mentos and soda = fountain of fluid (someone PLEASE do this and get video!)

[arlo 0]

okay, so i just saw this. take a bottle of soda and as fast as you can, drop in a pack or more of mentos. the trick is to rig up something that will allow all the mentos to fall into the 2 liter bottle as rapidly as possible (think tube with trap door).

i'm sure this can be done on a smaller scale with a 20oz soda, but make sure the bottle is secured.

do this outside.

report back.

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[mcneill79 0]

Does the flavor of Mentos matter?

[arlo 0]

i don't think so. matter of fact, they recommend using diet soda because it doesn't contain sugar and is much easier to clean up the mess (for those that opt to do it in the house).

if you do it in the house, for the love of god, please take video of this.

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i don't think so. matter of fact, they recommend using diet soda because it doesn't contain sugar and is much easier to clean up the mess (for those that opt to do it in the house).

if you do it in the house, for the love of god, please take video of this.

Tihs could be done with most candy. I remember eating bottle caps as a kid and taking a big swig of coke after I had crushed up the candy in my mouth.

Foam and hilarity ensued.

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i don't think so. matter of fact, they recommend using diet soda because it doesn't contain sugar and is much easier to clean up the mess (for those that opt to do it in the house).

if you do it in the house, for the love of god, please take video of this.

Tihs could be done with most candy. I remember eating bottle caps as a kid and taking a big swig of coke after I had crushed up the candy in my mouth.

Foam and hilarity ensued.

What about Pop Rocks?

Could you do both?
Mentos and Pop Rocks - The mentos could shoot out farther that way.

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What about Pop Rocks?

Could you do both?
Mentos and Pop Rocks - The mentos could shoot out farther that way.

The more sugar, the better I imagine. And since pop rocks are made for a strong reaction, I propose they would indeed help in the resulting explosion.

We are going to need video for sure.

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What about Pop Rocks?

Could you do both?
Mentos and Pop Rocks - The mentos could shoot out farther that way.

The more sugar, the better I imagine. And since pop rocks are made for a strong reaction, I propose they would indeed help in the resulting explosion.

We are going to need video for sure.

Please don't do it in the wagon.

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Please don't do it in the wagon.

No doing it in the wagon?!?! damn.

You DO know one good way to get rid of sticky soda, right?

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What about Pop Rocks?

Could you do both?
Mentos and Pop Rocks - The mentos could shoot out farther that way.

The more sugar, the better I imagine. And since pop rocks are made for a strong reaction, I propose they would indeed help in the resulting explosion.

We are going to need video for sure.

Please don't do it in the wagon.

I believe there will be no need of any "inorganic" fountains in the wagon.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[jumper03 0]

yes it does work - I use it as a volcano analogy....

what is really fun if you can screw the cap back on....


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[Brian425 0]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUBQ0JMn5vs&search=menthos

From Youtube.

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I've done it for my science kids
Use a test tube to load the mentos (they fit nicely) place a piece of card over the mouth of the bottle (lid off) place the inverted test tube over the bottle, remove card and stand way back.
The kids LOVE IT


BTW do this OUTSIDE

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[turtlespeed 226]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUBQ0JMn5vs&search=menthos

From Youtube.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[opurt 0]

This video is the best example I've seen of the Mentos/Coke geyser.

[jumper03 0]

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I've done it for my science kids
Use a test tube to load the mentos (they fit nicely) place a piece of card over the mouth of the bottle (lid off) place the inverted test tube over the bottle, remove card and stand way back.
The kids LOVE IT


BTW do this OUTSIDE

A variation on this....

If you have access to a sonic cleaner, just like what the jeweler uses to clean jewelry, you can shoot a steady stream of coke 30+ ft into the air.

Leave the lid on, use a nail to poke a small hole in the top, put the bottle in the cleaner, switch on.

Stand back.

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[scottbre 0]

So could you put an unopened package of mentos into a 2 liter of coke, and then screw the cap back on, so that the packaging of the mentos would act as a time delay "fuse" creating a huge bang? Or would the presence of pressure mute or stop this reation so that the contents in the bottle would get really pressurized but wouldn't explode?

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So could you put an unopened package of mentos into a 2 liter of coke, and then screw the cap back on, so that the packaging of the mentos would act as a time delay "fuse" creating a huge bang? Or would the presence of pressure mute or stop this reation so that the contents in the bottle would get really pressurized but wouldn't explode?

I'll let you know the answer to that tomorrow - I've been devising a way to do this all day.

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[turtlespeed 226]

Might I suggest the stuff that capsules are made from.

You cold put Pop Rocks in a a couple of empty vitamin capsules, drop them in, close the lid and run away.


You could - if it weren't illegal.

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I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
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[scottbre 0]

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So could you put an unopened package of mentos into a 2 liter of coke, and then screw the cap back on, so that the packaging of the mentos would act as a time delay "fuse" creating a huge bang? Or would the presence of pressure mute or stop this reation so that the contents in the bottle would get really pressurized but wouldn't explode?

I'll let you know the answer to that tomorrow - I've been devising a way to do this all day.

Don't forget to get video....
Also for the sake of completeness, if it doesn't blow up after sealing the mentos inside, give it a little shake...

[turtlespeed 226]

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So could you put an unopened package of mentos into a 2 liter of coke, and then screw the cap back on, so that the packaging of the mentos would act as a time delay "fuse" creating a huge bang? Or would the presence of pressure mute or stop this reation so that the contents in the bottle would get really pressurized but wouldn't explode?

I'll let you know the answer to that tomorrow - I've been devising a way to do this all day.

Don't forget to get video....
Also for the sake of completeness, if it doesn't blow up after sealing the mentos inside, give it a little shake... Shot - like from a BB Gun

Fixed.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[Brian425 0]

What about carbide and water??? Even better if you throw it in the bonfire.

Be careful.

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What about carbide and water??? Even better if you throw it in the bonfire.

Be careful.

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So could you put an unopened package of mentos into a 2 liter of coke, and then screw the cap back on, so that the packaging of the mentos would act as a time delay "fuse" creating a huge bang? Or would the presence of pressure mute or stop this reation so that the contents in the bottle would get really pressurized but wouldn't explode?

I'll let you know the answer to that tomorrow - I've been devising a way to do this all day.

I used to do this with dry ice and water in a soda bottle. Fill with warm water, put in dry ice and close the cap.

Some people called them "dry ice bombs." Not liking the idea of my booming device being called a "bomb" I merely referred to one as a "phase transitory medium." They make a big boom when they went off.

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[scottbre 0]

Well my thinking was: could you create a small, fairly harmless (albeit messy) bomb from food stuff that you can buy pretty much anywhere for under $3. My hypothesis, from the videos that I've watched of this without the cap being on the bottle, is that with the cap on, it probably won't be a strong or fast enough reaction to rupture the bottle.

Guess we'll find out tomorrow. Stay tuned.