2006-09-07 07:56:56 · 15 answers · asked by mixter52 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Get a bottle of Diet Coke and throw four-five Mentos' in there. The liquid will shoot out like a geyser because of the chemical reaction it has with the Mentos. What you can do is slowly put the Mentos into the Coke bottle and then spike the bottle on the ground or throw it off a roof.
All that needs to be done is for the bottle to be shaken up a little after the Mentos are put in.
Go to YouTube.com and search for videos of it.
P.S. Be sure to use Diet Coke instead of regular Coke so there will be less of a sticky mess to clean up, since Diet Coke has way less sugar.
2006-09-07 07:57:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There has been a lot of discussion online about why Diet Coke and Mentos make such an interesting combination. What everyone can agree on is that the carbon dioxide that has been compressed into the soda escapes so rapidly that the pressure pushes the soda out of the bottle. It’s like shaking a bottle before you open it, but even more dramatic.
Several people theorized that a substance called gum arabic in the Mentos breaks the surface tension of the soda, allowing the carbon dioxide bubbles to escape rapidly. This explanation doesn’t completely work. One thing that casts doubt on the gum arabic theory is that several items (like pennies!) that contain no gum arabic whatsoever also cause soda to foam violently. Several chemists have since stepped forward to say that while gum arabic may contribute to the reaction, that can’t be the only cause.
These chemists are saying that the primary cause is physical, not chemical. Their explanation: nucleation sites. If you have a liquid that is supersaturated with gas (like soda, which is pumped full of carbon dioxide), a nucleation site is a place where the gas is able to form bubbles. Nucleation sites can be scratches on a surface or specks of dust – anywhere that you have a high surface area in a very small volume. That's where bubbles can form.
Mentos seem to be loaded with nucleation sites. In other words, there are so many microscopic nooks and crannies on the surface of a Mento that an incredible number of bubbles will form when you drop it in a bottle of soda. Since the Mentos are also heavy enough to sink, they react with the soda all the way to the bottom. The escaping bubbles quickly turn into a raging foam, and the pressure builds dramatically. Before you know it, you've got a big geyser happening!
2006-09-07 08:03:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's pretty cool, you drop 12 mentos into the diet coke at one time and the diet coke make a fountain 15-20 feet high, i've tried it, it's pretty cool
2006-09-07 08:00:52 · answer #3 · answered by nascarchimpmunk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When u put mentos in a diet coke two liter it explodes.
2006-09-07 07:59:36 · answer #4 · answered by Nereida R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to discoverychannel.com or watch for the episode of MythBusters where they talk about it and conduct numerous experiments.I'm afraid I missed that one but you can go to the site and find out when it's on again.
2006-09-07 08:00:27 · answer #5 · answered by joecseko 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phffftttsshhhhhhhh and Whoooooshhhhh.
2006-09-07 07:58:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didnt know there was a deal, whats up with them?
2006-09-07 07:59:17 · answer #7 · answered by cherrygurl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should try that if you want to see an explosion. We had a video about it at my school, and it worked. lol
2006-09-07 08:39:02 · answer #8 · answered by give me something to believe. ♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haven't heard anything about it but now I am going to try a bunch of stuff to see if it'll explode or something... Now I am not bored THANX!
2006-09-07 07:58:42 · answer #9 · answered by nikonjedi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know, the war started spontaneously-----im staying out of it
2006-09-07 07:58:46 · answer #10 · answered by darkangel1111 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋