why does popcorn seem to pop at a somewhat consistent rate regardless of the amount, instead of all of them popping closer to at the same time?

Question

why does popcorn seem to pop at a somewhat consistent rate regardless of the amount, instead of all of them popping closer to at the same time?

In: Physics

Answer 1

Similar reason to why the temperature of boiling water stays at 100C. At a certain point, energy into the system causes water molecules to evaporate, instead of raising temperature, no matter how much you have.

This is probably a similar system where heat put in results in pops instead of a raise in temperature. Put in heat at a constant rate, you get pops out at a constant rate, no matter how much you have.