On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:33:27 -0400, Dutch <buryit@blackholespam.net>
wrote:

>DTC wrote:
>
>> David G. Imber wrote:
>>> In this video you will see people using their cell phones to
>>> pop popcorn:
>>>
>>> http://youtube.com/watch?v=ju5yIFu4yY8&fmt=18
>>
>> It was all a hoax, according to a CNN story.
>
>Yep...
>
>http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008...oth-compa.html

Yeah, I was under no illusions whatsoever when I posted my
question asking how it was done. And you'll notice that even in the
article above and the one it references in Wired, there's no
explanation. But this puts the important part of the puzzle in place.

When I originally asked what was happening here people just
answered "it's a hoax", which is just useless without offering a
reason. But even on the assumption it was a hoax, the most likely
actual reason for the kernels "popping" was video editing. From my own
experience I know that to do that as seamlessly as it appears here
costs significant money. So it made no sense that without any
incentive people would go to such lengths simply to perpetrate a
farce.

The incentive was the company's increased recognition and
presumed profit as a result. At last there appears something
resembling a "reason" for what's seen in those videos (for those who
seemed to have trouble with the definition of that word).

DGI