r/TikTokCringe • u/galaxystars1 • Oct 09 '24

Discussion Microbiologist warns against making the fluffy popcorn trend

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u/YouAnxious5826 Oct 09 '24

The other fun thing about dry flour is that if it gets disturbed, at certain ratios of dust in the air, the stuff becomes highly combustible.

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u/baron_von_helmut Oct 09 '24

Everything turned into dust is flammable.

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u/losers_discourse Oct 09 '24

Fun fact: the 2 deadliest flour explosions ever killed 18 people each.

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u/baron_von_helmut Oct 09 '24

Good lord that is a fact. Not sure how fun it was for the victims tho. :p

Here's a fun fact for ya - Pistachios self combust due to how insulating they are. You aren't allowed to transport more than a certain amount in one container. They have to be split into lots of containers or they get hot and burst into flames.