Potatoes and cars: A tribute to the spud on National Potato Day

Potatoes and cars — such an unusual combination… However, there are quite a few scenarios where potatoes intersect with vehicles and transportation. Here are just four car-related celebrations of the spud, to help celebrate National Potato Day on Aug. 19. It’s common knowledge that you can use a potato and some wire to provide electricity to a light bulb. However, few people have modified this experiment to restart a car battery. It turns out that rubbing a sliced potato on your car’s windows will help prevent them from fogging up. The bodywork of the University of Warwick’s Formula 3 eco-friendly race car was made from potatoes. Make extra money…with potato transportation – this is what Alex Craig did when he founded Potato Parcel back in May 2015… (Source: The NewsWheel)