Throw them at small children
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This is why they give you a straw
Was the new Deadpool, no kids to target 😔
Then reserve them for that one guy that doesn’t mute his phone
What? I was at the new one 2 days ago.
There were about 12 targets to target of below 10 y/o.
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. 😑
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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 think it would be more convenient to turn the bubble gum into a bag to increase its capacity.
Bring an empty bottle to spit them in
Put them in a baggie, then after the movie go to the popcorn people and loudly demand replacements that have been properly and thoroughly popped.
I like the way you think
demand that they give your unpopped kernels a second round in the machine
TIL some people eat them.
Yeah I had no idea. It'd be fun to tell kids that if you eat them they'll pop in their belly, similar to the watermelon seeds growing one
Only the ones that cracked open a little bit
Even uncracked ones. I'll gently work them with my molars until they crack. Time consuming when there's too many though
I used to do that before I really had to worry about dentist bills
I never (intentionally) ate them, but when I was a kid sometimes I'd hit them with the bottom of a salt shaker. If they were still warm and especially a little bit cracked, they would sometimes then pop. Always thought that was neat.
(This might be harder to do in a movie theater. I did it on my parents' table. Probably should have done it on a cutting board or something, but I was a dumb kid.)
Yell “the back of yo head is ridiculous” and then spit them at whoever turns around
What a classic. Haven't heard that referenced in years.
I return them to the stand to exchange them.
I don't think I've ever gotten an unpopped kernel at a theater.
Was at a theater in south east Asia. Don't think I've ever had popcorn without kernels in this part of the world except maybe in amusement parks or restaurants.
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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.
Since I always add salt and shake my popcorn they fall to the bottom and don't cause any issues. So I guess I accidentally handle them by moving them somewhere I don't end up noticing them while eating.
Well, at home at least. Can't remember when I noticed a kernel at a theater.
Ah, my go to has always been sweet popcorns, so I guess the kernels stick and don't fall to the bottom. I should try violently shaking my popcorn next time to see if that helps them unstick and sink
Show that popcorn who's boss!
I haven't had caramel corn in a theater before, but love it. I usually have a napkin handy for any hard bits and just wipe my mouth white putting it on the napkin with my tongue all polite like and the stickiness keeps it stuck to the napkin to toss when I'm done.
That's a good one! Easy enough to just keep a napkin or two in your pocket before a movie, much more realistic than a baggie like a few people commented. Legit probably to most practical suggestion yet
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Throw them to someone near to the projection.
I bring a small torch lighter and pop them out as I go
Eat them.
Spit them out, high and wide. The air is going to dry them.
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I normally just suck the flavor out of them and swallow them and hope I don't get any of that weird film like stuff stuck in the back of my mouth.
that weird film like stuff
I absolutely hate those things. One of the worst toothaches I'd ever had was when I had one of those little kernel slivers manage to find its way under a tooth, all the way under the gum. After a day of agony, I had finally managed to pull something out of my gum. At first I thought it was a broken piece of tooth or something, until I noticed that it still smelled like fresh popcorn. This was several weeks after I'd last even eaten popcorn; it somehow slipped under my tooth without me ever feeling it until the day it became wildly inflamed.
I'm very careful with popcorn these days.
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 🍿
I always hated un-popped kernels and just the other pieces that always get stuck in my teeth and throat (I assume pieces of the outside of the kernels) and just quit getting popcorn as a result.
just crunch 'em with my teeth and eat
Ask for an empty bag to toss the bad kernels into
Eat them out of stubbornness
Eat them
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