David G. Imber wrote:

> 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.

Oh yeah, once the hoax was admitted, then any sort of "movie magic"
becomes a reasonable assumption. :-)

> 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).

Yep, while I don't approve of their "scare tactic" methodology, I can
understand their motive...

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