Cell Phone Popcorn.....

[Brent-Aucoin]

And they say that the Microwave energy that cell phones are run by is no threat to our bodies....
Brent

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[thomasortega]

not surprising...

Have you ever read the cell phone's instructions manual?

there's a huge warning, usually on first page...

 

[panthera]

I genuinely have my doubts

about that video clip. Tomorrow, I am taking a fresh batch of kernels, a small hot plate and pot, a plastic container known to be microwave permeable along to my first lecture...
Since ascertaining the pop-a-bility of corn without complicated diagnostic equipment is, by definition, destructive, we will have to settle for random distribution of kernels from a source known to generally produce a given distribution of pop and too-pooped-to-pop.
I shall ask my students to circle up their cell phones to broadcast. It is a bit tougher here, because G3 begins low and goes to high only if necessary, but there should still be enough "old fashioned" cell phones in a group of 70+ people.
I'll report back...

 

[nasadowsk]

Given that phones put out a few hundred milliwatts, and your average microwave is 700 - 1500 watts....

Not to mention, in a microwave, the microwaves are directed at the food - a cell phone radiates in almost every direction, thus the actual energy reaching the corn is much much much lower.

What we have here is called a 'viral ad', though it's too staged to be believeable, i.e., it was created by really dumb advertisers...

 

[joeekaitis]

And wouldn't a cell phone emit more energy when placing a call than when it's ringing on an incoming call?

I'm already bracing for a barrage of "OMG!!!!!THIS IS FOR REAL!!!!! FORWARD THIS TO EVERYONE YOU CARE ABOUT!!!!" emails.

 

[whirlcool]

And here is a similar video in English

 

[jasonl]

I'm sure this will show up on Snopes or in a few days.

 

[charbee]

It already has! The popcorn video's at the bottom of the page...

Cooking Eggs or Popcorn with Cell Phones

Can an egg or popcorn kernels be cooked using activated cell phones?

www.snopes.com

 

[bpetersxx]

Oh look out this is going to come out backwards

I use a headset so I hold it in my hand

Double entente time Sorry folks