Let us please observe a moment of silence...

[AnthonyJ]

For a fallen friend.

In 25 years of cooking and hundreds of baked potatoes, this is a first for me. Other then the one time I intentionally made one explode with a microwave, I have never had this happen to me. There was no reason for it to happen. There were at least 12 holes poked into this particular potato... Well, the good news is, it was a lot easier to butter than the other 4 were...

 

[Rocklobster]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=KUtdXzBSVaU

 

[Aunt Bea]

Maybe that was the only good one, the other four were dud spuds!

 

[Roll_Bones]

I also have never exploded a potato in my entire life. And I par cook them in the microwave much of the time.