Are green potato chips bad for you?

Are green potato chips bad for you? Risk Bites takes a look at whether fears over green potato chips are just an urban myth, or whether there's more to them.
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[@floridahatepage2724]

I am just here because I found a green chip while I WAS EATING MY FIRETRUCK-ING CHIPS AND I LOVE CHIPS.

[@dandk7402]

Alacris same

[@thechroniclesofsueandade7221]

Mwe to :p

[@hareonna15]

Got a green Ruffles chip so I came straight here. XD

[@vincentd.1424]

Me too

[@srtwizzy8535]

Same..

[@Mystic-fz9td]

Welp.. I Just ate about 12 potato chips, And i looked and half of them were green....... hmmmm WISH ME LUCKKK

[@silmarrr]

Cx Mystic ya good?

[@ksspook]

You still alive?

[@_____J______]

Pokes you. Still body

[@philipp-andreasschmidt7966]

Love the discussion of RISK v HAZARD. Ever a chance to do a video about all the hazards in our kitchen? - Under the sink - Pears - formaldehyde - Salt - Coffee & Soda - Knives - Alcohol - ethanol etc.

[@riskbites]

Philipp-Andreas Schmidt Great idea - will work on this!

[@philipp-andreasschmidt7966]

fantastic. would love to stay updated/connected on this topic going forward.

[@jermaine18yearsago14]

who is here because they found a green potato crisps inside there chips

[@edsionmartinez8828]

Me

[@IPullDoorsThatSayPush7]

Me

[@daichideer3588]

I am here because I found green potato chip...

[@MrGrombie]

When you say "chips", are you meaning American or British version of chips? I know both ways, but they are kinda different too. The thin ones that are crispy makes sense since they are fried. French fries seem like they would have more in them though 🤔

[@melissacooper8724]

I think the narrator was referring to American potato chips.

[@vh9network]

2:47 is the main reason to avoid green chips not that they contain low volumes of poison but they taste terrible. I've been tossing these green chips out for years since I was a little kid, I'm 38 years old now.

[@TheSentientCloud]

Here are some tips 1. Add color. 2. Add a little animation 3. Pitch your voice 4. Be even funnier than you already are 5. Post yourself on Memebase. You got a bad rap from your last video there, but this one is actually informative. It would actually appeal to them.

[@riskbites]

Imagination is a wonderful thing :-)

[@agreenpotato4600]

but...but I AM POISONOUS.;_;

[@morenukes5925]

I CAME HERE BECAUSE I ACCIDENTALLY ATE ONE AND IT TASTED BAD AND I WAS WORRIED

[@sport-gamer1661]

Same

[@riskbites]

1. Tried it - people didn't like it! 2. Nice idea - I work 60+ hours a week on top of Risk Bites as a department chair though. Animation won't happen sadly :-( 3. Will work on this - although over-energetic runs the risk of trivializing the content in some cases when dealing with some of the Risk Bites topics 4. You mean the deadpan English doesn't do it for you? 5. Any publicity is good, right? Thx!

[@TheSentientCloud]

I can't believe you're not as popular as Minute Physics or ASAPScience! You need more views.

[@riskbites]

Good topic for a future video - thanks! Grilling food releases a complex mix of chemicals into the air certainly - you wouldn't want to be snorting massive quantities of the fumes. And some of these chemicals will stay with the meat - or veg. But more unhealthy than smoking? only if you are barbecuing some weird stuff - and an awful lot of it!

[@mydearestangeIica]

Pov: you ate a green chip once...

[@riskbites]

Great suggestion - thanks

[@Owdriger2017]

Huh

[@riskbites]

Great timing on the question - there was a piece on exactly this topic in today's Guardian online - Google "Once bitten, twice shy: our exaggerated fear of shark attacks"

[@justyoga8367]

At least my dad finds green chips when I eat chips

[@riskbites]

@Josef Hornych - that's actually quite helpful, thanks! As a lecturer, I tend to pitch my voice and delivery for maximum understandability - maybe I should aim more for being entertaining :-)

[@danielhartog9219]

thx for this

[@lisahayden6544]

Is it ok to eat nut shells?

[@melissacooper8724]

The cartoon show "Arthur" brought me here!

[@riskbites]

Funnily enough, I agree!

[@CitrusGuy]

Ty I was about to throw away a full bag of chips Bc of like 10 chips

[@ipperz12]

Is eating barbecued food bad for you? A friend of mine said she'd never eat anything that had been on a barbecue because she heard it was way more unhealthy than smoking?

[@Bigmike24743]

Spat out of the green potatoes chip so I am good

[@rufftuffmanrufftuffman4456]

1:05 yes brain bad neck bad AND DONT GET ME STARTERD HOW BAD IT IS TO HAVE A CHEST!!!

[@riskbites]

...unless you're feeling particularly mean :-)

[@cartooncentral263]

Arthur brought me here

[@chloemcconihayssister7183]

uhm ok?

[@sdfdsv]

And you need colored markers! We are talking about GREEN potato chips here :P

[@TheAwkvvardGuy]

i ate a green potato chip and i havent even watched the video yet, im ready to know my fate.

[@johnjarou2357]

theawkvvardguy you mean you ate a green potato chip and you're still alive??

[@matriarch5515]

Hey man, you still alive?

[@melissacooper8724]

Eating one chip won't hurt you.

[@benos1799]

What about the plant

[@flowerpower6985]

I have a bag full of them

[@TheSentientCloud]

XD just keep trying and don't get discouraged. I remember when ASAP Science only got a couple of views. :3

[@buakaw]

This is awesome

[@RogueJedi501]

DW was right all along

[@notengoideas1911]

how are the solar and hydrogen cars work

[@MichaelCater-dq9sv]

Just eat some peanuts

[@sonnyatlookan3071]

I will never eat chips again

[@potatochipspotatochip7749]

Hi

[@lisahayden6544]

H

[@110110010]

I know why you're not as popular as MinutePhysics and ASAPScience. They are briefer, more condensed and speak more quickly. Also, your voice is fairly monotone - the melody of your sentences is always the same and predictable. And you don't make any witty analogies, you just stay with the facts. So... That's why