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Have You Have You Ever Noticed There Are Actually Two Types Of Popcorn?
Grab some popcorn and get ready to learn. Inspired by this answer on Quora.
1. First things first, you can’t make just any type of corn pop.
You have to use – yep – popping corn, a type of corn that, crucially, has a hard outer shell. Just in case you’ve never made popcorn yourself and haven’t seen it before, this is what it looks like before it pops:
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2. When you heat the popcorn up, the tiny bit of water inside the kernel changes into steam and expands.
When there’s no more room to expand inside the kernel and the pressure gets too high, it explodes, as demonstrated in this GIF from a video by the Slow Mo Guys.
3. According to The Popcorn Board:
Around 212 degrees [Fahrenheit] the water turns into steam and changes the starch inside each kernel into a superhot gelatinous goop. The kernel continues to heat to about 347 degrees. The pressure inside the grain will reach 135 pounds per square inch before finally bursting the hull open.
As it explodes, steam inside the kernel is released. The soft starch inside the popcorn becomes inflated and spills out, cooling immediately and forming into the odd shape we know and love.
4. But the fun doesn’t end there. There are actually two types of popcorn: mushroom and butterfly.
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According to Speciality Corns by Arnel R. Hallauer, butterfly popcorn (right) “is associated with tenderness and freedom from hulls” whereas mushroom popcorn (left) is more suited to coating with flavourings because it can withstand handling.
5. The two types form in slightly different ways.
With mushroom popcorn, the kernel expands evenly. But with butterfly popcorn, the starch inside comes out of wherever the kernel’s skin breaks, basically turning it inside out. You can see butterfly popcorn forming in these GIFs:
Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/kellyoakes/what-actually-makes-popcorn-pop
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Ex-Weiner intern: ‘Of course I accept’ Morgan’s apology for calling me a ‘slutbag’
http://twitter.com/#!/Olivianuzzi/status/362541306758701060
Grrl power!
After Anthony Weiner’s spokeswoman Barbara Morgan called former campaign intern Olivia Nuzzi “slutbag,” “bitch” and “twat,” among other things, she apologized for getting caught using “inappropriate language in what I thought was an off-the-record conversation.”
Nuzzi took to Twitter this morning to announce her acceptance of the apology. Will she revise her Twitter bio?
http://twitter.com/#!/cheems_/status/362545241309446145For now, the bio remains.
Related:
Slutbag mania: Weiner aide’s ‘off-the-record’ tirade goes viral
All class: Weiner aide lashes out at ‘slutbag’ former intern
Vile retweet by NYT’s Nick Kristof compares pro-Israel AIPAC to pigs
http://twitter.com/#!/NickKristof/status/291614006052024320
Kristof turned to professional anti-Semite MJ Rosenberg for that pearl of wisdom.
Mohamed Morsi is beaming.
The Free Beacon has much more, including Kristof’s history of taking heat for his writings about Israel.
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Caption this: What’s got Hamid Karzai so excited?
http://twitter.com/#!/dougmillsnyt/status/289762394094321664
Prior to their joint presser today, President Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai sat down for a chat. And then this happened:
This is just begging for a caption. Have at it, Twitchers!
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/01/11/caption-this-whats-got-hamid-karzai-so-excited/
Trying to interact with the world.
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Andre Berto isn’t good at taking advice
http://twitter.com/#!/AndreBerto/status/205029729538019328
To his credit, Andre Berto has done a good job at laying low ever since testing positive for a steroid last week. Unfortunately, he couldn’t remain silent any longer. Despite his attorny urging him to shut up, the welterweight champ felt the need to scream “BULLSHIT!!!!”
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/05/22/andre-berto-isnt-good-at-taking-advice/
Occupiers ‘desperate’ for water and food after bus pauses down
http://twitter.com/#!/OccupyWallStNYC/status/241739633229172736
It’s an all-caps CRISIS. Occupiers “DESPERATELY” need food and water after their coach broke down on the way from Tampa to Charlotte. Heaven forfend they should get their own grub.
It wasn’t the first time The People’s coach broke upon how you can the Democratic National Convention.
#Ows bus broke upon I75 w/o liquid. #ResistDNC home additionally on bus need to get to #Charlotte to give #ASSIST! #owsRNC #resistrnc #owsdnc
— stop&think (@theycallmesoma) September 1, 2012
Normally, they’re accepting Western Union transfers to enable them to fight dehydration and hunger.
https://twitter.com/OccupyWallStNYC/status/241746499686510593
But down with money grubbing corporations!
Change:
Apparently Occupiers didn’t like Twitchy showcasing their particular tweets requesting donations via west Union and charge cards given by greedy corporations. The tweets are deleted, but Twitchy is permanently.
Find out more: http://twitchy.com/2012/09/01/down-twinkles-occupiers-desperate-for-food-and-water-after-bus-breaks-down/