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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/popcorn_s_secret

Too bad, I liked eating the half popped crunchy ones. :(

Whoa... what's next? The sock in the dryer mystery?

Well... we would have gotten around to it eventually. Can't explore the universe without knowing while some popcorn dosen't like to pop.

Whoa... what's next? The sock in the dryer mystery?

I hope so. That's a lot more annoying than unpoped popcorn.

I know someone will say it. I'd rather it be me. I add 6 months to my life every time I consciously avoid a pet peeve.

Omgz what a waste of time. Why aren't they working on a cure for cancer? Surely every scientist has the knowledge and skills necessary to do that.

There are some things you just dont want to know

theyre sucking all the fun out of the world :(

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I figured this out on my own when I was a kid....

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This wasn't common knowledge?

Nooooooooooo!!! :(

Imagine the resources that must have been channeled to learn this. I guess we can strike this off of the list of things modern science just has to resolve. Surely, with this out of the way now, there is nothing stopping us from curing cancer and muscular dystrophy.

Not having old maids in my popcorn will change my view on life....

Whoa... what's next? The sock in the dryer mystery?

That mystery's been solved. All public laundromat dryers are space-warp conduits to the underside of a college student's bed. This is why even the most socially inept college man will eventually have at least one pair of women's underwear under his bed. Now the trick is to harness this phenomenon for faster than light travel.

I liked it when I didn't know this! :p

Omgz what a waste of time. Why aren't they working on a cure for cancer? Surely every scientist has the knowledge and skills necessary to do that.

Maybe popcorn can cure cancer?

Maybe popcorn can cure cancer?

or maybe they can eat the popcorn while working on a cure for cancer...

I don't like popcorn :(

I don't like popcorn :(

i have only one problem with popcorn and thats the little kernel things that get stuck in your teeth and are a pain to get out...

Whoa... what's next? The sock in the dryer mystery?

I already figured that one out.

You see, some socks rotating in the dryer carry so much static charge that the magnetic field caused by cirular motion pulls the whole sock into subspace and then ejects it into an analogous dimension of space-time. It happens so often, Quantum Physics dictates that somewhere in the grand continuum there exists a dimension filled up completely with socks.

Unpoped popcorn?
Is that like being a defrocked priest?





(I like unpopped popcorn)

See, this is why I think being a scientist would be cool, something bothers you and you just go figure it out. That is if science worked the way it does in Johnny Quest and Fantastic Four cartoons....

But it doesn't. The scientists who figured this out wasn't going to cure cancer if they didn't figure this out. They were doing what they does, this just happens to be what we know they where doing now

They should rather figure out a way to pop one corn and feed the world!

I spent five hours this morning pollinating flowers, that are smaller then the tip of a pen, with tweezers.I did this because we are working on finding a mutant gene that codes for the set of genes that allow for the dedifferentiation of cells back into stem cells. If we find this code we could figure out how to erase and reprogram cells. This would allow human beings regrow hearts, limbs, etc. However, I also learn a lot about the plant I am working with. My guess would be that these scientists were working on genetically engineering better and faster growing corn, which would allow us to feed more people in the world more efficiently. Unfortunately, you have to go were the money is. On the way to discovering amazing things, you must discover useful things, or you will starve to death.

As for finding a cure for cancer. I suggest you people do some reading. The causes for cancer have to do with mutations in thousands of metabolic pathways. There is no “cure.” We must find a way to repair the damage. Think of it as finding a cure for car wreaks. Car accidents happen by chance, are not fair, and range in severity. There are things that can increase your chance of getting in a car wreak, but sometimes shit happens. We are working on repairing the damage of mutations in the metabolic pathways, but give us some time, and eat your popcorn.

I don't like popcorn :(
You're a traitor.

i have only one problem with popcorn and thats the little kernel things that get stuck in your teeth and are a pain to get out...


They're exactly why i don't like it. If only popcorn could be made without kernels!

I already figured that one out.

You see, some socks rotating in the dryer carry so much static charge that the magnetic field caused by cirular motion pulls the whole sock into subspace and then ejects it into an analogous dimension of space-time. It happens so often, Quantum Physics dictates that somewhere in the grand continuum there exists a dimension filled up completely with socks.


LOL. I usually end up finding them in a pair of sweat pants or a sweater. :D