Tag: Popcorn
The Popinator
Food that delivers itself to my mouth? I’m there.
Do you have trouble getting popcorn into your mouthhole? Yeah, I know it can be tricky to reach into the bowl and perfectly align your hand with your mouth to ensure the popped kernel ends up in the right spot. Well, there’s finally a solution to this first-world problem, courtesy of the Popinator.
The fine folks at Popcorn Indiana conceived of this ridiculous gadget, that’s sole purpose is to locate your mouth and fire a single kernel of popcorn at it from up to 15 feet away. According to the “electrical engineer” in this video, the machine uses binaural microphones to detect when somebody says “Pop!” and then triangulates their location so it can adjust the popcorn launching mechanism.
How To Make Instant Popcorn
In Korea, some people found an interesting way to make popcorn. They use a cannon to heat up the kernels to make popcorn in 1 second. Why waste time heating them up slowly, when you can have them in an instant. Wow, that just sounded like a commercial.
High Speed Video of Popcorn Popping
High speed video shot with a Phantom v.12 of popcorn popping. This video was shot for the much anticipated 2400 page cookbook: Modernist Cuisine: the Art and Science of Cooking
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