Danger is his middle name, Kickstarter is his game.

Zack Danger Brown lit up Fourth of July weekend with his crowd-sourcing campaign to finance the making of his first potato salad. As of this moment, the Internet has given him more than $70,000.

The campaign comes about a month after Kickstarter relaxed its rules for getting projects posted to the site. Project managers can now opt to launch their projects immediately (subject to review by a Kickstarter algorithm) or solicit the advice of a Kickstarter community manager. Previously, a community manager would give all submitted projects a quick review to confirm that it was "a project with a specific, finite goal."

Has the move resulted in an influx of dumb projects, or have gems like potato salad always been hiding in plain site? Kickstarter did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but a quick review of the site produces a number of potato salad-esque campaigns.

There are the blatant rip-offs, like Pasta Salad, and direct challenges, as with Better Potato Salad. There are a slew of sides: coleslaw, couscous, and mac and cheese. There's also an Asian guy who wants to make rice for the first time. If you're thinking no one's got dessert covered and you're going to rake in more money than a Girl Scout with a fresh delivery of Thin Mints, well there are some other herbal sweets already. Few have raised any money, though. One guy, sensing that there would be a backlash against funding food, has opted to make a documentary about potato salad's rise to fame.

But it's not all snack foods and side dishes out there. There are a number of questionable campaigns on Kickstarter to which you most definitely do not need to contribute your hard-earned money. Check them out in the slideshow, but save your cash for an organization that needs your donation.