Nathan Say Posted November 24, 2002 Share Posted November 24, 2002 can you mash a raw potato one-handed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted November 24, 2002 Share Posted November 24, 2002 I've managed to split a raw potato in half and it takes me about 5-7minutes so I voted for no. I've done this on two occasions...I'm thinking about attempting this stunt every weekend. Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gripper42004 Posted November 24, 2002 Share Posted November 24, 2002 Apples r easy but I haven't tried a potato yet.Is there a diff. in them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Say Posted November 24, 2002 Author Share Posted November 24, 2002 Potatos are way tougher. Apples are a lot more 'brittle' so they break more easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 I've worked on one for nearly 30 min. It got softer, but actually causeing that sucker to burst is not yet a reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Harlan Jacobs Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 When you guys are doing this, Do you actualy squeeze the potato, or do you push your fingers into it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amaury Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 David " Gorilla Hand" Erives technique was to push the fingers into the potato (he also said that to perform the feat you had to be able to close the #1 with the tip of your fingers) cutting it in two and then crush the halves in your hand (he thought you had at least to be able to close the #2 with two digits to perform that). I found this information in an old thread, but can't remember where ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 It's near the beginning of the faq section Amaury. Interestingly I have found the pressure isn't so much on my fingertips but it is tremendous on the first joint!! Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"D" Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 How about an egg? The last time I tried was probably in middle school, but if your hand encloses the entire egg you can't break it because of the equal pressure from all sides... right? Like I said, I haven't tried for a while. Never tried a potato. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 The invincible egg trick is for the non-strength trainer. A hard-boiled egg stumped three guys at breakfast a few months ago, so they gave it to me. It exploded easily with a satisfying “pop”. "The potato experience" is different. I didn’t even try it with the finger tips, but instead used a pure crush motion and broke a pretty serious sweat in the attempt. The #3 gripper, ok. Cleaning the Inch, yea. Blowing up a potato with a bare hand, WOW! :crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted November 27, 2002 Share Posted November 27, 2002 Bender, Try driving your fingers through the potato and splitting it in half first before giving it the crush. I bet once you've split it you could give it a real go!! Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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