 Potatoes have been extremely important throughout the history of most cultures. Take, for instance, the country of Ireland, which suffered from a great famine in 1845 because the potato crops had been contaminated by an airborne fungus. Or the Incas, who believed that potatoes could cure many illnesses; one example would be that they believed carrying around a slice of baked potato in a stocking tied around their neck could cure a sore throat. While this may have never become common medical practice, potatoes have still become a magical staple to our nation. Tater tots, French fries, baked potatoes, and mashed potatoes are all magical in their own rights; however, the mashed potato’s magic is what was determined in this experiment, when I tested the mashed potato’s splatter range against the splatter ranges of spaghetti and applesauce. Mashed potatoes have a thicker consistency than either of the other two options, so the splatter range was not as great. On the bright side, though, it stuck to the tarp the best. This was the reason I chose this particular food: I knew it would make some kind of mess. Turns out it makes a stickier mess than it does big mess.
The mashed potatoes produced the lowest results across the board for splatter size. With results of only 3 inches, 8 inches, and 2 inches, the mashed potatoes were fairly disappointing as far as splatter size is concerned. I would not recommend using mashed potatoes in a food fight unless you want the food to stick to your opponent instead of get them extremely messy. |
 Experiment 1: Spaghetti Experiment 2: Mashed Potatoes Experiment 3: Applesauce The Researcher Further Research
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