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"consumption of moderate quantities of potato tops (2-5 g/kg body weight/day) is unlikely to represent an acute health hazard to humans" https://pubmed.ncbi.nl

• verelo 5y ago
  So if i take the upper end and the standard winter weight of a male 12 or above (as per Transport Canada weight and balance calculations: https://tc.canada.ca/en/aviation/reference-centre/advisory-circulars/advisory-circular-ac-no-700-022 https://tc.canada.ca/en/aviation/reference-centre/advisory-c...) of 96.2kg we're looking at thats 481g of green potatoes (or 1.06042lbs for the Americans out there). I don't know about you, but that's a hell of a lot.
  • andylynch 5y ago
    More - that study is about the tops i.e. leaves, which are not widely eaten.
  • SamBam 5y ago
    ... way too many significant figures...
  • 41b696ef1113 5y ago
    > (as per Transport Canada weight and balance calculations: https://tc.canada.ca/en/aviation/reference-centre/advisory-c https://tc.canada.ca/en/aviation/reference-centre/advisory-c...) of 96.2kg That number includes passenger + baggage. The table suggests subtracting 5.9kg to get to passenger only, which still strikes me as very heavy standard weight. I much prefer the XKCD[0] rule of thumb: lady 60kg, dude 70kg. [0] https://xkcd.com/526/ https://xkcd.com/526/
    • verelo 5y ago
      Yeah i like that. Either way, that’s more green potatoes than i think I’ve ever had in one place at a time.