coke + mentos = mess

**webby** · 03-17-2006, 12:23 PM

***Janizary*** · 03-17-2006, 03:04 PM

Heh, anyone remember "pop rocks"? Pop rocks and coke were a VERY bad combination!!

SiGTi · 03-17-2006, 05:04 PM

its very simple.

the gum resin in the mentos breaks down the surface tension of the coke thereby releasing all the carbon dioxide instanteously.

**twistedframe** · 03-17-2006, 05:15 PM

thanks bill nye! j/k good info!

acetech808 · 03-17-2006, 10:17 PM

interesting-but wasting coke- not a good thing.

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03-17-2006, 05:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
SiGTi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 406 iTrader: 0 / 0%	its very simple. the gum resin in the mentos breaks down the surface tension of the coke thereby releasing all the carbon dioxide instanteously.

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acetech808 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Posts: 445 iTrader: 0 / 0%	interesting-but wasting coke- not a good thing.