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24 Jan 2026, 6:37 pm

I have created a new theory based on what Squidward said in the episode "The Play's the Thing" where he mentioned that Krabby Patties are "heart-stopping, artery-clogging garbage"

When I first heard him say that I didn't think anything about it was strange or out-of-place but now I realize he might have been hinting at Mr. Krabs' true ambitions!! !

That Mr. Krabs is purposely feeding Bikini Bottomites Krabby Patties to cause them to go into Cardiac Arrest so they die and he reaps the profits!

And the secret ingredient is...

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salt water


Is there any problem with my theory?



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26 Jan 2026, 2:06 pm

Krabs is completely obsessed with hoarding money & selling Krabby Paties is his main way of obtaining money.


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26 Jan 2026, 6:07 pm

^I believe he is trying to kill his employees (SpongeBob & Squidward) and the Bikini Bottomites! !!



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27 Jan 2026, 5:41 am

In the episode "There's a Sponge in my Soup" Mr. Krabs admitted that he's a "capitalist tool"! !!

Does this mean he is brainwashed?!?



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27 Jan 2026, 10:02 pm

One would assume sea creatures are capable of dealing with salt water, given they have no choice but to deal with it.


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28 Jan 2026, 7:27 pm

funeralxempire wrote:
One would assume sea creatures are capable of dealing with salt water, given they have no choice but to deal with it.


Then perhaps Mr. Krabs added poison to the salt-water?



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28 Jan 2026, 7:38 pm

Mikurotoro92 wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
One would assume sea creatures are capable of dealing with salt water, given they have no choice but to deal with it.


Then perhaps Mr. Krabs added poison to the salt-water?


Much like the real world, I suspect Mr. Krabs isn't intentionally killing his customers, rather he simply doesn't care that what he sells them has negative health consequences.

Mr. Krabs goal is to make money, not to kill people, but if some of them end up dying that's a cost he's willing to pay so long as it doesn't impact his bottom line.

The negative health impacts are an externality. That is to say they're someone else's problem, not his. If his customers started dying much more quickly, Krabs would care because customers would begin to see the direct connection between Krabby Patties and poor health/death. But, so long as it happens far enough down the road, it doesn't impact sales, so Krabs can treat it like someone else's problem.


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28 Jan 2026, 7:52 pm

funeralxempire wrote:
Mikurotoro92 wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
One would assume sea creatures are capable of dealing with salt water, given they have no choice but to deal with it.


Then perhaps Mr. Krabs added poison to the salt-water?


Much like the real world, I suspect Mr. Krabs isn't intentionally killing his customers, rather he simply doesn't care that what he sells them has negative health consequences.

Mr. Krabs goal is to make money, not to kill people, but if some of them end up dying that's a cost he's willing to pay so long as it doesn't impact his bottom line.

The negative health impacts are an externality. That is to say they're someone else's problem, not his. If his customers started dying much more quickly, Krabs would care because customers would begin to see the direct connection between Krabby Patties and poor health/death. But, so long as it happens far enough down the road, it doesn't impact sales, so Krabs can treat it like someone else's problem.


Why don't the characters actually die after consuming Krabby Patties?

Most likely it's because SpongeBob SquarePants is a kids' cartoon

But in the episode "Just one Bite" we see Squidward literally explode after consuming a whole bunch of Krabby Patties!! !

That means there are DEFINITELY health consequences to eating the food!



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28 Jan 2026, 7:55 pm

Mikurotoro92 wrote:
Why don't the characters actually die after consuming Krabby Patties?

Most likely it's because SpongeBob SquarePants is a kids' cartoon

But in the episode "Just one Bite" we see Squidward literally explode after consuming a whole bunch of Krabby Patties!! !

That means there are DEFINITELY health consequences to eating the food!


Or it's because fast food doesn't usually kill people all at once.

If it did, no one would buy it and it would probably get banned.

Squidward was fine after he exploded right? If so, that's not nearly as serious of consequence as if he died and was never seen again.


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29 Jan 2026, 1:09 am

funeralxempire wrote:
Mikurotoro92 wrote:
Why don't the characters actually die after consuming Krabby Patties?

Most likely it's because SpongeBob SquarePants is a kids' cartoon

But in the episode "Just one Bite" we see Squidward literally explode after consuming a whole bunch of Krabby Patties!! !

That means there are DEFINITELY health consequences to eating the food!


Or it's because fast food doesn't usually kill people all at once.

If it did, no one would buy it and it would probably get banned.

Squidward was fine after he exploded right? If so, that's not nearly as serious of consequence as if he died and was never seen again.


Well, on the episode "Krusty Dogs" SpongeBob's heart actually does stop for a few seconds until he is revived by CPR!! !

So there must be something in the Krabby Patties that is causing those effects!



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13 Feb 2026, 9:53 am

My theory is basically confirmed in the movie Sponge out of Water during the beginning of the film when Burgerbeard is narrating the story of Bikini Bottom and its inhabitants!! !

Specifically, there is a part where he mentions how everyone in Bikini Bottom is ADDICTED to Krabby Patties which then we see a random fish character in a hospital bed with a flatlining heart monitor and the doctor says:

"He will be gone in a week!"

This proves that consumption of Krabby Patties can lead to Cardiac Arrest (or whatever the equivalant is in the SBSP Universe) and that Mr. Krabs is deliberately killing his customers in order to generate a constant & consistent revenue stream not unlike that dreadful place David was imprisoned at Kindred Hospital...



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13 Feb 2026, 10:59 pm

Nothing you've said so far proves anything deliberate on Krabs behalf, only that Mr. Krabs is indifferent to the health impacts.


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13 Feb 2026, 11:03 pm

funeralxempire wrote:
Nothing you've said so far proves anything deliberate on Krabs behalf, only that Mr. Krabs is indifferent to the health impacts.


Okay uh yeah...you're absolutely right @funeralxempire

It only proves the "Krabby Patties cause your heart to stop" part of the theory...



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13 Feb 2026, 11:11 pm

Mikurotoro92 wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
Nothing you've said so far proves anything deliberate on Krabs behalf, only that Mr. Krabs is indifferent to the health impacts.


Okay uh yeah...you're absolutely right @funeralxempire

It only proves the "Krabby Patties cause your heart to stop" part of the theory...


Exactly.

It's the difference between selling people a product with health risks and selling people poison.

The former involves selling people something they want to consume regardless of the risks and the latter involves selling something with the primary goal of inflicting harm.

That's why alcohol and cigarettes and fast food aren't treated the same way as actual poison in the real world.


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14 Feb 2026, 12:17 am

funeralxempire wrote:
Mikurotoro92 wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
Nothing you've said so far proves anything deliberate on Krabs behalf, only that Mr. Krabs is indifferent to the health impacts.


Okay uh yeah...you're absolutely right @funeralxempire

It only proves the "Krabby Patties cause your heart to stop" part of the theory...


Exactly.

It's the difference between selling people a product with health risks and selling people poison.

The former involves selling people something they want to consume regardless of the risks and the latter involves selling something with the primary goal of inflicting harm.

That's why alcohol and cigarettes and fast food aren't treated the same way as actual poison in the real world.


Perhaps the inhabitants of Bikini Bottom are either so freaking stupid or even more likely they are all brainwashed and conditioned by Mr. Krabs that they don't realize the true dangers & risk of consuming Krabby Patties?!?

Hmm...?



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14 Feb 2026, 12:29 am

Mikurotoro92 wrote:
Perhaps the inhabitants of Bikini Bottom are either so freaking stupid or even more likely they are all brainwashed and conditioned by Mr. Krabs that they don't realize the true dangers & risk of consuming Krabby Patties?!?

Hmm...?


I mean, you live in a society filled with people who eat fast food, smoked meats, etc despite knowing the health effects, people who smoke despite knowing the health effects, consume alcohol despite knowing the health effects, people who buy plastic goods despite their fears about microplastics, etc.

Are we all brainwashed, or is it just that reward-seeking behaviour overwhelms strictly rational thinking?

Humans often convince themselves that they're strictly rational creatures, but I have yet to witness one who actually consistently lived up to that idea. Even the people who insist they're far more rational than average regularly demonstrate they are not, at best they're much better at rationalizing their irrational choices.

I don't think they're brainwashed, I think they like how burgers krabby patties taste.

Mr. Krabs doesn't sell Krabby Patties because he's evil, he sells them because he likes money. He's willing to overlook the harms the patties cause because he likes money, just like his customers ignore the harms because they like junk food.


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