What's Wrong With That Popcorn Button

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Using the popcorn button on your microwave might not be the best idea. It doesn't actually know how much popcorn you're making, so it often overcooks or undercooks the popcorn. This can leave you with burnt popcorn or a lot of unpopped kernels. It's better to follow the instructions on the bag and listen for the popping to slow down. That way, you'll get a perfect batch every time! Let's look at this and other electric gadgets with hidden trouble.   #brightside   Animation is created by Bright Side.  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/   Listen to Bright Side on:  Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/idhttps-podcasts-apple-com-podcast-bright-side/id1554898078 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/brightside/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official/ Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Snapchat - https://www.snapchat.com/p/c6a1e38a-bff1-4a40-9731-2c8234ccb19f/1866144599336960  Stock materials (photos, footages and other):  https://www.depositphotos.com  https://www.shutterstock.com  https://www.eastnews.ru  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me

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00:003, 2, 1, BAM!

00:04Now instead of enjoying the new movie, you will enjoy cleaning your microwave after the

00:07popcorn apocalypse.

00:09And all this because you trusted the popcorn button too much.

00:14It turns out many of those buttons are just timers and not professional chefs hidden in

00:18the microwave.

00:20Different types of popcorn, and maybe even different batches of your favorite one, have

00:24different popping times.

00:26It depends on the weight and humidity of the corn, and there's no magical cooking

00:30regime that would work for them all.

00:33If you don't give your popcorn enough time to pop because you rely on the button, it

00:37will be undercooked and full of kernels.

00:40If you let it pop for too long, it'll burn, and the smell will be with you for longer

00:45than you'd want it to.

00:47Some newer, fancy microwave models come with humidity sensors that take all the factors

00:52into account and can actually figure out how to cook your popcorn.

00:56All you have to do is touch a special pad.

00:59Check your microwave manual to see if it can do the trick.

01:03If that's not your case, you need to follow the instructions on the popcorn bed.

01:08Most of them say, do not use the popcorn button.

01:12A microwave that works on 700 watts is slower than that with 1000 watts of power.

01:18And even when you did the math or followed the manual to a T, don't leave your popcorn

01:22unattended.

01:24Give it those several minutes of your life and stay nearby to make sure all is going

01:29well.

01:30Listen to the popping symphony.

01:32When it slows down to two to three seconds between pops, turn it off.

01:37If you overcook it, it can lead to scorching.

01:40And even when you follow all the rules, you can't just blame it all on the microwave.

01:45Check your popcorn's best buy date.

01:47Keep your microwave clean.

01:49Always remove the plastic overwrap and unfold the paper bag.

01:53Now you should be fine.

01:58If you want to experiment more with your microwave, you can try drying herbs in it.

02:03Sandwich some fresh herbs between two paper towels and microwave them in 30-second intervals

02:08until they're as dry as you want them to be.

02:11You can also toast nuts the same way, in 30-second intervals, in chopped form, in a single layer

02:17on a plate.

02:18Your microwave can also help you peel garlic easily.

02:22Put the whole head in for around 20 seconds, and the cloves should slip out of the peels

02:26without any problems or smelly fingers.

02:32A cube of ice is not something you'd expect to be microwaved, but this trick has taken

02:37TikTok by storm.

02:39One vlogger tried heating salmon and rice in the microwave with an ice cube and a piece

02:43of parchment paper on top.

02:46He also added other ingredients, like kimchi, mayo, soy sauce, avocado, and dried seaweed.

02:54Adding water to reheated ice isn't new, but ice is something rather sensational.

02:59A chef instructor explained that an ice cube gives something for the microwave to heat,

03:05and the steam diffuses all the way through the food.

03:08It helps prevent that annoying situation when only half your meal is properly warmed up.

03:13The parchment paper lid also helps to keep the heat in.

03:16The steam moves up, hits the paper, and the hot liquid goes down to reheat the food.

03:22It takes a while for an ice cube to fully melt in the microwave.

03:25The water molecules in it are locked and held together by strong hydrogen bonds, so it takes

03:31a lot of energy to break those bonds.

03:37Did you know that microwaving your tea is the best and healthiest way to brew it?

03:43Australian scientists proved that this way you can squeeze out all the good stuff in

03:48your cuppa.

03:49So all you need to do is drop a tea bag in a cup of freshly boiled water for half a minute.

03:55Then you need to place it in the microwave with the leaf bag still inside, and keep it

03:59brewing for one minute at 500 watts.

04:03Finally, you need to fish out the tea bag and enjoy your drink.

04:06A cup of green or white tea has more antioxidant benefits than a portion of broccoli, spinach,

04:13carrots, or strawberries.

04:15And now all the benefits are yours.

04:19Brewing tea in a microwave is a great alternative to an electric kettle.

04:23That kitchen gadget most American households don't have.

04:26Yet they're super popular in the UK.

04:29The reason is simply the difference in efficiency.

04:32Most American homes run on around 100 volts, and the UK and many other countries use between

04:38220 and 240.

04:41The lower the voltage, the slower the speed that the appliance has.

04:45So if we do some simple math, it will show that it would take the same kettle around

04:51a minute and a half longer to get to boiling temperature in the US than in the UK.

05:00The microwave oven that made the lives of so many people easier was invented by accident

05:05in the 1940s.

05:07Its creator, Percy Spencer, was trying to design a more efficient and effective way

05:12to mass-produce radar magnetrons.

05:15It's a kind of electric whistle that creates vibrating electromagnetic waves.

05:20Spencer was testing one of his magnetrons when he put his hand in his pocket to have

05:24a snack.

05:25The peanut cluster bar he had inside had melted and turned into a gooey mess.

05:31So he couldn't enjoy his snack, but he realized that something unusual had just happened.

05:36Spencer ran another test with the magnetron, this time on an egg under a tube.

05:42The egg blew up just moments later.

05:44The following day, he popped corn kernels with the new invention.

05:48And that's how the first prototype of the microwave was born.

05:52It's one of the several inventions from the 40s we still use and love today.

06:00The official birth of the mobile phone concept is 1947.

06:05It wasn't a flip phone that everyone secretly had in their pockets.

06:10Back then, AT&T proposed to the Federal Communications Commission to dish out a ton of radio spectrum

06:16frequencies to make the dream of widespread mobile telephone service a reality.

06:22Cell Laboratories introduced the idea of cellular communications the same year.

06:27The FCC didn't support the idea and limited the number of frequencies to 23 phone conversations

06:33possible at the same time in the same service area.

06:37The first call on a portable cell phone was only made in 1973.

06:42It was a prototype weighing 28 ounces.

06:48Back in the 1920s, some genius engineers were already cooking up the idea of color television.

06:54But only in the early 1940s did CBS and engineer Peter Goldmark create a system that beamed

07:00images in all three primary colors.

07:04By the 50s, color TV had already settled in the living rooms of families in the West.

07:13You wouldn't be able to spray your hair against all elements or paint a mural easily without

07:17aerosol spray can technology.

07:20It was an invention of the Department of Agriculture researchers.

07:24They created the aerosol to spray dangerous bugs.

07:28Spray cans, mostly with insecticides, became available to the public shortly after.

07:33The invention was later perfected by an American inventor and engineer who created a crimp-on

07:39valve.

07:40His invention was made of lightweight aluminum.

07:43It made the cans cheap and practical to dispense liquids, foams, powders, and creams.

07:52In the 1940s, Swiss engineer Georges de Mestral went for a stroll in the woods with his dog.

07:58Suddenly, his clothes and his dog's fur turned into a magnet for hundreds of annoying cockle

08:04burrs.

08:05Georges got curious and whipped out a microscope to check out these burrs up close to find

08:10out their success secret.

08:12He knew this tech could be useful.

08:14So the engineer discovered that they had tiny hooks that looked like a monster's spiky

08:20fangs.

08:21Those hooks could latch onto anything with a loop, clothing fiber, animal fur, or even

08:26human hair.

08:28De Mestral realized he could mimic this burr magic.

08:32And that's how Velcro was born.

08:39That's it for today.

08:40So hey, if you pacified your curiosity, then give the video a like and share it with your

08:45friends.

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