Ankit Gupta Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 What do make a popcorn pop out like that it do ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moontanman Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 "Popcorn" is a special type of corn, I've grown quite a bit of it, it is sold in stores and looks rather pointed compared to regular corn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 There is moisture (water) inside the seed kernel. When it is heated, that moisture turns to steam and exerts an outward pressure. This ultimately causes the shell to split and the corn to "pop" outward. Here it is in super-slo-mo: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 All this talk of popcorn is making me hungry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankit Gupta Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 How do that solid starch form I mean why it didn't just expanded like a bomb buy formed a solid 3-d structure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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