Un-poked Potatoes Really Can Explode

I thought I had stumbled across a myth, but I was wrong.

Somewhere along the line, I quit poking my baked potatoes. I mostly just got lazy, but I kind of noticed that there really wasn't ever a problem. I figured the whole "poke 'em so they can vent" thing was BS.

SO I posted this theory on my website and I was given immediate proof that I was wrong. Check out the picture above.

This was posted to my page by a friend here in Lubbock. After seeing this mess, I am back to poking my backed potatoes.