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Natural Science Forum / Physics / General Physics / July 2008Bloomfield debunks cellphone popcorn viral videos
Bloomfield debunks cellphone popcorn viral videos http://blogs.physicstoday.org/newspicks/2008/06/bloomfield_debunks_cellphone_p.h tml?type=PTFAVE http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/06/cellphones-cant.html Wired: YouTube videos that show a group of friends apparently cooking kernels of popcorn with their cellphones have been viewed more than a million times since they were uploaded last week. The clever parlor trick (see embedded clip) looks amazing enough, but there's a hitch: It's not physically possible, according to University of Virginia physics professor Louis Bloomfield. > Bloomfield debunks cellphone popcorn viral videos > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > It's not physically possible, according to University of Virginia physics professor Louis > Bloomfield. That's not good enough. To debunk he must reproduce the trick. When Uncle Al cuts a string of paper dolls the center one is always smaller than the rest. PS 208 kindergarten teacher Mrs. Rosenberg was a destroyer of young minds.  SignatureUncle Al http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/ (Toxic URL! Unsafe for children and most mammals) http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/lajos.htm#a2 > > Bloomfield debunks cellphone popcorn viral videos > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Uncle Alhttp://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/ > (Toxic URL! Unsafe for children and most mammals)http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/lajos.htm#a2 A heat source under the table. >>> Bloomfield debunks cellphone popcorn viral videos >>> http://blogs.physicstoday.org/newspicks/2008/06/bloomfield_debunks_ce... [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > A heat source under the table. Microwaves can pass through dry wood. >>>> Bloomfield debunks cellphone popcorn viral videos >>>> http://blogs.physicstoday.org/newspicks/2008/06/bloomfield_debunks_ce... [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Microwaves can pass through dry wood. Much easier and safer to fake the lot. |
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