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_alternator_yesterday at 3:46 PM2 repliesview on HN

‘Potato quality’ ahahahahahahhaa I hope this was iPhone autocorrect to prove the point.


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cwnythyesterday at 3:55 PM

No, it's an old phrase. It came from the question, "Was this filmed on a potato?" when someone posted a video of particularly bad quality, as if their phone was a potato.

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dmiyesterday at 5:18 PM

It's a phrase that's been around for years to mean "poor quality" (https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/recorded-with-a-potato). One theory behind the term is that the recording device was so bad/low-tech, it could be powered by a potato battery.

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