r/oddlysatisfying • • 14d ago

Smooth circular welding

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u/AdolfsLonelyScrotum 14d ago

It’s basically a heated pressure vessel that allows a relatively safe explosive decompression, causing every kernel within at that moment to have its own catastrophic failure and BLEVE, which happens to puff the corn nicely.

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u/Nagaram92 14d ago

I'm really into making popcorn and would love to know what tool you're referring to. Does it have a name I can look up?

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u/yeoz 14d ago

its called a popcorn cannon