The magic potato trick

August 1, 1985 Mad Max Color Special - wow they really make these look authentic 😊

Kids of 2024.... What is a newspaper... What is a sharp knife .... What is a potato?
Parent... You my dear are a potato.

you'll have to do it with The Advertiser or another paper though

The words "it's gone soggy and soft in the middle" are still echoing in my head.

Okay, this is just witchcraft.

Doesn't the fact that the knife cuts through the potato mean that there's more force on the inside and not equal force?

That's such a simple and cool AF way of demonstrating Newton's 3rd Law(?) "Every action has an equal opposite reaction" 🙂

I dont want to be that guy but the slicing action is a big abrasive contributor to the forces involved too note how he chops the tattie but not the paper

I tried this and accidentally cut a leg off! The paper wasn't harmed ✌️

Tried this with my finger and it cut both that and the potato

The wanted photo on the newspaper looks suspiciously like one of the hosts lol.

Nostalgia overload.

The paper says "MAD MAX COLOR SPECIAL". Australians gonna austral.

I had a pair of black nitrile gloves on one day, and cut my hand with a Stanley knife. The glove was unharmed and didn’t think anything of it (apart from that it hurt). When I took the glove off later, it was filled with blood. Skin cut, but the glove was unscathed.

It reminds me as a kid watching Mr. WIZARD. Enjoyed the video.

with the paper, he uses the blunt side of the blade

Whenever I get a quesadilla from Taco Bell they cut it into four pieces after its already in the paper sleeve and I’ve always wondered how it was possible to not ruin the sleeve. I thought Taco Bell just had special paper that somehow wouldn’t get cut but now I know its just a physics trick

Oh wow Rob basically made sharp paper knife 😮

I'm only here to get the field of that 70s and 80s. You think the future is better? Now you know.

Hey I'm curious about foot steps can you explain how we avoid the knot in a dogs Weiner.

When cutting the potato, the knife is held upside down. Ie, cuts with the blunt side of the knife.

Not allowed in The West these days.
Knives are far too dangerous.
Ha ha ha!

That was such a good explanation.

I discovered this show as a 41 year old American man and I love these videos. We had a show like this called Mr. Wizard, which was similar. If this show would have been on after school in the 80s, I would have watched this, no doubt.

He encourages you to try it too.. as opposed to, 'don't try this at home cuz u 2 stupid'.

My mind is blown. I'm about to attempt this sorcery

I was just watching The 10 Morning Show where Rob and Dean did the egg in the bottle and the potato . the host was being highly annoying and to Rob's credit he told him to go away I thought that was classic, the host just wouldn't shut up

I had a food can sitting in a garbage bag with the lid pointing outwards and accidentally trod on it .it put a great big slice in my foot but didn't cut the bag, same thing I think

Peter Dutton was probably traumatised by this when he was a kid lol

You wanted to show level of force yet you used newspaper which is equally teareble in 4 and 8 layers.

How did anyone discover this?

You say Potato, I say Po-tah-toh, Potato, Po-tah-toh, lets chop the whole thing off.

Why am I getting this now and not in my recommendation list in 2028?

I miss this show, used to watch it every week.

Nice have i heard that song " curiosity" before?seems like deja vu

Why does it feels like old show

It may not be a "Crocodile Dundee" Knife, but man is it sharp 🔪

Play with knives kids

Mad max ‘color’ special? Not colour?

Clips like this make me wish I had kids so I could blow their minds with this as you have mine

Absolutely awesome

What a great way to cut potatoes without having to touch them with your fingers.

Flat earthers be like: that`s not a force! and the potato is flat!

If potato is applying the opposite force then why is it being cut

I would use a potato peeler to peel potatoes 🤪

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