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

I’d say it’s more like a bell curve rate, once it gets going it peaks and then starts to reduce popping. This makes sense statistically. Around the peak of the bell curve the heat is about right for most to pop, but there are outliers either way who pop earlier or later due to factors like moisture and size