If I test Mentos, Wintergreen Lifesavers, Icebreakers Frost Mints, and
Pop Rocks
to make Diet Coke explode, then Pop Rocks will make the biggest Diet Coke explosion.
What can you substitute for Mentos?
You can substitute another candy for the Mentos, such as
M&Ms or Skittles
, but ideally, you want candies that stack into a neat column with minimal space between them, have a chalky consistency, and barely fit through the mouth of a 2-liter bottle.
What candies can make soda explode?
When you look at
Mentos candy
, it’s hard to believe it can cause such a reaction in soda. Each Mentos has thousands of tiny pits on its surface. When a mint hits the soda, the pressurized carbon dioxide forms little bubbles on the candy surface.
Do lifesavers make coke explode?
Also, The
Lifesavers made Diet Coke Explode
. As well as the Icebreakers frost. Overall, Mentos, Lifesavers, Icebreaker Frost mints made Diet Coke explode, and Pop Rocks failed to explode Diet Coke.
Which soda will explode the highest with Mentos?
Results. The
Diet Pepsi
exploded the most.
Will Mentos explode in any soda?
Getting the Best Eruption
While you can use any carbonated beverage for the Mentos and soda project, there are a few tips to keep in mind to help get the best eruption:
Let the soda warm up to room temperature
. Like most chemical reactions, the process occurs more quickly at a warmer temperature.
Why do Mentos explode in soda?
As the Mentos candy sinks in the bottle, the candy causes
the production of more and more carbon dioxide bubbles
, and the rising bubbles react with carbon dioxide that is still dissolved in the soda to cause more carbon dioxide to be freed and create even more bubbles, resulting in the eruption.
What drinks explode with Mentos?
A
Diet Coke
and Mentos Eruption (also known as a soda geyser) is a reaction between the carbonated beverage Diet Coke and Mentos mints that causes the beverage to be expelled from its container.
What happens if you put a Mentos in Coke?
It’s true that putting Mentos into a bottle of Coke will cause an
impressive geyser of soda to erupt from the bottle
. … The eruption you get when you mix Mentos and Coke is generated by the rough coating of the candy, which causes lots of bubbles to form rapidly on its surface when it’s placed in a carbonated beverage.
Do fruit Mentos work with Coke?
The trick
works with any carbonated beverage
. It works with regular cola, orange soda, root beer, etc. It’s actually very cool when performed with tonic water under a black light because you get a glowing blue fountain.
Does baking soda explode Coke?
The carbonate in the baking soda reacts with the hydrogen in Coca-Cola to create hydrogen carbonate. This then very quickly breaks down into water and carbon dioxide. It is this carbon dioxide that
causes the explosion
.
Do they still sell Crystal Pepsi?
According to its website,
Crystal Pepsi is still available from Amazon, Target and Walmart
.
How do you do the Mentos and Coke volcano?
Put a card under the roll
and on top of the bottle top, so you can pull the card and the candies will just drop in at once. Drop all of the Mentos into the bottle at the same time and then move out of the way just as quick as you can. Watch the eruption!
Does Diet Coke or regular Coke work better with Mentos?
But the combination of Coke Zero & Mentos is particularly potent! Does It Have to be Diet? Diet Coke and
Coke Zero tend to go a bit higher than regular soda
, because they have a little more carbonation and the sweeteners help make the reaction a little bigger.
Does the flavor of Mentos affect the explosion?
It has to do with how the
mint
Mentos® are made. The fruity ones have an extra coating that makes their surface smooth, thus slowing down the reaction. The mint Mentos® have divots in the surface that catch the ingredients in the diet soda just right to set off the biggest explosion!
How many Mentos are in a roll?
The mints are small oblate spheroids, with a slightly hard exterior and a soft, chewy interior. They are typically sold in rolls which contain
14 mint discs
, although the “Sour Mix” variety contains only 11 discs per roll.
