GamblersGrin Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/00000109 1. This activity is probably best done outside in the middle of an abandoned field, or better yet, on a huge lawn. 2. Carefully open the bottle of soda. Position the bottle on the ground so that it will not tip over. 3. Unwrap the whole roll of Mentos. The goal is to drop all of the Mentos into the bottle of soda at the same time (which is trickier than it looks). One method for doing this is to roll a piece of paper into a tube just big enough to hold the loose Mentos. You'll want to be able to position the tube directly over the mouth of the bottle so that all of the candies drop into the bottle at the same time. 4. Don't drop them into the bottle just yet! Warn the spectators to stand back. Okay, you're going to drop all of the Mentos into the bottle at the same time and then get truckin' (move out of the way... so long... bye- bye... hasta la vista!) 5. It's just like fireworks on the 4th of July. The spectators erupt, of course, in a chorus of ooohs and ahhhs. Someone yells out, "Do it again" and you do. How it works: As you probably know, soda pop is basically sugar (or diet sweetener), flavoring, water and preservatives. The thing that makes soda bubbly is invisible carbon dioxide gas, which is pumped into bottles at the bottling factory using tons of pressure. Water molecules, which are super attracted to each other, cling together and surround the tiny bubbles of gas in the liquid. The bond they form is called surface tension. Surface tension is measured by the amount of energy it takes to break the clinging water molecules apart. It takes a lot of energy! Until you open the bottle and pour a glass of soda, the gas mostly stays suspended in the liquid and cannot expand to form more bubbles, which gases naturally do. If you shake the bottle and then open it, the gas is released from the protective hold of the water molecules and escapes with a whoosh, taking some of the soda along with it. When you add Mentos to the mix, get ready for an incredible explosive reaction--so explosive that the entire bottle is sometimes emptied of liquid. Why? Mentos contain sugar, glucose syrup (more sugar), hydrogenated coconut oil, starch, gum arabic, an emulsifier and natural flavor. The gum arabic which makes Mentos chewy, cause the surface tension of the water molecules to break even more easily, releasing more carbon dioxide gas. This effect is enhanced by the fact that, as the candy dissolves, it forms nucleation sites -- tiny pits on the surface of the mint where more carbon dioxide bubbles can form. When all this gas is released, it thrusts the entire contents of the bottle skyward, in an incredible soda blast. Hopefully you've decided to use diet soda or you may be running for the shower! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neskoner Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 i remember doing this a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 awesome, I never knew that... Mentos the fresh maker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 5. It's just like fireworks on the 4th of July. The spectators erupt, of course, in a chorus of ooohs and ahhhs. Someone yells out, "Do it again" and you do. ha ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaolinmasta Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 thats me laughing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antron Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 post flicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispian Steele Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 I've got just the place in mind to try this. Hope they've got a janitor on duty. :wink2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nozaki Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 "Okay, you're going to drop all of the Mentos into the bottle at the same time and then get truckin' (move out of the way... so long... bye- bye... hasta la vista!)" whoever wrote those directions needs to get fucking punched Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shameless self promotion Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 hahha.. So I put the cap on or what? Just keep it off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyHorton Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 I think your going to have to take the cap off to drop the mentos in there shameless and once the mentos are in, you aren't going to want to be standing too close anymore... soooo drop and run Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shameless self promotion Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Good deal. Our high school was bullshit. We didnt even have bunsen burners. I mean damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nozaki Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Originally posted by JohnnyHorton@Dec 4 2005, 04:39 PM I think your going to have to take the cap off to drop the mentos in there shameless Quoted post :haha: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARRERO BEAST Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 IT WOULD WORK IF YOU TOOK THE ALLUMINUM PACKAGING OF DA MENTOS AND POKED A BUNCH OF HOLE IN THAT SHIT WITH A PIN OR NEEDLE DEN DROPPED IT IN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some1 Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 haha the bitches name was kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 HOOF ARTED? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevefrench Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5...292&q=explosion http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6...932&q=explosion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.C.Shadow Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 I don't see any explosions in those videos. I do see douchebags however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plagiarism Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 wow. that was really really stupid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shameless self promotion Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 the kid later blew up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackfatsoe Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 The day I discovered drugs was the day I grew tired of finding creative ways of blowing shit up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skilla54 Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 ^ thats pretty much true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 very disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cultural me Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 i dont think i could get the mento's in time. whoop whoop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 once, when people were setting off fireworks, a kid across the street made a soda bottle explode massively, the flames went all the way to my side of the street. he got a two liter bottle, made a small hole in the cap, took some fireworks apart and put the powder in the bottle, and put some toilet paper in the bottle. he lit it by putting a match in the hole. the only trace of the bottle found was a bit of the wrapper in my yard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Jefe Uno Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Originally posted by MARRERO BEAST@Dec 4 2005, 09:03 PM IT WOULD WORK IF YOU TOOK THE ALLUMINUM PACKAGING OF DA MENTOS AND POKED A BUNCH OF HOLE IN THAT SHIT WITH A PIN OR NEEDLE DEN DROPPED IT IN Quoted post the fuck did you just say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CACashRefund Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 Originally posted by Skilla54@Dec 4 2005, 04:08 PM ^ thats pretty much true. Quoted post yeah man i used to have a pyromania thing going on, but that stopped a while ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKOTREL Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 so wait is it possible to get the cap on after you drop it in and if so would the bottle explode??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theGOON Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 i'd rather eat the fucking mentos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balki Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 is this a liter of soda or a 20 oz bottle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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