Why the combination of pepsi and mentos is fatal? It can kill someone, but what is the reason?
2007-03-20 01:15:41 · 4 answers · asked by Sarah 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
I don't think it's fatal. This article from Snopes.com goes into the science behind the explosion.
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/mentos.asp
2007-03-20 01:26:07 · answer #1 · answered by ModelFlyerChick 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not fatal and will not cause any health problems. That thing with dropping mentos into a 2 liter bottle of pop has to do with the surface area of the mentos. After you have eaten the mentos, that issue is gone.
2007-03-20 02:37:30 · answer #2 · answered by xox_bass_player_xox 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not fatal. It just causes some heavy duty regurgitation when gas bubbles come back up
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentos_eruption#Deaths
2007-03-20 01:21:51 · answer #3 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The carbon-dioxide in the stomach or esophagus can cause serious problems.
2007-03-20 01:30:18 · answer #4 · answered by AJ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋