2007-11-16 10:44:54 · 17 answers · asked by Fishy!!! 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
*why, not what
2007-11-16 10:45:19 · update #1
Oh yes because everybody loves popped peanuts....lol
2007-11-16 10:47:17 · answer #1 · answered by metafourick 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pop corn pops because it is nearly air tight and when it heats the air expands faster than it can escape, Thus the "POP" which is actually a small explosion. A peanut isn't air tight enough so as the air inside that shell expands from heating it just escapes thus no "Pop"
There are other seeds that will pop but not with the flavor or texture of popcorn so no one bothers.
EDIT: Opps, I left out the part about the moisture but the guy above me remembered.
2007-11-16 18:49:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Popcorn has an outer "shell" and peanuts do not.
There is moisture in corn kernels which (when heated) turns into steam and expands. This expansion explodes the outer "shell" of popcorn. Peanuts do not have this type of shell.
2007-11-16 18:49:16 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can POP a peanut into your mouth
2007-11-16 18:47:59 · answer #4 · answered by Shaz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can't pop a peanut unless its a a popnut
2007-11-16 18:48:07 · answer #5 · answered by Ousama F 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can roast peanuts, but try has you might they will not POP!
2007-11-16 18:47:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the heat had the right intensity, it would cause the oils in it to expand causing it to expand, not necessarily pop.
2007-11-16 18:48:52 · answer #7 · answered by areawiderem 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jimmy cracks corn, but I dont care.
2007-11-16 18:48:38 · answer #8 · answered by Ben R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
popcorn is actually the a certain kind of corn that other nuts and vegies can't do
2007-11-16 18:47:59 · answer #9 · answered by Kyle&Jake&Chey S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure. It's not made like a piece of corn(obviously) so... I don't know, try it.
2007-11-16 18:50:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋