Mentos and Diet Coke

bluemtn

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They definitely have way too much time on their hands! Oddly enough (as a side note), I read it as "Mentors and Diet Coke" the first time around. I'm a bit fried right now!
 

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I don't know about the fountain, but the basic experiment has been shown on a local news show as part of a recurring segment on science experiments - see http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/00000109 - for those (like myself) who don't have quicktime, you can see the basic experiment there as well; look down the page for the video link.
 

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Gonna show my age here, but.....:rolleyes:

I think this has the potential to replace the dangerous "Pop Rocks & Coke" urban legend of my generation.
 

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Henderson said:
Gonna show my age here, but.....:rolleyes:

I think this has the potential to replace the dangerous "Pop Rocks & Coke" urban legend of my generation.

Y'know, I was thinking that too... :burp:
 

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It is funny how Mentos took over the pop rocks in the categoy of things not to mix with coke!
 

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Martial Tucker said:
Good idea.......eat a pack of Mentos and chug a warm liter of Diet Coke!

Make sure a camera is running to record your research findings.....
LOL. I just want to see someone try to chug a warm ltr of Diet Coke. That stuff is nasty!!
 

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My wife will be out of town all day tomorrow and you KNOW this will be tried in my back yard!!!!
 

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2 years ago my sons pre-school theacher did this in their classroom. Quite impressive, and messy. She had see it at a teachers convention attended during the summer as a way to introduce real small kids to science.
 

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Briliant stuff...

... now the obvious question is, how can someone make a weapon out of it? :D
 
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