Last week, a man was spotted on Purdue’s campus covered from head to toe in what appeared to be peanut butter, prompting concern from school faculty that he might come into contact with a student with peanut allergies.

The peanut-buttered man, now known as ‘Purdue’s Peanut Butter Man,’ was filmed strolling around campus wearing nothing but shorts and a thick layer of brown goo — which, as it turns out, was actually sunflower butter.  

According to Vice, Purdue Police Captain Song Kang later confirmed the mystery substance was “seed butter,” which is allergen-free.

The man in question, who has not been publicly identified, turned out not to be a contagion, just some weirdo. 

Scanner Traffic: An individual on Purdue's campus is covered head to to in peanut butter touching everything... pic.twitter.com/b7TdNAQone

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