Diet Coke and Mentos Eruption (also known as a Mentos eruption or a soda geyser) is a reaction of Diet Coke and mint Mentos candies. The eruption is caused by opening a bottle of Diet Coke (typically a two liter bottle) and dropping a Mentos into the bottle. The reaction causes the Diet Coke to foam at a rapid rate and spew into the air. Mint is used instead of fruit-flavor Mentos because fruit flavored Mentos have a smooth coating which slows the reaction. Because of the nature of this physical reaction and the easy availability of the ingredients, the eruption is a popular subject for Internet videos, and has also appeared in non-Internet sources.
1 comment:
I love to find other people online who also love Steve Spangler's experiments! Great pictures here, too!
http://www.stevespangler.com/
You know, if you go to Steve's website and sign up for his Experiment of the Week, you'll get a great experiment, complete with video and all instructions, in your email every week. They're fantastic!
Post a Comment