Can a potato really break a bone?

Question

I heard like alot of different things about it..
is it true

no I mean like cut it in half and put it on ure wrist for 8 hours

Answer 1

omg idkkkkk eliza x]] that would be sick i would just sneak into some person i hate's room at night and put a potato on their arm and when they wake up their bone would be broken WOO xDD SRY IM HYPERR
woahh you JUST signed on 2 aim like 2 seconds ago!! haha sweeeEeEeEt!! once again sry eliza im reaallyy hyper right now pumpkin pie has that effect on me!! =]]]
but that zero dude sounds smart i could barely understand him =oo

Answer 2

8 hours of a whole potatoe resting on bone would not generate enough 'shearing' force to break wrist bones or any larger than wrist bones.

A potatoe could potentially break the bones of your inner ear since they are so fragile.

Over months, the weight of a potato could impair circulation in the tissue and cause tissue death called necrosis. The death of flesh would seem like warp speed compared to the length of time it would take the potato to kill and break the bone tissue if the bone ever did break. It is likely the potato would rot into a puddle of moldy mush before it's weight had any significant effect on the bone.

Answer 3

If you fired a potato at the speed of light it would go right through you without even slowing down. Any bones in the way would be pulverized. Everything else would be vaporized.

Answer 4

If it is shot from a potato gun it could very likely break a bone

Answer 5

Yes . You can put it in a sock beat some one very badly. Probably breaking bones.

Answer 6

If it's velocity is great enough when it strikes a bone ... for sure. The same goes for a feather or a pillow.

Answer 7

if its moving fast enough, sure.



remember- water can cut steel if the water is under enough pressure

Answer 8

If some one threw it hard enough. It could , yes!

Answer 9

hahahaha it'll have to be one powerful potatoe gun

Answer 10

I would think it could if it had enough momentum.