Wouldn't it be the moisture inside the kernel that would get hot, just as it does in microwave popcorn? This is something I don't indulge in, so I can't say what a microwaved popcorn kernel looks like just before it pops, but in cooking oil on the stovetop it looks pretty much like a regular ol' kernel 'til it goes off; startling, in fact! Take care, Malcolm
On Tue, 2008-06-10 at 14:00 -0400, Marshall Dudley wrote: > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2100340/Mobile-phone-popcorn-'hoax'-hits-YouTube.html > > Interesting article in UK about these videos. Their explanation of why > it is impossible completely misses the mark though. I see nothing in > the videos to indicate the corn is getting hot at all, thus discussing > the energy to heat it up being insufficient is irrelevant. > > Marshall > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > >
