Popcorn is a tasty addition to any movie night but it's also an example of some pretty cool science. Check it out!
How Popcorn Pops - The Wet Truth 3n2g1c
Although popcorn kernals may look pressure against the hard starch. Something's gotta give - so eventually the water pressure wins out and the popcorn ruptures. The soft starch inside becomes inflated and bursts, flipping the kernel inside out to release the steam inside! Mmmm, popcorn!
Popping corn on the cobCourtesy of Thompsons Limited
Popcorn - Did U Know? 4m3727
- Don't freeze popcorn or keep it in the fridge. This dries out your kernels and without moisture there won't be any poppin'.
- Those kernels you find at the bottom of the bowl that failed to pop are called old maids. They were too dry to have any pop left in them.
- The English colonists were introduced to popcorn at the first Thanksgiving feast in 1621 when Quadequina, brother of Wampanoag chief Massasoit, brought a deerskin bag of popped popcorn to dinner as a gift.
