potato, until they realized it wasn't very sanitary when it rotted, but, you know, it's the same principle as Mr. Potato Head. (Link) Put that in there. (Rhett) It was even more fun, because you had to eat the guy once it was done. - Yes.

I'm hungry for a potato man. Children can feel like cannibals. Hm mm, but listen, why stop there, when you can get to full-blown human-sized, real-life Mr. Potato Heads? Let's become Potato Heads. (Link) ♪(holds a long note)♪ (Link) Hello. (Rhett) Oh my god. (Link) The holes in my eyes, I can barely see. I have a good hole for eyes. I have two, but... I already have like one nose. You're a little chubby. (Link) You're tall, man. - Okay, well, let's do this, Link. - (Link) I have to lift my shoulders. (Rhett) I just realized my nose is itchy and I got like that. - (the crew laughs) - Do you want me to listen to you? (Rhett) I'll give you some eyes. - (Rhett) (screams) - (Link) What? -He hit me in the ear. - (Link) Oh, really? - (Link) Then that is the right place. - (Rhett) Just kidding. - (Rhett) (tense sounds) - (Link) I have one. - (Rhett) Okay, look directly at me. - (Link) Give me some ears. (tense sounds) (crew laughs) - Oh!

Oh! - the crew laughs) That's right in front of me. - (Link) Alright, what else do you need? - (crew laughs) Give me some eyes, man. Where are the eyes? - (Link) Around here? - (Rhett) Right here. - (Link) Alright, I'm leaving... - (Rhett) Oh. (Link) Oh yes. Here we go. (Crew laughs) I have a language for you. I'm going to give you a mouth, you give me a tongue. - (crew laughs) - (Link) There you have it. And... I need some ears, buddy. Where are the ears? Oh! (Link) Did you give me a nose? (Rhett) Ears, here we come.

Oh! Wait. I can't see when you do that. (Rhett) Good, and a nose for you. (Rhett) Oh, a nose and a mustache. Fold. What is this? (screams) (Link) Let me give you a... (Link) I give up on that. (team laughs) (Link) How do we look? (Rhett) This is funnier than the original, man. Yeah, pretty cool. I lowered your mouth a little. (Link) I recommend trying this at home. (Rhett) Thanks for liking, commenting and subscribing. (Link) You already know what time it is. What's wrong with everyone? My name is Desmond, I'm from (unintelligible), Illinois, and it's time for Rhett and Link to spin the Wheel of Mythology.

Are you ready? The fifth episode of Buddy System comes out today on this channel. - Yeah! - It may or may not include - (Rhett) A power nap rap. - (Link) What? Click on Good Mythical More, where we'll do (fancy voice) the potato theater challenge. If you haven't heard of it, you will. Link's hands are cat-like. - (repeats) Hey, hey, hey. - (meowing sounds) I don't know how to tell you, but, well, that's

weird

. You have cat hands, but they caress like human hands. - They are also my hands. - But your mouth makes the noise.

This is very strange. It wasn't strange at first, when you only had cat hands, but it got strange when you started petting each other and you started making noises. Now it just makes me think this is all an act. - (purr) - It makes me think that it's all an act and that you actually have real hands. And I'm disappointed. Ah, but it's soft.