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Hit 50k views on a rant about underripe avocados
I posted this dumb video comparing how I used to pick avocados (just squeeze them) vs checking the stem color. Totally random, just me in my kitchen in Austin. It hit 50k views overnight and now grocery store accounts are commenting on it. Strangest thing ever. Has anyone else gone viral over something super basic like that?
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kaiharris22d ago
OH MAN, this is such a funny type of viral. I bet the grocery store accounts are trying to figure out how to use avocado facts to sell more produce, but your video is just pure chaos. Honestly, I think the REASON it blew up is because it's so painfully relatable. Everyone has been burned by a bad avocado, and your rant probably unlocked a hidden trauma in people who just want a decent guac. The stem color trick is the real secret society knowledge that nobody talks about, so you basically leaked the avocado club handshake.
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patriciareed22d ago
The trick with the stem is good but you gotta double check the little button underneath the stem too. If it pops off easy and the color under it is green you're golden. If its brown or the stem is hard to flick off put that avocado back fast. Also learned the hard way never squeeze them too hard in the store because then you bruise them and get home to a mushy mess. My trick is to give them a gentle press near the top, not the middle. If it gives a little without feeling like a water balloon you're probably good.
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gracewebb16d ago
The gentle press near the top is genius, I bruised so many avocados the hard way too.
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