So I eat two bags of popcorn a day. What could happen?

[EvilTOJ]

I'll tell ya what'll happen. You will suffocate your lungs in buttery goodness!! This guy got Popcorn Lung breathing the steam from microwave popcorn.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/06/health/main3239379.shtml

Popcorn flavoring contains the chemical diacetyl, which has been linked to lung damage in factory workers testing hundreds of bags of microwave popcorn per day and inhaling its fumes. The chemical is a naturally occurring compound that gives butter its flavor and is also found in cheese and even wine, according to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.

NO mention of diacetyl in beer? Oh the inhumanity of it all! Just the same, stop sniffing the airlocks of your lagers ladies and germs, because the fumes are slowly... KILLING YOU!

 

[sudsmonkey]

Did anyone else feel just a tad smarter than the average bear when this story broke because you knew what diecetyl was? I was proud to explain it to my co-workers as we watched the news.

Beer really does make you smarter!

 

[EdWort]

Did anyone else feel just a tad smarter than the average bear when this story broke because you knew what diecetyl was? I was proud to explain it to my co-workers as we watched the news.

Beer really does make you smarter!

Yep, sure does. I mean how do they get that bad beer flavor on Popcorn? :cross:

 

[sudsmonkey]

Must be some kinda high tech chemistry, or somethin'. Maybe we could put bad popcorn taste into beer!