An Even Bigger Mentos Fountain
The guys at Eepybird have done it again. They just released a new video with more Mentos and Diet Coke explosions and this time it has a twist. They must have a lot of time on their hands, because this time they use a domino effect and twice as many bottles than in the original.
Steve i just wanted to let you know that your an awesome scientist. Can you tell me what are the chemicals involved in this soda mentos reaction?
Thanks for your time.
emty
wow how cool i was gonna do this for my science project but there were 2 other people doing it in my class so i couldn’t
Thanks emty. As you probably know, soda pop is basically sugar (or diet sweetener), flavoring, water and preservatives. The thing that makes soda bubbly is invisible carbon dioxide gas, which is pumped into bottles at the bottling factory using tons of pressure. If you shake the bottle and then open it, the gas is released from the protective hold of the water molecules and escapes with a whoosh, taking some of the soda along with it. Many scientists, including Lee Marek, claim that the Mentos phenomenon is a physical reaction, not a chemical one. Water molecules strongly attract each other, linking together to form a tight mesh around each bubble of carbon dioxide gas in the soda.
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Thanks, Steve
the mentos diet coke revolution has inspired my ten year old to produce a glider propelled by said method. i will contact you wit the results as they happen.
thank you, bobby
I love ur idea.Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lololololololololololololololololololololololololololololol!
IT EXPLODED
I love your science fair proects. I go on your wesite all the time! I do all your proectsand they all teach me things also they are fun to do! Expecially the exploding mentos one. I play school all the time and my grandma and I do them all the time. Because I’m in 6th grade.
Thank you!
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