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Why does that happen?
Mentos contain sugar, glucose syrup (more sugar), hydrogenated coconut oil, starch, gum arabic, an emulsifier and natural flavor. The gum arabic which makes Mentos chewy, cause the surface tension of the water molecules to break even more easily, releasing more carbon dioxide gas. This effect is enhanced by the fact that, as the candy dissolves, it forms nucleation sites -- tiny pits on the surface of the mint where more carbon dioxide bubbles can form. When all this gas is released, it thrusts the entire contents of the bottle skyward, in an incredible soda blast. Hopefully you've decided to use diet soda or you may be running for the shower!
By cebeling 1131342340 Reply Spam [+8] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removepepsi can and 3 pills of mentos
By Katatonia 1140814410 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI did this trick - it works great, but the candy doesn't dissolve a bit. I'm betting that it has more to do with the candies displacing liquid and the carbonated water rushing in to fill the voids. I will experiment with marbles and maybe washers or something. Bush haters can try a soda and menthos enema - PLEASE! ;)
By LiarsHateU.S. 1139012179 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveBS? Have fun with your marbles and washers. If you don't have enough just tilt your head and shake. Some more should fall out.
By some dude 1143716647 Reply Spam [+3] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removeall this happens so fast ...chemistry is a great science indeed ... still prefer computer science though :p.
A note to the other reply ... i'm afraid it wasn't funny. If you didn't mean it to be funny , then ...YES , not everybody knows that , nor do you.
everyone knows that. :) good explanation.
By moesef1 1135307540 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removewhat if you put mentos in your mouth then drink the pop?
By Beaker 1140839476 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removeand she blows apart...funny S**t LOL
By Frankm 1148421164 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveAwsome! Awsome! Awsome!!!!!!!!
By KLT 1134226722 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removewtf he just spend 8 dollars on soda 75 cents on the mentos... I could buy a meal with that ish...
By 1131769667 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removewhat a waste of soda
By some guy 1129145226 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removebill nye the science guy? am i right or what
By david1234 1132128526 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removethat takes me back
and yes... your definitly right, this is something he would do, he's probably stomping around his house ranting about he should've come up with this first
Homer Simpson, maybe. xD
By kgk 1134113120 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveGet paid for taking surveys at SURVEY4PROFIT dot NET
By orsasoccerchicknb 1191434352 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removewots the point doing it like that surely its faster just to shake it up and spray it over some one at least u can follow them around while u do it
By fire starter 1159618271 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove"Hey, but you look great though, you look awesome."
By KaleidoscopicRainbow 1158191159 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removei wont drink in future forever
By usa heart 1148724755 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removeuk equivalent of mentos?? i wanna try that!!
By !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1148513878 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removei tried this and did not work, 13 mentos and a bottle of coke, can you imagine my disappointment. What went wrong?
By passingby 1147505193 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveYou need a fresh opend bottle at room temp. you have to break the seal right before the trick. also if it was shaken so you get that rush of gass when you open it it will mess it up.
By thatoneguy 1152238814 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI swear that guy is gay
By Dragonflamz 1145384497 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveRight?!
By kidra_tristal 1141214155 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removei bet you saw the hydrophobic sand video and you changed it to mentosphobic. LOL!!! funny :D
By andricon 1142196999 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removejust try
By Abg 1136808730 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removezou dit ook met bier lukken ?
By Super Martin 1134419754 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveProbeer en laat mij weet
By Aardvark 1136745655 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removehallo ik heb met bier probeerd. met bier niet kan, heineken niet, bavaria niet,grolsch niet. groetn van mij aan jou en schaap.
By Super Martin 1149970043 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveOk, when I saw consumption junction at the bottom and the word 'explosion' in the title, I was waiting for the bottle to explode and put the guys eye out or something. Pretty cool video I guess, I was just disappointed...
By Puck90a 1131932171 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveThat's awesome - I might try it sometime. Another fun waste of your money is to take a can of soda (not the plastic bottles, but the aluminum cans), shake it up quite a bit, and then throw it as high and far as you can (over a concrete surface) and watch the result as it hits the ground...
By BILEstyle 1131830666 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removeit was cool but this guy is a nerd how can you learn this stuff he must of thought to him self lets put 13 mentos in coke and see what happens WHO DOES THAT cool vid tho
By 1130585250 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveObviously someone who has a scientific interest that goes well beyond your vocabulary limitations of "cool" and horrific syntax construction.
By whiskered mollusk 1130622522 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removewhy do u need to put mentos u can just shake it
By nightbrawler 1130245238 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveWhy not?
By whiskered mollusk 1130622638 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveYea, but can you still eat the Mentos afterwards??
By 1129405593 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removeare you daft or something? I'm not sure how good they will tast but they will not hurt you.
By thatoneguy 1152238873 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveStop glassblower! The reaction of the carbonated water on the carboxymenthyl cellulose in the Mentos coating may amplify the already copious amount of water you have surrounding your mimi-micro brain. I may suggest you stick them deep into your colon, put your corrective shoes on the wrong feet, and stumble around!
By whiskered mollusk 1130623130 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveBy wow cool! 1129283033 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove
where do u live guys :S we do it over here since i was a kid like 10 years and more!!!
By de_ja_vu 1129250311 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveI'll do that for sure. My little ones will be happy.
By 1129243629 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removethat was pretty cool, hmmm i should try that.
By 1129236129 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveYOU LOOK AWSOME, YOU LOOK AWSOME at the end he says that
i'ts like he's trying to flatter her or something, or just a sore loser that he can't get a date. LOL
is that real? i ned to try it 1st... (@_@")
By litter bird 1129221029 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveWHAT A COINCIDINCE WE JUST LEARNED ABOUT WHY THAT HAPPENS IN PHSIC. WE DID THE SAME EXACT EXPERIMENT. ITS BECAUSE OF TH EGUM IN THE MENTOS THAT TAKE AIR OR THE CABONATED SODE AND COMPRESS IT> I AM SOOOOOOOO SMART!!
By 1129171748 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removea real cunning stunt, bt somereal stunning ..........ts
By 1129170045 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Removehe said that mentos was chosen because of its "chalky quality". Blackboard chalk added in water also fizzes.
Note that they are using all brands of soda! No competition here!
woooow I should try it.
By herbe 1129147712 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveHAHA im first to comment! but any.. that was "awesome". i cant wait till i try... he he he :D
By Dave. 1129144894 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down RemoveWhat if you keep the lid on will it explode
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