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Posted by: Sparky Oct 26 2004, 03:41 PM

Ok so aside from Corn what else will pop like corn when dried out and heated? I know potatoes will explode in the microwave if not poked first. Aside form that

My best,
Mike D.

Posted by: Root_Werks Oct 26 2004, 03:44 PM

Most insects explode in a microwave.

Posted by: GWN7 Oct 26 2004, 03:44 PM

Beans explode and so do peas...

Posted by: ! Oct 26 2004, 03:50 PM

Anything that is sealed....

Chihuahas....(sic)...Mexican Hairless things...Yo Quiero Taco Bell dogs.....

Posted by: DonTraver Oct 26 2004, 03:56 PM

eggs, don't hardboil worth a damn

Posted by: SirAndy Oct 26 2004, 03:56 PM

cats ...

Posted by: ! Oct 26 2004, 03:59 PM

eggs, don't hardboil worth a damn

Posted by: TimT Oct 26 2004, 03:59 PM

Pot seeds dont BTDT

Posted by: Sparky Oct 26 2004, 04:03 PM

My motehr and my wife both suggested trying dried beans, so tonight I'm going to make my girls a bowl of pop beans. Who knows maybe they'll work maybe they'll just stank up the house.

Mike D.

Posted by: SLITS Oct 26 2004, 04:14 PM

Must be really dreary in Maryland these days - popping beans. Anything that has moisture trapped inside will "pop" or explode. When young, as a cook in a restaurant, the first thing you tried on a new waitress was to ask her to nuke a couple of eggs. 3 Mins = 30 mins cleaning

Posted by: GWN7 Oct 26 2004, 04:20 PM

The proper tearm is BLEVE...for Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion

Anything with a liquid (moisture) inside it will go BOOM!! when heated, if it's sealed.

This includes driveshafts and shocks, but I wouldn't recommend putting those in the microwave.

Posted by: SLITS Oct 26 2004, 04:22 PM

Posted by: Howard Oct 26 2004, 04:26 PM

Please confine frog bashing to other thread

Posted by: GWN7 Oct 26 2004, 04:26 PM

Frogs?....I'm a crazy Scot Who Can't spell

Posted by: SLITS Oct 26 2004, 04:35 PM

Posted by: Sparky Oct 26 2004, 04:39 PM

hey wait Frogs could go pop! So far I've got several replies from co-workers, somehow the subject of pop corn came up and I asked waht else would pop besides corn? Dried peas, beans, and frogs have been the top winenrs so far. I once chuccked a handful of hotdogs in a deepfrier to piss off a nightmanager at a restuarant I had worked at, they popped really nice!!

Mike D.

Posted by: SLITS Oct 26 2004, 04:46 PM

Their little legs jump around when ya fry 'em - burns the hair off too!

Posted by: Qarl Oct 26 2004, 04:49 PM

Marshmallows are cool in the microwave!

Posted by: Jake Raby Oct 26 2004, 04:51 PM

I have seen frogs explode in a microwave...

I have also seen them explode with fire crackers down their throats.....

Posted by: SLITS Oct 26 2004, 05:01 PM

Posted by: Howard Oct 26 2004, 05:25 PM

You guys are really tough on the French

Posted by: Racer Chris Oct 26 2004, 07:23 PM

Unfotunately I don't think peas or beans will work well for two reasons. They don't have a rigid shell that will split under pressure and the moisture content has to be very specific. Orville Redenbacher has studied that one to death already.

Posted by: Sparky Oct 26 2004, 07:38 PM

Actually I been googling this and found a South American Bean called Nunas, they dont really pop like corn but split open like a butterfly. More Googling to come....

Mike D.

Posted by: mack914 Oct 26 2004, 07:38 PM

And...if you put your head in the microwave it will....Wait,I mean the oven.

Posted by: charlesmac Oct 26 2004, 08:28 PM

I heard that strawberry pop-tarts will. Haven't tried it...............................yet. we need an exploding smilie.

Posted by: Lawrence Nov 7 2004, 10:01 PM

A bump for Sparky.

Posted by: Sparky Nov 7 2004, 10:10 PM

Thank you Lawrence!!

Posted by: scott thacher Nov 7 2004, 10:16 PM

i am a later arrival ( almost said comer ) if you try to pop beans or seeds try put them in a little oil