Drop Mentos into a bottle of soda and run away from the 20 foot geyser

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It’s been called the “vinegar and baking soda” reaction for a new generation. While science teachers have been dropping candies and mints into 2-liter bottles of soda for years in an effort to release all of the dissolved carbon dioxide,...

This "time-delayed" practical joke is a great idea – until some experimenting shows it to be a flop.

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The prank made the rounds online: “Create an Exploding Drink!” It uses the well known combo of Mentos® candy and diet soda that will create an eruption of foam. The time-delay part comes from hiding a some Mentos in an ice cube. You serve a friend a “refreshing” soda (loaded with...

Can you freeze a Mento in an ice cube to play a practical joke?

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It’s an e-mail that probably showed up in your inbox… Create an Exploding Drink! The prank is based on the widely known phenomenon of dropping Mentos chewy mints into soda to create an erupting geyser. Instead of just dropping the...

Dropping Mentos into a diet soda has never been this creative… or awesome!

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Steve’s son, Jack Spangler, decided that it is just too hard to pour soft drinks by turning a 2-liter bottle of soda upside down. The bottle is just too heavy. So Jack decided to use the power of Mentos and...

How to Turn the Mentos Geyser into a Great Science Project

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You might be thinking to yourself, “Can I use the Mentos Geyser for my upcoming science fair project in school?” The answer is YES, but you’ll need to learn how to turn a cool science activity into a real science...

If you thought the original Mentos

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If you thought that the original Mentos & Diet Coke Experiment was a mess, wait until you try this method. You'll have streams of soda flying in all directions thanks to a few pipe cleaners, a drill, and a few...