How the popsicle was invented | Moments of Vision 11 - Jessica Oreck
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0:06 - 0:13In a Moment of Vision...
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0:13 - 0:15It's 1905, Northern California.
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0:15 - 0:18Frank Epperson is eleven years old.
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0:18 - 0:21He's sitting on his front porch
making a sort of DIY drink -
0:21 - 0:24that's very popular at this time.
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0:24 - 0:27He has just poured a sugary soda powder
into a glass of water -
0:27 - 0:32and is mixing enthusiastically
with a wooden stir stick. -
0:32 - 0:34We don't know exactly how the next
24 hours play out, -
0:34 - 0:37but we can imagine that something
catches Frank's attention -
0:37 - 0:40and he abandons his drink mid-stir.
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0:40 - 0:42After a cold Bay Area night,
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0:42 - 0:45Frank rediscovers his mix drink
the next morning. -
0:45 - 0:48It's frozen solid.
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0:48 - 0:49But instead of throwing it out,
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0:49 - 0:54Frank pulls the icy block of soda out
of the glass by the embedded stir stick -
0:54 - 0:59and, in a moment of vision, licks it.
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0:59 - 1:00Delighted by his invention,
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1:00 - 1:02Frank begins making the frozen treat
for friends, -
1:02 - 1:04and as he grows older,
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1:04 - 1:06begins selling them as Eppsicles,
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1:06 - 1:10a contraction of his last name
and the word icicle. -
1:10 - 1:12It is rumored that later,
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1:12 - 1:16Frank's own kids dubbed the icy
delicacy Pop's 'cicle. -
1:16 - 1:20Others claim the name is a combination
of lollipop and icicle. -
1:20 - 1:25Regardless where the name comes from,
the popsicle is here to stay. -
1:25 - 1:30Approximately 2 billion popsicles
are sold each year.
- Title:
- How the popsicle was invented | Moments of Vision 11 - Jessica Oreck
- Description:
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Each year, approximately 2 billion popsicles are sold worldwide. But where did the idea for this tasty treat come from? In the eleventh installment of our ‘Moments of Vision’ series, Jessica Oreck shares the distracted origins of the popsicle.
Lesson and animation by Jessica Oreck.
- Video Language:
- English
- Team:
- closed TED
- Project:
- TED-Ed
- Duration:
- 01:51
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