Mentos Diet Coke Hoax – Can You Explode by Drinking Diet Coke and Eating Mentos?
There is an urban myth spreading via the Internet that a little boy in Brazil died after eating Mentos and drinking Diet Coke. The claim is that the Mentos released all of the carbon dioxide from the soda, the boy's stomach swelled up and…
Atlanta Science Boot Camp – Teachers Get Marching Orders
Our hands-on science team of teachers hit the road and headed to Atlanta for another stop on the 2006 Science Boot Camp Tour. The focus for this Boot Camp was to find creative ways to integrate more science into the teacher's current curriculum.…
Television’s “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” Called Today…
Steve... you've got a call on line 4 from a person who says she's from the television show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Do you want to take it?
Hello, this is Steve...
The person introduced herself as a producer for the television show who…
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…
Spangler Signs Deal with Mentos for New Geyser Tube Toys
We're excited to announce the partnership between Steve Spangler Science and Mentos - actually the company who owns the Mentos brand Perfetti VanMelle USA. For the past six months, our Mentos mad scientists and a number of our Spangler Science…
Grandma and Grandson Take Mentos to New Heights
I recently received an email from Mimi Sylvia and her grandson Scott. Mimi (she has been called that since her oldest granddaughter tried to say "grandma" and it came out "mimi") loves to teach science to her 10 grandkids and says she doesn't…
Hands-on Halloween Science
I'm not sure if Halloween was better for me as a kid or right now as an adult... okay, it's better now! It's no secret that I make the most out of every Halloween - from the oozing slime at school to the ghoulish fun at home, Halloween is the…
Halloween Science Kit – Brew up a potion for learning and fun
I'm not sure if Halloween was better for me as a kid or right now as an adult... but it's no secret that I make the most out of every Halloween. As a holiday, Halloween has changed so much over the years. I never remember my parents being invited…
Playing with Bubble Wrap Could Make You $10,000
Calling all 5th through 8th graders who like to play with Bubble Wrap. The Bubble Wrap Competition for Young Inventors invites young scientists to exercise their creativity in developing an invention that incorporates Bubble Wrap cushioning.…
More Mentos Theories: A New Article in the Toronto Star Adds to the Controversy
I got a call from a reporter from the Toronto Star newspaper a few weeks ago. I'll give you three guess as to why he was calling? Mentos, Mentos or Mentos? That's right, someone wanting to do another article on the Mentos and soda reaction...…