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What's the deal with the popcorn button? (www.youtube.com)
submitted 11 months ago by PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works to c/videos@lemmy.world
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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We like popcorn in the US. A good chunk of the local grocery store aisles are dedicated to it.

But honestly, we put corn in fucking everything. Tortilla chips, fuel for cars, sugar for everything under the sun.

People of off the boat, saw what the indigenous people were consuming, and then decided that corn and tobacco were the best things ever. Were easing up on the tobacco these days though.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Yeah the tobacco thing was way earlier than over here. Though it does get more strict.

Thing is that too include a special microphone in a microwave to listen to popcorn pop is both incredibly specific and over engineered. And I absolutely love every but of that.

My thing is though, does one use it?

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I’ve never heard of the microphone thing, but I know a lot of microwaves have had preprogrammed food buttons that either have a timer / power level setting or a steam sensor.

The popcorn thing might be a US thing, but preprogrammed food mode buttons are on lots of microwaves all over the world.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 1 points 11 months ago

The popcorn thing might be a US thing, but preprogrammed food mode buttons are on lots of microwaves all over the world.

That's exactly why I asked. It's somehow significant enough.

[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

If they know it exists and works, then it's fantastic, as good as doing it yourself.

If it's a garbage timed thing, it's possible to start a fire. Out of fear for this kind of functions, the special functions are rarely even tried.