Coke and Mentos

by Shawn @ 4:51 pm · filed under Weird Stuff, Science

I'm not sure why, but the video oddly makes me want to try it myself to see if it really works.

Update

We confirmed that this does work. We didn't quite have as good of a technique for getting the Mentos into the 2 liter bottle as quickly, but it does in fact work. Maybe Julien or Scott will post the video to YouTube.

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4 Responses to “Coke and Mentos”

Kat Says:
March 20th, 2006 at 7:22 am

lol - it does work a matter of fact, I tried as well The best way to get them in is to crack them in half or powder them and pour.

Cheers,

Good to see your still alive and well!

Phil Says:
March 21st, 2006 at 7:24 am

I made this video.
Here’s the trick to getting them in quick:
Slide the foil mentos tube out of the paper wrapper, leaving the paper tube in tact. Take the Mentos out of the foil and slide them back into the paper tube. For a really good effect, put two paper tubes together (scotch tape!) and use double the mentos.

Shawn Says:
March 21st, 2006 at 3:54 pm

Also… just for the record, it doesn’t have to be the original flavor. We did it with the fruity ones.

And it does NOT work with diet Coke.

Samantha Says:
November 29th, 2009 at 6:30 am

Will it really not work with diet coke? I downloaded this pdf off Eepybird.com and they recommended the use of diet coke.
I’m planning to take the experiment to our school lab and I don’t want the fountain to be too high, so I’m gonna have to make sure it’s not too warm. The pdf says the reaction would be more explosive the hotter it is. I hope I get the temperature right.
Anyway, thanks!

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