The popcorn thing is a hoax, its been around for ages.

If you want to waste some serious time online I suggest you go over to this website: http://theflatearthsociety.net/
These people are still convinced that the earth is flat and nothing can change their minds, the forums are an "interesting" read. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />