Did you know that a person can get drunk off of eating mashed potatoes or chips?

I know it sounds really funny but I'm serious.

Just ask, Nick Hess, if it's true. He'll tell you it is.

Whenever he eats mashed potato or even potato chips it causes a reaction of "Auto-brewery Syndrome". Basically, it's an overgrowth of yeast in his digestive system that turns their carbohydrates of the food into alcohol.

Wow! Can you imagine getting drunk off potatoes? That's gotta stink.

Just think if you ate chips and drank beer with them, you'd be passed out and on the floor in no time.

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