Re: [Phys-L] popcorn physics

[Bernard Cleyet <bernard@cleyet.org>]

Dan has supplied me with an answer to my prob. with collecting popping data.  I suspect one may use a comparator to eliminate the initial noise of the collision with the bag.  My effort to collect data evolved from my popper to a large dutch oven with the lid acoustically isolated.  I gave a talk on this to both the NorCal(Nevada) and the SoCal sections (AAPT).

Here's the latest version:

‎www.cleyet.org/Misc._Physics/Poisson%20(AAPT)/Popping%20corn,%20Poisson%3f.pdf

For D. Clark:

‎www.cleyet.org/Misc._Physics/Poisson%20(AAPT)/Background%20G-M%20detected%20events.pdf

DRAFT incomplete:

‎www.cleyet.org/Misc._Physics/PoissonStatistics:Analysis,andDataCollection/A%20Novel%20use%20of%20the%20MicroSet.pdf

my dog "induced" deaths:

‎www.cleyet.org/Misc._Physics/Poisson%20(AAPT)/Fatal%20dog%20attacks.pdf

And, finally, my board ready to collect rain drops:   [a dark board would result in the only "upside" of snow country]

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http://www.cleyet.org/Misc._Physics/PoissonStatistics:Analysis,andDataCollection/IMG_2644.JPG

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http://www.cleyet.org/Misc._Physics/PoissonStatistics:Analysis,andDataCollection/IMG_2644%20SC.jpg


bc now doing artificial g "on" a pendulum.

On 2013, Jun 19, , at 05:01, David Clark <declark@maine.edu> wrote:

> Hi Bernard,
>
> On Jun 18, 2013, at 10:52 PM, Bernard Cleyet <bernard@cleyet.org> wrote:
>
> > bc pops corn as a Poisson distribution.
>
> Do you do this in the classroom? I am interested in what you do as I use radioactivity to teach the Poisson distribution. Popcorn would be a more interesting, practical application.
>
>   Dave Clark








On 2013, Jun 19, , at 06:53, "Dan L. MacIsaac" <danmacisaac@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Jun 19, 2013, at 6:42 AM, "Dr Holly Priestley" <HPriestley5@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > I was just microwaving some popcorn -- one of my favorite snacks. I can
> > never get all the kernels to pop. Microwave the bag longer, and the popcorn
> > starts to burn. This has been a problem I've notices for decades....
>
> All you can do issue the microwave popcorn setting and listen.
>
> I believe there are iPhone applets that "listen" with the mic and time
> pop intervals or count pops that are supposed to help with this.  The app
> needs to know the brand/size as well.  
>
> and there are apps that are fakes just showing a glowing burner for
> practical jokers.
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