Mentos and Diet Coke, taken to extremes

by Nick Vagnoni, Posted Jun 6th 2006 @ 1:01PM

Normally, I'd say that another post about Mentos and Diet Coke soda geyser phenomenon wouldn't be necessary. However, the folks at EepyBird.com have taken the plume of soda to new artistic levels. In a display that they liken to the Bellagio Fountains in Las Vegas, Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz let loose 200 liters of Diet Coke with the help of over 500 Mentos. During the roughly three minute display, the lab-coat-clad duo fire off soda from spinning pedestals, swings and arrays that seem better suited to fireworks rigs. EepyBird also has a decent explanation of the forces at work behind the magic. It's not just the gum arabic in Mentos that causes the fierce fizz, it's the texture of the candy that draws out the billions of bubbles.

Filed Under: Science, Ingredients, Drink Recipes
Tags: america, candy, coke, diet coke, experiment, explosion, fountain, geyser, mentos, soda, soft drinks

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6-06-2006 @7:06PM Megan said... Wonderful! I sent it to a science-center education friend of mine, who loves showing off the Mentos experiment.
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12-11-2007 @3:42PM wana said... So I bet the combination is weird too! Not to mention what happens if you put some sugar in coke! ______________
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