# Kernel Countdown

> Kernel Countdown is a Retsy Series 1 NFT on Solana, card 0035 of 1,280 in the 80s Snacks & Fast Food set, made in six finishes. Microwave popcorn in a flat paper bag that swelled like a pillow while the whole family counted the pops.

URL: https://retsy.fun/collection/kernel-countdown/

- Card number: 0035 of 1,280
- Set: 80s Snacks & Fast Food (80-SNK)
- Year: 1987
- Type: Microwave popcorn bag
- Tagline: Listen close. When it slows, you win.
- Found at: Grocery snack aisle
- Cost back then: 3 bags for $1.99
- Stats: Nostalgia 9/10, Hype 8/10, Weirdness 3/10, Trade value 4/10
- Finishes: Base (100 copies), Holo (50 copies), Laser (25 copies), Gold (10 copies), Super Laser (1 copy), Misprint (1 copy)
- Images: https://retsy.fun/nft/0035-base.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0035-holo.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0035-laser.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0035-gold.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0035-super.webp, https://retsy.fun/nft/0035-misprint.webp

## The story

Nobody trusted the timer. The whole family stood around the new microwave, counting the seconds between pops like a thunderstorm. Pull it too early and you got a fistful of hard kernels. Wait too long and the kitchen smelled scorched until spring. The kid who called it just right got to shake the bag.

## Fun fact

The bag puffed up so fast that younger siblings believed a tiny balloon lived inside each one.

Retsy Series 1 is an NFT collection on Solana. Every card is minted to the buyer's wallet the moment its pack is ripped at https://retsy.fun/packs/.