Monday, 10 June 2013

How popcorn pops

Did you know that when popcorn pops it turns inside out and grows 40-50 times bigger than its original size!
The oldest popcorn ever found was in the Bat cave in New Mexico. It is about 5,600 years old.
Popcorn has also been found in tombs in Peru-archaeologists have found ancient kernels that look dry but contains very little amount of moisture. So when you heat it up it expands, and then POP! It immediately turns fluffy and white.
It pops so fast that it’s only a blur to the humans face.
 So now you know that popcorn was around for a long time and how it pops. It’s still wonderful delicious treat for everyone

By Jeffrey Lin

1 comments:

Unknown said...

That was great to read, I never knew how old popcorn is!
The next time I will tuck into my popcorn bag at the cinema I will think of your post.

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