SloMo PopCorn

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Okay, this is a short video, but it is nonetheless interesting. Have you ever wondered what popping popcorn looks like in slow motion? Well, thanks to a special camera that captures 5,400 frames per second, you can now see exactly what happens to popcorn [0:17]

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Why does the kernel jump up before it starts to split open?

#2: Probably there's a jet of steam emerging from the split in the shell (which would reasonably be next to the heating surface).

By David Harmon (not verified) on 15 Nov 2007 #permalink

So very awesome.