A crowd-funding project to raise money for a potato salad has gone viral on the internet and so far raised around 2,400 (1,400) in just a few days.

An internet user called Zack Danger Brown, from Columbus, Ohio posted the spoof project on Kickstarter - a website allowing people to pledge money to fund creative projects.

His 'pitch' for 10 simply said: Basically I'm just making a potato salad. I haven't decided what kind yet.

More than 430 backers from around the world have pledged anything from 1 to 50 to help the project get off the ground.

Zack promises backers various gifts in exchange for their money, for example, for 1 he will say your name out loud whilst making the potato salad.

For 25, he promises to send backers a potato-themed hat.

The page has been shared on Facebook more than 18,000 times and posted thousands of times on Twitter.

The success of the project seems to have shocked Zack, who will pocket the money when the