Friday, September 21, 2007

Is this for real?

Okay, you smart college kids. Check out the vids on YouTube and tell me if YOU think diet coke and menthos would do this. My Spanish class students assured me that it is the real thing.
P.S. No one can accuse me of not knowing where to find a good time on Friday night!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKoB0MHVBvM

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yes, this is for real! It takes about 5-8 Mentos per liter bottle of cola, and the reaction mainly consists of rapidly expanding carbon dioxide bubbles on the surface of the Mentos.

mamagoose said...

Well, what happens when you EAT mentos and drink Diet Coke???

Anonymous said...

I've never done it but I would say it's real. They left the caps on the bottles with small holes poked in them which made more pressure and therefore a more dramatic reaction.

Anonymous said...

Well, that would be different, because your stomach acids (pH close to 3.0) interfere with the reaction.