Popcorn..What makes it pop??

[Pilgrim]

My mom says that once I get on the honor roll. She will sit on my face until the popcorn is done.

 

[LSDphilosophy]

heat makes it pop, it gets hot and it explodes, creating a white puff looking thing that is edible. so what the fuck, that is a dumb question really

 

[lizard]

 

[Unregistered]

Originally posted by LSDphilosophy
heat makes it pop, it gets hot and it explodes, creating a white puff looking thing that is edible. so what the fuck, that is a dumb question really

Actually, the heat only indirectly makes it pop. Inside each kernal of corn is small bit of water. The heat turns this water into steam and the rapidly expanding steam causes the kernal to pop thus making popcorn.

Just call me Phil-Nye the Science Guy. ;-)

Later

 

[Dead_Lioness]

oh good grief, i just saw this thread for the first time!

 

[RETIREDTrapped]

 

[Chromatose]

it only happens in the more severe cases of injun herpes

 

[Captain Beard]

Satan eats hotdogs.