The Puffing Gun

The oldest puffed grain was found in west central New Mexico in 1948 and 1950. Ears of popcorn were found that were up to 4,000 years old. These pieces of puffed grain were smaller than a penny to two inches in size and can be made in a similar way to popping popcorn. The modern process of making puffed grains was invented by Dr. Alexander P. Anderson in 1901 and first introduced at the World's Fair in St. Louis in 1904. The puffed grain was shot from a battery of eight guns and on a poster it was called “The Eighth Wonder of the World.”

This week, a look at Dr. Anderson's device, the puffing gun.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "Part of what makes us human is what we mean to other people, and what people mean to us." - John Michael Scalzi II (American science fiction author, 1969 - ) 

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