Saturday, February 05, 2005

Popcorn for the Superbowl?

WHY DOES POPCORN POP?

To the naked eye, a popcorn kernel looks direr than the desert, but actually contains a tiny bit of water and starch beneath the hardshell.

When heated, the water turns to steam and expands.

The expanding steam causes the shell to burst open and turn inside out, and transforms the kernel’s starch into that fluffy white stuff.

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Is popcorn good for the Super Bowl,
or is it just for movies?

Posted by cassie-b • 12:35 PM
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