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A Button is a Promise

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This week, we answer a question we have gotten quite a few times since the show began: Why does every microwave have a "Popcorn" button, but nearly every popcorn manufacturer warns you not to use it? The answers are wilder than you ever imagined.

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Alec Watson's YouTube channel, Technology Connections

The Popcorn Board

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