Add Mentos and Diet Coke and what do you get?

[Conor]

An explosion!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-n960ygMKQg&search=mentos and coke

 

[Spartan Erik]

Yeah I saw that last night after CNET did a speel about it.. very cool!

 

[swirly]

yeah ive heard about this b4...but some other sodas work and others dont, and people in different places havent gotten the same results..

 

[Cynical]

The teacher my mom works with did this for their 5th grade science class once... I haven't personally witnessed one of these explosions, but I've seen a few videos before.

 

[Phil]

I think I'm going to try this.. and I'll video tape it.

 

[Bryon]

I think I'm going to try this.. and I'll video tape it.

I second that.. I'll get a huge 5 gallon water container, fill it like 7/8 full of the soda, then put like 10 cups of mentos in it.

Wooooooooo!! Hahaha

 

[Conor]

I second that.. I'll get a huge 5 gallon water container, fill it like 7/8 full of the soda, then put like 10 cups of mentos in it.

Wooooooooo!! Hahaha

Make sure you video tape that one heh.

Crazy mofo. :thefinger

 

[jensen]

To get a strong and high gush of Diet Coke you need a container with a narrow snout and a wide body. Thus a 5 gallon water container won't get that same effect if it's just having a wide opening.

Hmm.. maybe it would be a school project as to see who can create the highest shooting geyser with just a 2 liter bottle of Diet Coke and Mentos.

Are you sure they didn't add anything else before they added the Mentos in? Why was he using the paper funnel?

 

[Conor]

I think so he could just quickly slide the mentos in.

 

[swirly]

nedren ur gonna kill everyone around u. lol

 

[Cynical]

I couldn't resist:

 

[Conor]

I did the experiment.

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[SEÑOR]

LOL! WHich ones you?

 

[Conor]

Does it matter?

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[Spartan Erik]

Lol sweet; higher than I thought it would go..

Wikipedia should put up a chemical-reaction explanation as to why this occurs haha

 

[dragoneye_xp]

That would be a nice trap to set up in school somewhere (at your own risk!!!)
:biggrin: It would be awesome to see that thing go off in a classroom... :runaway: `.`:.:'=={|||||||) :eek5:

 

[Cynical]

Unfortunately, mixing gasoline and diet coke has no positive effects on this experiment.

 

[Conor]

Trying a different 'version' of the experiment. Involves throwing the bottle at the ground and it flies.