A Man Ate 2 Bags of Popcorn Every Day for 10 Years, This Is What Happened to His Lungs

A man ate 2 bags of popcorn every day for 10 years, which led to a whirlwind of health issues, a massive lawsuit, and a permanent and deadly lung disease. Let’s get into it.

[Microwave Popcorn Health Hazard]

[Wayne Watson — The Man Who Got Popcorn Lung]

[Popcorn Plant Workers And Lung Disease]

[Popcorn Lung Lawsuit Wins 7.2 Million]

[Diacetyl]

[Other Sources]

[Brew’s intro song]
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[Brew]

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[rickseiden]

I absolutely promise that the companies that stopped using diacetyl did so because they saw lawsuits on the horizon and not because they were concerned their customers might get sick.

[-Raylight]

Never eat popcorn too much, or your lungs might *"pop"*
Guess you could say that was pretty _breathtaking_

[the_internet_angel]

Never in my LIFE would I expect Brew to say "homie popped off, " but I'm glad I did

[soyburglar]

This is insane! I’m 45 and this is the first I’m hearing about “popcorn lung”?! So many people could be suffering from this and not know it!

[soccerchamp]

Hmm . . . As someone who used to work in movie theaters when I was in college, it would be interesting to know if this problem has ever been found in movie theater employees. The “butter” used on movie theater popcorn is actually oil with butter flavoring, the same as microwave popcorn, so I can imagine it could have the same affects.

[maxandrewmaudsley]

Fun fact: Diacetyl is where the big vape scare initially came from. It used to be used to enhance the flavor of a lot of vape liquids and caused a few cases of popcorn lung. It's not used in vape liquids anymore because of many of the findings mentioned in this video. :)

[shiryo]

I’m with Grill on this one, no one interrupts movie night. Like you’re casually watching The Conjuring and then Brew pops out from behind your couch to talk about how the movie haunted theatres when it came out.

[Boo_Berry]

“Popcorn lung! Popcorn lung! It comes at night so, so stay in the sun!”
I absolutely lost it right then! 🤣

[CainTheChaosDeity]

I absolutely love how brew pops out from anywhere and “ruins” whatever his friends are doing😭 it’s really funny

[hoglua]

5:06 i didnt know Voldemort was talking about popcorn 😂

[playday]

Thank you, Brew, for once again giving me another phobia of something I would never mind otherwise

[Kynramore]

Been watching Brew for over a year, and I'm still a bit weirded out over the faces with no noses.

Edit: yes, obviously I mean the more realistic faces.

[jawsbert]

The warning to open the bag away from your face predates diacetyl concerns by quite a bit. A blast of steam in the face has a much higher immediate potential for severe injury than long term exposure to possibly harmful fumes

[ARedMagicMarker]

As a popcorn lover who could literally live off the stuff, I feel betrayed. XD
Welp, I'll just stick to my homemade popcorn from now on.

[WorriorXD]

Also, I'm worried for anyone who works in the movie theaters! Doesn't that mean their at risk for this popcorn disease.

[vickycastillo]

Grill: Is nothing sacred to you?!

Brew: No! :D

Also Brew: *Proceeds to ignore the fact coffee does the same bad thing.*

[apersunthathasaridiculousl]

grill: how can someone eat that much popcorn without getting sick?

brew: he did

grill: oh

[jayhom]

"But, what about that coff...." Are we sure Brew didn't take his mug to the back of Grill's head right there?

[rigelbutred]

4:33 Chill: POPCORN LUNG POPCORN LUNG IT COMES AT NIGHT AND STAYS IN THE SUN. THAT MADE ME LAUGH SO MUCH