Hatrack River Forum: Two Guys, Diet Coke, Mentos, and Too Much Time on Their Hands

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Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

A thing of beauty!

Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :

Pretty impressive.

Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :

I think I'm in love...

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

That is one of the best/funniest things I have ever seen. [Big Grin]

Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :

that is cool

Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :

We did that experiment in high school chem. We used a 20 ounce diet sprite, and did it on the second floor deck of the school, it was visible from the road.

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

Does it take a long time to load the video, or is it just my machine?

Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :

I love Hatrack. Sort of like a safe gateway into the bizarre world of the Internet. (Elizabeth, it was taking forever to load so I just hit play when the gray bar had extended out what I deemed a decent distance and it worked fine.)

Posted by MandyM (Member # 8375) on :

It looked like they were have a blast!

Posted by CaySedai (Member # 6459) on :

Science at its best!

Posted by Evie3217 (Member # 5426) on :

I love this video. It's perfect!

I love science.

Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :

Haha, that's great. I didn't even know you could do that until I saw a video of a friend of mine doing it at college.

I love it.

Posted by Magson (Member # 2300) on :

That's been floating around here at work today too. Good stuff!

Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :

Not too much time if it's actually entertaining.

Posted by Yozhik (Member # 89) on :

I liked the explanation, because it also seems to cover the mountain-dew-volcano trick (you can make a volcano out of a glass of mountain dew, lots of pepper, and some salt).

Posted by docmagik (Member # 1131) on :

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The Cartridge

The first big step is making a cartridge of Mentos. Holding a Mento with a pair of pliers, you can drill a small hole through the center. Do not drill a hole through your hand the way Matt did. Repeat: do not drill a hole through your hand the way Matt did.

String together five or six of your new "Mento-beads," onto a straightened paper clip or a piece of fishing line.

The Cap

Holding a bottle cap with a pair of pliers, you can drill a hole (say 1/4 inch in diameter) through the top of the cap. Be careful here. If you are under age 35, please get help from an adult. Don't forget Matt. We want you to have full use of all your fingers for many years to come.

I wish I'd done something productive with my life.

Posted by docmagik (Member # 1131) on :

As opposed to my wife's reaction, which was basically, "Who's going to clean that up?"

Posted by Rico (Member # 7533) on :

Cool!

Posted by starLisa (Member # 8384) on :

My daughter pointed out that they were going to be all sticky.

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

Well worth it, I would say. [Big Grin]