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Can Cell Phones Pop Popcorn or Are All These YouTube Videos a Hoax?

by Tim Stevens on June 11, 2008 at 11:10 AM

Currently making the on YouTube is a series of videos that has many cell phone haters in a tizzy, proving (so they claim) the adverse affects that cell phones can have on your health. The videos, an example of which is inserted above, show cell phones arranged in a circle popping a few kernels of popcorn placed in the center. The idea is that the heat generated from the microwaves emitted by the phones causes the kernels to burst. It's plainly a hoax (try it yourself and see), but that hasn't stopped thousands of believers from posting frightening comments such as following:
"Mobile phones dont have to be run at these frequencies. It's the frequency of the network the phones use that pop corn and cause tumors to grow it is completely unnecessary for mobile communication, the only explanation for its widespread use must be EVIL! Think about it."
The next thing you know people will be telling us that this video of a supposed cell phone exorcism is also real. Don't believe it -- that clip is part of an advertising campaign. We're guessing these faked popcorn vids (all posted by the same user) are also part of some sort of viral marketing scheme. [Source: The Telegraph]

Tags: breaking news, BreakingNews, cell phones, CellPhones, hoax, video, weird, youtube

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