Farmer: Because water content is what makes popcorn pop, the kernels must dry at just the right speed to trap the correct amount of water. The best way to achieve this effect is to have the sun dry the corn while the corn is still in the field, but I always dry the ears on a screen in a warm, dry room. Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy between the farmer's theory and practice?
A: When popcorn does not dry sufficiently, it will still pop, but it will take several minutes to do so, even under optimal popping conditions.
B: Drying popcorn on its stalks in the field is only one of several methods that allow the kernels' water content to reach acceptable levels.
C: Leaving popcorn to dry on its stalks in the field is the least expensive method of drying it.
D: The region in which the farmer grows popcorn experiences a long, cloudy season that begins shortly before the popcorn in fields would begin to dry.
Choose A, B, C or D as your solution.
D