Why is it when lightning strikes a cornfield it isn't full of popcorn?

Mamapolo2016 · F Best Comment

[quote]As it turns out, the corn that we typically eat is different than the kernels that become popcorn. There's only one variety of maize that will make it – Zea mays everta. Though it looks like a typical corn kernel, this particular variety is the only one that has the ability to pop and turn into a delicious snack.Apr 10, 2015
Where Does Popcorn Come From? - Gourmet Gift Baskets[/quote]

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Mamapolo2016 · F

@Arorin Before you take on this challenge, do what science rarely does...consider unintended consequences.

Ya got yer 1000 acre cornfield. Ya got yer hot August sun beating down, ya got yer
corn growing up and suddenly, the corn begins ter pop. Pop, pop, pop! Suddenly ya got yer big-rigger meat-haulers all slidin' around on four feet o' popcorn on the big road. Ya got little kids gettin' off the bus and disappearin' inta popcorn drifts. Whatcha got, son, is a guaran-damn-teed MESS!

Arorin · M

@Mamapolo2016 it will be the great popped corn spill of 2023! I see what yer gotten at now!

Mamapolo2016 · F

🤣@Arorin

purplepen · 51-55, F

It is. That's how we get bags of it pre-popped. The popcorn pickers go into the field during the storm and fill bags with it, before the rain hits hard. It's a risky operation and that's why the pre-popped stuff is more expensive.