@BillLehecka Yup, though to clarify, it’s because the sugar makes the drink denser and flow less freely, rather than any interference with the reaction outright. Artificial sweeteners don’t technically react with the Mentos, but they take up less than a tenth of the bulk for the same sweetening power, which is why all diet/light sodas have a more watery mouth feel.
@BillLehecka Mentos work by having lots of nucleation sites on the surface- these are probably smooth. Wintergreen LifeSavers work the best in our experiments. Sour gummy bears are pretty good too.
It’s not a Mediocre experiment without the lab coat and goggles!
On the other hand, you could probably just flip it to a “Drinking terrible” instructable by doing it in a bar.
Milk Duds might have been more fitting.
The epitome of “meh”
Shot on iPhone X if you are into that sort of thing.
The reason the Mentos and Diet Coke thing works is because it’s diet soda. Get diet Orange next time.
@BillLehecka glad I’m not the only one that noticed
@BillLehecka Yup, though to clarify, it’s because the sugar makes the drink denser and flow less freely, rather than any interference with the reaction outright. Artificial sweeteners don’t technically react with the Mentos, but they take up less than a tenth of the bulk for the same sweetening power, which is why all diet/light sodas have a more watery mouth feel.
@BillLehecka Mentos work by having lots of nucleation sites on the surface- these are probably smooth. Wintergreen LifeSavers work the best in our experiments. Sour gummy bears are pretty good too.
It’s not a Mediocre experiment without the lab coat and goggles!
On the other hand, you could probably just flip it to a “Drinking terrible” instructable by doing it in a bar.
That throw was epic