Can You Really Make Popcorn with Cellphones?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the claim that cellphones can be used to pop popcorn, exploring the feasibility and scientific basis of this idea. Participants share skepticism, anecdotal methods, and links to external sources regarding the phenomenon.

Discussion Character

  • Debate/contested, Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express doubt about the authenticity of the claim, suggesting it may be fake.
  • One participant shares a method involving microwaving popcorn and using vibrating cellphones to pop it, proposing that the vibrations could crack the popcorn shell and release gas.
  • Another participant finds the method plausible but does not fully endorse it.
  • One participant categorically dismisses the idea as "bunk," referencing an external link for support.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally do not agree on the validity of the claim, with multiple competing views remaining regarding its feasibility and scientific explanation.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include the lack of empirical evidence supporting the cellphone method and the dependence on assumptions about the mechanics of popcorn popping and cellphone vibrations.

SF
WTF?
http://www.chilloutzone.de/files/08060901.html

Looks fake.
 
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1)Put the popcorn in the microwave.
2)Once it starts to pop take the popcorn out of the microwave and put it in the middle of the table.
3)Put your cellphones in the proper place (make sure they vibrate when beign called)
4)The popcorn pops!

When a popcorn is heated it builds up gas in the inside.
A popcorn pops because the pressure of the gas is released.
The vibrations of the cellphones crack the shell of the popcorn thus releasing the gas!


A YouTube comment that actually makes sense.
 
Hmm, makes sense yes.
 

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