coke and mentos

[Tony Williams]

Home/Bargains sell them for like 19p. You guys should make a video using your British accents, it'll be a lot better than the boring ones.

 

[Spend_day]

How come i can get mento's in several shops in my home town but struggle to get cherry coke (its always sold out)

on other sweet related news has any1 else heard that there changing starburst back to opal fruits.

 

[Arjun806]

It's not what's in the mints, it's the pattern and size of the dimples on the outside of it, apparently.

Really? How would it affect the reaction?

 

[J1234]

there everywhere

Where everywhere?

 

[peter_hutson]

Really? How would it affect the reaction?

If it is the bumps on the mentos, then I guess the increased surface area would be working as a sort of catalyist, allowing the dissolved CO2 to coagulate. Only guessing though, could easy be talking complete trash.

 

[Stinky]

oooo science lesson!!

*gets popcorn*

 

[benjo plz.]

If it is the bumps on the mentos, then I guess the increased surface area would be working as a sort of catalyist, allowing the dissolved CO2 to coagulate. Only guessing though, could easy be talking complete trash.

it's basically that the higher surface area provides more nucleation sites allowing more bubbles to form.

 

[dustiestrat]

wouldnt the process be quicker and more dramatic if you ground the mento's into a fine powder and poured it in?

 

[meghatronic]

wouldnt the process be quicker and more dramatic if you ground the mento's into a fine powder and poured it in?

Find out?

 

[benjo plz.]

wouldnt the process be quicker and more dramatic if you ground the mento's into a fine powder and poured it in?

nope.

 

[Anchundan]

The mentos we get out here are completely smooth. I've just added three to a small bottle of diet lemon coke. What an anti-climax. After a second or two it just fizzed a little. Barely made it out of the bottle. I wonder if the 'lemon' had anything to do with it.

 

[sunlitsix]

you are supposed to drop afew in the bottle, put the lid back on and shake it
then slam it down cap first on a hard surface so it blows off

like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkkOUPYNs7I

 

[iviv]

What if you ate several mentos without chewing them, then drank a load of diet coke. Would you explode?

 

[PiKe]

What if you ate several mentos without chewing them, then drank a load of diet coke. Would you explode?

Try it.

 

[J1234]

you are supposed to drop afew in the bottle, put the lid back on and shake it
then slam it down cap first on a hard surface so it blows off

like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkkOUPYNs7I

WOW.

I'm so trying that.

 

[Anchundan]

you are supposed to drop afew in the bottle, put the lid back on and shake it
then slam it down cap first on a hard surface so it blows off

like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkkOUPYNs7I

Wow! ok, I've retrieved my mentos from the bin. Too dark now, so will try again tomorrow!

 

[NickK]

Try it with Carlsberg: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MAcc8CPhlO4&feature=related

 

[Messiah Khan]

you are supposed to drop afew in the bottle, put the lid back on and shake it
then slam it down cap first on a hard surface so it blows off

like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkkOUPYNs7I

Its far more fun with dryice.

 

[sunlitsix]

haha well yeah but mentos are easier to get hold of

 

[dustiestrat]

What if you ate several mentos without chewing them, then drank a load of diet coke. Would you explode?

it won't work they tried it on mythbusters was looking forward to seeing the pigs stomach theyused explode.