What is this close-up picture? (WotsThat: Popping candy crystals)

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What object is shown in this zoomed-in close-up photo?

ChalcedonyQ · Accepted Answer

Popping candy crystals. Popping candy doesn't actually explode in your mouth due to carbonation like most people think, but rather from pressurized carbon dioxide trapped in the candy during manufacturing that escapes when it dissolves on your warm tongue. The sensation feels so intense that urban legends claiming it could make your stomach explode were so widespread in the 1970s that the manufacturer had to launch a public campaign to convince people it was safe to eat.

Answer: Popping candy crystals

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