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Popcorn..scary!!
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Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:10 pm
by AlmostThere
hope this link works for you...we'll see. If it does it just reinforces what I've believed all along!!
http://www.dailymotion.com:80/relevance ... croon_news
Re: Popcorn..scary!!
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Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:26 pm
by avalen
it worked, but it took forever to download on my dialup, remind me not to talk on
4 cellphones at the same time or my brain might get popcorned
Re: Popcorn..scary!!
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Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:29 pm
by avalen
ok, I just got a message that page contained a security risk, shutting down now and doing a scan. I'll be back later.
Re: Popcorn..scary!!
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Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:31 pm
by Lotus
According to what I read, it's a false rumor. Check out:
http://www.snopes.com/science/cookegg.asp Becky
Re: Popcorn..scary!!
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Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:00 pm
by Sparkle
Doncha' just love Snopes!
Re: Popcorn..scary!!
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Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:26 pm
by Mollysmom
Here's a question - who's in charge of the info on Snopes ??? They're often referenced here and other places and I was just wondering why they're the place to go for the truth ? I suppose I could go to their website and see what it's about but thought I'd be lazy and just ask here !
Thanks !!
Re: Popcorn..scary!!
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Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:34 pm
by Bethers
Snopes takes information from people - like if you get an email and wonder if the story is true - they'll take that email and research it. They find out whether it's true or not - and then they write what they find. If it's true, they say so. If not, they say so. In both cases, they give a synopsis of the research behind it. Before passing on most anything, I check Snopes - and in this case it's great - gives the history behind this as well as says who started the popcorn part of it and why- it was a marketing ploy -
Re: Popcorn..scary!!
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Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:14 pm
by Mollysmom
Thanks Beth - I'll have to check out that site, sounds interesting.
Re: Popcorn..scary!!
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Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:43 pm
by AlmostThere
I see your point, Trudy. Who checks on Snopes to see if what they are saying is true or not??
So I wonder how they got the corn to pop then? The picture didn't seem digitally enhanced, but then again, I'm no electronic wiz.
Re: Popcorn..scary!!
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Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:19 pm
by Bethers
If you read the entire thing, it actually says how they did the popcorn. It was thrown DOWN into the frame, then the frames were digitally enhanced to take out the kernels. And the people who did it admit to doing it and tell why.
Re: Popcorn..scary!!
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Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:45 pm
by AlmostThere
Ahhh....