A Poisonous Potato is a type of potato that has a 60% chance of poisoning the player. They can be obtained by either harvesting potato crops, which will have a 2% chance of dropping, by killing a zombie, or by finding them in stacks of 2-6 in shipwrecks, which will be found in 45% of their supply chests.
How can you tell if potatoes are poisonous?
Yet, if a potato has developed very high solanine levels or if the person is smaller or a child, consuming even less might be enough to make them ill. The hallmarks of solanine poisoning are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, sweating, headaches and stomach pain.
Can potatoes become poisonous?
Not to worry though, fatal cases of solanine poisoning are very rare these days. Most commercial varieties of potatoes are screened for solanine, but any potato will build up the toxin to dangerous levels if exposed to light or stored improperly.
Are poisonous potatoes useless?
Note that the whole point of poisonous potatoes is that they are completely pointless; they're an item that intentionally does nothing useful, and they're fine with that. Stop pressuring them to perform!
Are poisonous potatoes rare?
The poisonous potato is a rare drop when harvesting (destroying) potato crops: a fully grown plant has a 2% chance of dropping one in addition to the 2-5 regular potatoes.
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