{"id":2935,"date":"2015-04-20T05:46:06","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T05:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/kellyoakes\/what-actually-makes-popcorn-pop"},"modified":"2015-04-20T05:46:06","modified_gmt":"2015-04-20T05:46:06","slug":"have-you-have-you-ever-noticed-there-are-actually-two-types-of-popcorn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/2935","title":{"rendered":"Have You Have You Ever Noticed There Are Actually Two Types Of Popcorn?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Grab some popcorn and get ready to learn.<\/b> Inspired by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quora.com\/What-makes-corn-kernels-turn-into-the-shape-of-popcorn\">this answer<\/a> on Quora.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div id=\"buzz_sub_buzz\" class=\"c suplist_none suplist_list_hide \">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hti  \" id=\"superlist_3689007_5082857\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">1.<\/span> First things first, you can’t make just any type of corn pop.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">You have to use &ndash; yep &ndash; popping corn, a type of corn that, crucially, has a hard outer shell. Just in case you&rsquo;ve never made popcorn yourself and haven&rsquo;t seen it before, this is what it looks like before it pops:<\/p>\t\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/25\/8\/enhanced\/webdr11\/enhanced-5232-1424870910-9.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" alt=\"First things first, you can't make just any type of corn pop.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/25\/8\/enhanced\/webdr11\/enhanced-5232-1424870910-9.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Bill Ebbesen \/ Creative Commons \/ Via <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Popcorn#mediaviewer\/File:Popcorn_-_Studio_-_2011.jpg\">en.wikipedia.org<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3689007_5083118\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">2.<\/span> When you heat the popcorn up, the tiny bit of water inside the kernel changes into steam and expands.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/25\/9\/enhanced\/webdr09\/anigif_enhanced-23418-1424874706-18_preview.gif\" width=\"625\" height=\"338\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 338px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"Have You Ever Noticed There Are Actually Two Types Of Popcorn?\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/25\/9\/enhanced\/webdr09\/anigif_enhanced-23418-1424874706-18.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p_7Qi3mprKQ\">youtube.com<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">When there&rsquo;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.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_quote  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3689007_5083968\">\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">3.<\/span> According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.popcorn.org\/ForTeachers\/TeachingGuide\/WhatMakesPopcornPop\/tabid\/88\/Default.aspx\">The Popcorn Board<\/a>:<\/h2>\t<br>\t\t\t<blockquote>\n<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc\">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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3689007_5083356\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">4.<\/span> But the fun doesn’t end there. There are actually two types of popcorn: mushroom and butterfly.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/25\/9\/enhanced\/webdr06\/enhanced-16101-1424875199-27.jpg\" class=\"bf_dom\" width=\"625\" height=\"380\" alt=\"But the fun doesn't end there. There are actually two types of popcorn: mushroom and butterfly.\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/25\/9\/enhanced\/webdr06\/enhanced-16101-1424875199-27.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\">Bunchofgrapes \/ Creative Commons \/ Via Wikimedia Commons – <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mushroom_and_butterfly_popcorn.jpg#mediaviewer\/File:Mushroom_and_butterfly_popcorn.jpg\">commons.wikimedia.org<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">According to <i><a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.co.uk\/books?id=jw1pkkTu8o4C&amp;pg=PA214#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\">Speciality Corns<\/a><\/i> by Arnel R. Hallauer, butterfly popcorn (right) &ldquo;is associated with tenderness and freedom from hulls&rdquo; whereas mushroom popcorn (left) is more suited to coating with flavourings because it can withstand handling.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_grid_row  buzz_superlist_item_wide   \" id=\"superlist_3689007_5084206\">\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">5.<\/span> The two types form in slightly different ways.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_row_description\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_desc_w_attr\">With mushroom popcorn, the kernel expands evenly. But with butterfly popcorn, the starch inside comes out of wherever the kernel&rsquo;s skin breaks, basically turning it inside out. You can see butterfly popcorn forming in these GIFs:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t        \t\t<div class=\"grid_row two_ss grid_height_m\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell cell_1\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell_image_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:309px;height:309px;overflow: hidden\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/25\/10\/enhanced\/webdr02\/anigif_enhanced-16931-1424878885-10.gif\" width=\"354\" height=\"309\" style=\"width: 354px;height: px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pinit\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pin sub-buzz-pinterest-share bf_dom\" href=\";\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_grid_cell_caption\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_grid_source_via\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p_7Qi3mprKQ\">youtube.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell cell_2\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_cell_image_wrapper\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:309px;height:309px;overflow: hidden\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/25\/10\/enhanced\/webdr03\/anigif_original-grid-image-10410-1424879096-18.gif\" width=\"354\" height=\"309\" style=\"width: 354px;height: px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pinit\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"pin sub-buzz-pinterest-share bf_dom\" href=\";\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_grid_cell_caption\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub_buzz_grid_source_via\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p_7Qi3mprKQ\">youtube.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"grid_clear\">&nbsp;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"buzz_superlist_item buzz_superlist_item_image  buzz_superlist_item_wide image_hit  \" id=\"superlist_3689007_5084444\">\t\t\t<h2>\n<span class=\"buzz_superlist_number_inline\">6.<\/span> So now you know.<\/h2>    \t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_content\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rubbable-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/25\/11\/enhanced\/webdr12\/anigif_enhanced-10709-1424880096-15_preview.gif\" width=\"625\" height=\"361\" style=\"width: 625px;height: 361px\" class=\"bf_dom\" alt=\"Have You Ever Noticed There Are Actually Two Types Of Popcorn?\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"animatedgifs button-rubbable bf_dom\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"print\"><a href=\"http:\/\/s3-ec.buzzfed.com\/static\/2015-02\/25\/11\/enhanced\/webdr12\/anigif_enhanced-10709-1424880096-15.gif\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>View this image &rsaquo;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_buzz_source_via buzz_attribution\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reactiongifs.com\/galleries\/popcorn-gifs\/\">reactiongifs.com<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div><p>Read more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/kellyoakes\/what-actually-makes-popcorn-pop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/kellyoakes\/what-actually-makes-popcorn-pop<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &ndash; yep &ndash; popping corn, a type of corn that, crucially, has a hard outer shell. Just in case you&rsquo;ve never made popcorn yourself &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/2935\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Have You Have You Ever Noticed There Are Actually Two Types Of Popcorn?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2936,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[517],"class_list":["post-2935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anxiety","tag-science"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/14295015677351-facebook-social-promotion-12084-1424880993-24.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}