In case you have nothing better to do

[poki]

try this

get a two liter bottle of Diet Coke and some Mentos candy


things start happening very quickly after pouring some mentos into the bottle


stand back


the spouting went up about 10 ft for a second or two then fizzled out just as quickly.

evidently the co2 in the coke and something in the mentos react to cause the eruption.
it's a useless trick with no worthwhile purpose but kind of fun if your bored.

[roknroll]

Hmm....I think I could get creative with this one...thanks Poki!  I'll try and put them in, and seal the cap on really really fast! 

[Ratishna]

Hey, but its the kind of 'science project' that kids love!

E. Shoaf

[jcbuggs]

Hmmm. What happens if you eat the Mentos and then drink the Coke?

[wyodeb]

Hmmm. What happens if you eat the Mentos and then drink the Coke?

OUCH!

[poki]

i missed it but on David Letterman show last night he did this same trick with 150 bottles of diet coke presumably simultaneously.  must have been spectacular...the key is getting as many mentos into the bottle asap.

my friend shown in the pics said this trick is being talked about all over the internet but this was the first time i heard of it.  another firend said he saw it tested where a mentos was dropped into a mouthfull of diet coke and absolutely nothing happened, don't know why but i'll get a volunteer to try it and report back.

[roknroll]

I saw a video of guys dropping mentos into bottle, then slamming the bottle on the ground...they shot off like rockets...easily 60-70 feet high!

check it out...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QuMASPj6Fg&search=mentos

[scottallyn]

These guys obviously have a lot of spare time:

  http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1107718846402135656

[ronmac]

Try and explain that when you get to the Emergency Dept. :TON>

[Steve]

One time I was flying in a small plane at about 14,500 feet altitude.  We didn't have a pressurized cabin so we were on oxygen.

Anyway I was thirsty so I grabbed a can of Coke that I had.  When it hit my mouth it was instant foam, I mean poof and lots of foam, like running all over me from my mouth!  I couldn't just roll down the window and throw the thing out so I sat there for about and hour trying to drink my foam.  It didn't foam in the can, just when it hit the air out of the can.  The guy with me was laughing his but off! LOL :GRN>

[whiskeyjack]

 ^_^ ^_^ ^_^ :<> ^_^ :<> ^_^ ^_^

Who woulda' thunk it!! L!OL

[woody b]

OK,  now I've got to do that,  but I'm going to put the top back on the bottle real quick.

[fugufish]

http://eepybird.com/dcm1.html

[robv]

Right... give the terrorists another weapon in their arsenals, way to go.

[Daysailer]

I saw a video of guys dropping mentos into bottle, then slamming the bottle on the ground...they shot off like rockets...easily 60-70 feet high!

check it out...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QuMASPj6Fg&search=mentos

You guys are not going to beleive this,........  but.....

I think one of the "mentos/coke" shooters is my son.  He is away at college.  My wife and daughers have watched the two
videos made by this poster, over and over again.   Paused and examined and studied.  We are all shocked.  Same clothes, mannerisms,  voice and most telling...  his laugh, when he shoots the one night scene where it shoots off at a 45 deg angle to the right.   If it aint him,  he's got a twin I didnt raise.

[Gemnoc]

Right... give the terrorists another weapon in their arsenals, way to go.

That was a joke... right? :rolleyes:

[roknroll]

That was a joke... right? :rolleyes:

sarcasm, dude

[Randy_R]

That was a joke... right? :rolleyes:

Nope, I understand that TSA is confiscating mint candies now from airline passengers. Can't be too carefull you know..

[poki]

You guys are not going to beleive this,........  but.....

I think one of the "mentos/coke" shooters is my son.  He is away at college.  My wife and daughers have watched the two
videos made by this poster, over and over again.   Paused and examined and studied.  We are all shocked.  Same clothes, mannerisms,  voice and most telling...  his laugh, when he shoots the one night scene where it shoots off at a 45 deg angle to the right.   If it aint him,  he's got a twin I didnt raise.

This guy? if it is your son, i'd like to congratulate him on making good use of diet coke which as far as i'm concerned isin't fit for human consumption. 

it bares mentioning, please be mindfull of possible injury or damage to property if you plan on doing this. :POL>

[roknroll]

he looks like me too...