As the war in Iran rages on, the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, putting 20%-30% of global gas and diesel exports at a standstill. This has caused the price of gas to skyrocket, which has proven to be just too much for the average American consumer, with the bottom 90% of the socioeconomic demographic complaining. Gas prices have nearly doubled in the past 8-10 weeks, which researchers have found directly correlates to the amount of angry social media rants posted per day.

This unprecedented economic crisis has led desperate, yet brave middle-class Americans down a rabbit hole of wallet-friendly transportation options. Despite this, the public transport industry has not experienced a boost in net profits recently. 

No, the average American is instead now embracing the long forgotten potato car as their favorite cheap transport mode. Many consumers report feeling a sense of nostalgia when digging up the lab procedures from their 5th grade science fairs. These same consumers also report feeling incredibly dismayed upon crunching the numbers and finding that they’ll need more or less than 15 million pounds of potatoes to power their beloved vehicles.
Americans being Americans however, we have no doubt that some extremely desperate (or stupid) citizens are bound to try this.

Other transportation methods currently being popularized include selling your soul to the devil for gas money, walking, and least popular of all; sucking it up and paying full price for gas. Studies show that the national rate of sinners is up 66%, American obesity rates are down 18%, and the amount of suck-ups remains unchanged.

Well there you have it folks, we now live in a day and age when a pound of potatoes is cheaper AND more valuable than a gallon of gas. 

As the saying goes, modern problems require modern solutions Desperate times call for desperate measures.