Is it possible to pop popcorn with cell phones

The claim that RF energy from several mobile phones can cook popcorn cannot be true as they do not generate anywhere near enough RF energy to pop the corn. We can demonstrate this as follows:. Therefore for all of the above reasons, these phones are not the source of the energy that is cooking the popcorn.

A company called Cardo Systems has admitted that they were responsible for making the video clips and that the "videos are factitious and humorous optical illusions designed for entertainment. In reality it appears to be scientifically impossible. Popcorn kernels need to be heated to around F before the moisture inside them turns to steam, causing them to explode and pop. If mobile phones emitted that much microwave energy, the water in the fingers of people holding them would heat up every time they used them and our ears would literally burn.

In search of the truth we gathered all the phones in the G2 office, placed some freshly purchased uncooked popcorn in the centre of them and simultaneously dialled them all. The result? We're not alone in our disappointment, and now YouTube is filling up with videos of groups of friends attempting to replicate the trick and subsequently failing to excite a scattering of corn. In terms of excitement, it's the exact opposite of the experimental craze that hit computer screens last summer when it was discovered that adding a Mentos sweet to a bottle of Diet Coke would create giant fountains of roaring foam.

So, what's really causing the kernels to ricochet off the table in the YouTube clips? Bloomfield suggests tricky video editing or even a covert heating element beneath the table. Debunker website Snopes. The popcorn videos, like the slew of YouTube clips showcasing ordinary people performing extraordinary feats that came before them, has the distinct markings of a viral-marketing campaign. Let's look at the facts. First, all four videos — French, Japanese and two American editions — were posted to the YouTube accounts of users bobtel08 and benzin with French descriptions within several days of one another.