5steps from the big bang
124things can go into it
popcorn
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Each kernel holds a drop of water. Heat turns it to steam and bursts the kernel inside out.
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Each kernel holds a drop of water. Heat turns it to steam and bursts the kernel inside out.
From the big bang to popcorn
The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.
big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago
water4.4 bn yrs ago
seawater4.4 bn yrs ago
saltc. 6,000 BCE
popcorndate unknown