Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: TikTok is more powerful than an exploding volcano

The TikToker is Logan Moffett, also known as “the cucumber guy” who thinks that sometimes you need to eat an entire cucumber. 

This 23-year-old mop-top blonde guy from Canada posted a cucumber recipe, and it went red hot viral. Millions and millions of mouth-watering views. It spawned competing recipes, and in Iceland, it apparently wiped out the entire country’s supply of cucumbers.

People couldn’t get enough cukes, and there are now none to be found in the grocery stores. It is the talk of the town in Iceland’s capital. The cuke shortage is getting worldwide media coverage, which is absolutely amazing because right now, an active volcano in Iceland is shooting molten lava 150 feet in the air! A river of fire is consuming an entire town. The residents of Grindivick have been evacuated — for good.

The volcano is even impacting tourism. The eruption forced officials to evacuate the famous Blue Lagoon, a natural geothermal spa you’ve likely seen your favorite content creator post in.

As hissing lava melts an entire region, the big news in Iceland is Logan Moffett’s cucumber recipe. I know you’re thinking, Jeff, what’s the recipe? 

I just told you a region is being melted off the map, and you want to know whether to add cilantro. That is why TikTok is more powerful than an exploding volcano. Boom.