Bigger popcorns !

[Korfaction]

I read in a scientific magazine yesterday that the size of popcorns is determined by atmospheric pressure.
When you heat corn, the water inside it starts boiling and makes the corn expand with an tortured form that we call popcorn, and like to eat at the cinema. But the pressure of the air stops the expantion. A study has been made on that and it appears that to have popcorns X times bigger that original standard size, you have to divide the pressure by X^1,3 .

This seems quite easy to make: I have a few ideas to make a low pressure microwave oven or anything else to have at least 3.5 times bigger popcorns... Any ideas ?

[nbk2000]

I saw that article last year. It would make an interesting business, selling giant popcorn at fairs, carnivals, and such. Everybody loves popcorn, and being unique, would likely be a good moneymaker.

The problem is, how to make it a continuous, rather than batch, process? Because it poofs up so much, you can only produce a small amount of it at a time in batch mode.

Also, you'll please notice that this an EXPLOSIVES AND WEAPONS site, not a popcorn making site. So, end topic. Keep it at least vaguely relevant in the future, eh? :rolleyes:

PLUS...you posted this in the wrong section, and with only ten posts to your credit? Oh...not a good start for you. One more fuckup and...well, lets just say things will get messy. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

<small>[ November 02, 2002, 07:01 AM: Message edited by: nbk2000 ]</small>