Viral Advertising for guess what, Bluetooth headsets.

I remember watching an episode of "myth busters" and this was 1 of the myths, they tried but couldnt do it.

So the myth was busted.

Winx, you are spending too much time on this dammed interweb thing.

Okay - I don't understand this.

If it's hot enough to pop corn why wouldn't it melt the phones?

you just gave me a reason to stay awake tonight

Experiment time.

Taken from here........http://community.discovery.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/5261919888/m/7991955579

"There have been many posts regarding video that supposedly you can pop popcorn using multiple cellphones.

This video was faked. How do we know it was? The *company* who made it admitted to it.

See more at the following sites:

http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/06/bluetooth-compa.html
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Jul09/0,4670,OntheNet,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,25642,23908184-5014108,00.html
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2008/07/09/carroll.cellphone.popcorn.cnn

Yup, the video was made by the marketing people at Cardo Systems. They are a maker of Bluetooth headsets for cell phones. What are they trying to do: They are misrepresenting science in order to scare you into buying their product. They want you to think that a cellphone is so dangerous that it can pop popcorn and if it can do that, that it could potentially fry your brain. The solution, buy their headsets.

This is called Viral marketing. They create a really cool add and set it out on the internet. A person sees it and spreads it on to this friends. it spreads like a virus. This is also like a video that Honda did a few years back called "Cog" with a long complicated device (a Rube Goldberg) that eventually was an ad for an Accord.

Reality: It takes a 1000W microwave 2-3 minutes to get popcorn hot enough to make it pop. A cell phone puts out only a fraction of a watt of microwave energy to communicate with the network. This low level of energy is not enough to even warm up a kernel, let alone pop it.

So the big question is: How did they do it? Well, Cardo Systems admitted to that too. What they did is this: They dropped pre-popped popcorn kernels (popped using traditional methods) from off camera into the table and then digitally edited out the unpopped ones. So it's a matter of camera trickery and digital video manipulations.

The question is now, what do we do with Cardo Systems. Some groups are calling for a boycott or possible legal action for this underhanded and deceptive form of advertising. Time will tell what the fall out from this is.

In the end, remember this when it comes to Youtube videos: that if it sounds to amazing to be true, it probably is.

More info can be found at these sites:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2008/07/09/cell-phone-popcorn-trick-revealed.htm
http://gawker.com/tag/hoax/?i=395434&t=whos-trying-to-convince-everyone-that-cell-phones-pop-popcorn
http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/06/cellphones-cant.html

I still want to play with it and experiment with it.

Awww...did i rain on ur parade?! lol!



Sowwy!

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1399627/cell_phone_popcorn_hoax_revealed/

Check videos for 'psi wheel' on you tube.

I did it, it works!!!!!

I want to play.

I was wondering about it, for real. I didn't understand it. This officially makes me not believe videos anymore!!!

Sure wants to make you talk more on the cellular, huh?

good job lady...
now have little fun here
u will love it

Wow, thanks, Cottonelle. That was interesting.

That looks like a fun thing to do when the friends come over.

You did that?

I have my phone laying on a cheese sandwich to toast

now if someone would just call me

No that looks stupid, why do you think microwaves have doors?
Why do you think they don't have microwaves that work like stoves.?
Lots of stray microwaves?

The hoax was done with digital manipulation, not a microwave under the table.

hey, now lisa can cook you dinner over the phone...lol