Have you ever wondered why popcorn "jumps" when it pops? This one-minute video from The New York Times shows the process in slow motion, narrating the key parts of a popcorn kernel's journey into a fluffy snack. It's based on a February research paper by Emmanuel Virot and Alexandre Ponomarenko. The paper is delightfully detailed—among other things, it compares kernels in motion to a gymnast's somersault. [MORE]
