A little over a year ago, our own Bob Vineyard had the story of a "factory worker who claimed his lungs were ruined as a result of mixing flavoring oils used in microwave popcorn," and who subsequently won $20 million in a jury trial.
Skipping ahead a year, we learn that "(a) pulmonary specialist at Denver's National Jewish Medical and Research Center has written to federal agencies to say doctors there believe they have the first case of a consumer who developed lung disease from the fumes of microwaving popcorn several times a day for years."
Coincidence?
I think not.
For those of you who still want to enjoy their nuker-corn, albeit without the potential side effect of dying prematurely, I heartily recommend the AB ("Good eats") method.