If I’m not sharing, I just drop them back into the bucket/bag. If I’m sharing, I’ll just eat them.
Recently though a bucket I was sharing had so many unpopped kernels I started worrying for my gut. Had me wondering how everyone else handles this.
So how does everyone handle unpopped kernels?
Since everyone else has done the hard work of saying something insane, I’ll be the only guy in the entire fediverse who throws inedible rocks in the garbage.
Y’all. 😑
I’d like to, but I’m not constantly getting up to throw them in a bin at a crowded theater. If I had a bag or smaller container to put them I would hold them to throw when leaving but I can’t think of a time I was that prepared…
Ahh I get it. This is a zero G issue. Planetside, kernels fall conveniently to the bottom of the receptacle for disposal at a convenient time. I now see how this isn’t a completely universal and obvious solution.
Maybe if you chew some gum on the way to the theater, you can stick it to the side of your popcorn tub and attach any unpopped kernels to it as you go. That would also prevent them from floating into the projection beam!
I return them to the stand to exchange them.
I used to eat kernels until this past weekend. I was devouring popcorn and didn’t realize some was unpopped and I chomped a piece really hard. I managed to take off a filling and chipped part of a molar underneath. I got my tooth temporarily restored this past week without getting numbed since I’m currently expecting…so I got to feel the tooth get sanded and bonded…and have to get a full repair after my kid is here. To sum it up, be careful. Sincerely PopcornPrincess 🍿
Throw them at small children
This is why they give you a straw
The ol’ soften with saliva then craunch.
Do I fear for the day I craunch and a tooth crumbles? Perhaps. But today is not that day.
Teeth are harder than most rocks. They should be able to handle this just fine
I know a couple people who have broken teeth on less imposing foods.
Keep in mind that harder usually means more brittle. If you have bad teeth, you might break them on a carrot.
Eat them
I eat them if they have at least a crack in them. I like the cronch.
Eat them.
Eat them out of stubbornness
Throw them to someone near to the projection.