Comments on: Diet Coke and Mentos shenanigans

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 23:08:28 +0000

No it doesn’t work. There’s a clip somewhere on youtube that explains why. The reason it normally works has something to do with the craters on the surface of a mentos. When you put it in ice, it fills the craters on the surface. Or something like that

By: Banii

Banii — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:49:15 +0000

Hmm. I tried but it didn`t work for me!

By: Cact

Cact — Wed, 12 May 2010 21:43:54 +0000

Yeah, this doesn’t work. It was disproved. When you put the mentos in water, it effectively starts eating away at the shell and this gets rid of the tiny dimples (activation points) where the carbon dioxide forms and releases. So the main way that mentos causes rapid decarbonation is polished off if you put mentos in ice cubes.

By: TRUMIN HAUS

TRUMIN HAUS — Wed, 12 May 2010 17:07:06 +0000

To perfect it, you would need to run this experiment during high temperature days so as to compensate the ice’s rate of evaporation against the individual’s desire to quench their thirst, otherwise you’re just left with a compromised Mentos at the bottom of your glass.

By: Tay

Tay — Wed, 12 May 2010 07:57:08 +0000

It’s from Wired magazine

By: jeremy

jeremy — Wed, 12 May 2010 06:58:42 +0000

this wouldn’t work as the pouring will disrupt the reaction before it starts. myth busters had similar experience