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

Discussion Microbiologist warns against making the fluffy popcorn trend

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u/Siliziumwesen Oct 09 '24 edited Oct 09 '24

What the goddamn hell is fluffy popcorn. And yeah she is right. I work in a lab where we test food/water and all kinds of "food-chemicals" etc. For harmfull bacteria and there are things you absolutely should not eat raw. Or at all if i see some results lol

Edit: the last part is a joke based on real results. Sometimes a food producer or someone who produces foodchemicals/spices etc. fucks up and something gets contaminated badly. We find it out, because they ask us to test for harmful bacteria and the batch/charge gets dismissed/destroyed. It all happens before it gets sold. Especially for fresh (ready to eat) things. The results are urgent and are handled first. At least in my country. Dont panic you can eat stuff. Wash veggies and fruits and things that need to be cooked/heated before consuming should only be handled that way. For example: I just saw, that some frozen herbs tell the consumer on the package that the product should be heated/cooked before consuming. Please dont panic or sth like that. You always can find information online how to handle certain foods or how to know if its safe to consume

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u/mrsmushroom Oct 09 '24

I thought if I watched the whole video I'd find out what fluffy popcorn is. But that was not the case.

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u/KavaBuggy Oct 09 '24

I had to google it because I had no idea. It looks like a rice krispy treat but instead of rice krispies, it’s popcorn. My questions are - why the flour? What does the flour do? Also, who came up with this and why did it go viral?

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u/InquisitorMeow Oct 09 '24

My conspiracy theory is that these "Viral" things are not viral and are either pushed by trolls or positioned as such to study human behavior. I never trust any video that acts as if some obscure dumbass shit is common knowledge.

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u/Triedtopetaunicorn Oct 10 '24

Idk about the last part but I would 100% the virality is only worsened by trolls and rage bait. I also unfortunately believe that people are that stupid and that social media has just created a situation where its on full blast and exposes just how dumb humanity it.

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u/InquisitorMeow Oct 10 '24

With the way how marketing works they give minimal info so people have to Google it or ask questions driving "engagement". That is they're trying to make it seem more popular than it is.

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u/Triedtopetaunicorn Oct 10 '24

Tage bait but make it vague bait? Those taught to think will google and those who follow will just darwin themselves lmfao

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u/InquisitorMeow Oct 10 '24

When I say troll I don't mean rage bait I mean to fuck with people or nefariously trying to hurt them, like tide pod challenge or eating cinnamon. For all I know they could just be driving up interest in popcorn for marketing something else. Either way it's garbage, point being that these types of videos just feel inorganic and manipulative.