Do Rice Krispies^TM Snap, Crackle, or Pop?

If you have some Rice Krispies^TM or other crisped rice cereal at home, you can listen to crackling noise.

Crackling Noise Demonstration

Get a bowl, fill it with the cereal, and pour on milk, and listen.

Just like fire crackling, the sounds come at random times. Sometimes a lot will happen at once, and sometimes there will be quiet periods. Some of the sounds are also much louder than others.

We don't want to say that Rice Krispies^TM doesn't pop or snap: that's a question for English teachers or dictionary writers. What we're saying is the noise it makes is different from pencils snapping or popcorn popping, in a way which is scientifically important.

The way we are using the words here, Rice Krispies^TM crackle.