Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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The sudden shift in the way Americans shop is stunning – we used a marble machine to unpack what's going wrong.

This was based on an article by our colleague Nathanael Johnson – read his full article here: grist.org/food/coronavirus-myth-busting-the-truth-about-empty-shelves-and-toilet-paper-shortages