Diet Coke and Mentos Eruption (also known as a Mentos eruption or a soda geyser) is a reaction of Diet Coke and mint flavored Mentos candies. Diet Coke (sometimes known as Diet Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Light or Coke Light) is a sugar-free soft drink produced and distributed by The Coca-Cola Company. ... This article is about the mint and fruit-flavored candy. ...

A Diet Coke bottle shortly after Mentos were dropped into it

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History

Steve Spangler initiated the Internet phenomenon when he appeared on 9News in 2002 and 2005, both times showcasing the experiment. ^[1] Steve Spangler. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The experimenting result was then further popularized by the website Eepybird.com, which promoted a video in which two men re-created the fountain display seen in front of the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas using a timed series of eruptions. Later Eepybird videos featured "self-activating" soda jets linked together to form a Domino Rally-style effect. In September 2007, the videos, including the "Extreme Diet Coke and Mentos Experiments" video that was viewed more than 10 million times, earned the pair the highest yearly payout of US$50000 from the video hosting service Revver.^[2] Bellagio is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, USA. It is owned by MGM Mirage and was built on the site of demolished Dunes hotel and casino. ... The south end of The Strip; approximately one third of the entire Strip is represented here The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is an approximately 4 mile (6. ... Domino Rally was a toy product manufactured by Pressman Toys in the 1980s and early 1990s. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... A video hosting service allows individuals to upload video clips to an Internet website. ... Revver is a video sharing website that hosts user-generated content. ...

The eruption has been reproduced many times by popular sources, including the television shows Numb3rs and MythBusters and an appearance by cast member Kari Byron in FHM magazine, an experiment conducted by Bart Simpson on The Simpsons episode, "The Debarted", an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman by physics teacher Lee Marek, and others. The MythBusters later created what is believed to be the record highest soda jet recorded, at over 29 feet (9 meters), using a nozzle.^{[citation needed]} NUMB3RS (pronounced Numbers) is an American television show produced by brothers Ridley and Tony Scott. ... MythBusters is an American popular science television program on the Discovery Channel starring American special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who use basic elements of the scientific method to test the validity of various rumors, urban legends and news stories in popular culture. ... Kari Elizabeth Byron (born December 18, 1974) is a San Francisco-based artist and television personality, best known for her featured role on the Discovery Channel show MythBusters. ... FHM or For Him Magazine is an international monthly lads mag. ... For the comic book series of the same name, see Bart Simpson comics. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... The Simpsons 19th season (2007 - 2008) will begin airing on Fox on September 23, 2007. ... Late Show redirects here. ... MythBusters is an American popular science television program on the Discovery Channel starring American special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who use basic elements of the scientific method to test the validity of various rumors, urban legends and news stories in popular culture. ...

A World Record for a Mentos Eruption was set July 10, 2007 by Circle R Ranch and Books Are Fun during a special event in Flower Mound, Texas. Guinness World Records certified the record-setting effort when 850 independent sales representatives from Books Are Fun, a Reader’s Digest Company, simultaneously dropped Mentos into individual two-liter bottles of Diet Pepsi. The New World record - 791 Mentos Eruptions - beat the former World Record was set on May 24, 2007 in Cincinnati, Ohio when 504 Mentos-and-Coke geysers were set off reaching over 29 feet with the use of a nozzle. is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

On April 23, 2008, students in the Belgian city of Leuven set a new world record, simultaneously launching 1,360 Mentos geysers^[3]. On May 14, 2008, students at Louisville Male High School in Louisville, Kentucky, broke this record by setting off 1,800 reactions at the same time.^[4] is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... National motto: Dutch: Eendracht maakt macht; French: Lunion fait la force; German: Einigkeit macht stark (English: Strength lies in unity) Official language Dutch, French, German Capital Brussels Largest City Brussels King Albert II Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 148th 30,528 km² 6. ... Geography Country Belgium Community Flemish Community Region Flemish Region Province Flemish Brabant Arrondissement Leuven Coordinates , , Area 56. ... is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Established in 1856, Louisville Male High School in Louisville, Kentucky is the oldest public high school west of the Alleghenies. ...

Explanation

The reaction was the subject of an August 9, 2006 episode of MythBusters, a popular television program on the Discovery Channel.^[5] They concluded that the caffeine, potassium benzoate, aspartame, and CO₂ gas contained in the Diet Coke and the gelatin and gum arabic ingredients of the Mentos all contribute to the jet effect.^[6] In addition, the MythBusters theorized that the physical structure of the Mentos is the most significant cause of the eruption. When flavored Mentos with a smooth waxy coating were tested in carbonated water, no reaction occurred, whereas standard Mentos added to carbonated water formed a small eruption, by their claim, affirming the nucleation-site theory. This was further supported when rock salt was used as an effective substitute for Mentos.^[6] is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MythBusters is an American popular science television program on the Discovery Channel starring American special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who use basic elements of the scientific method to test the validity of various rumors, urban legends and news stories in popular culture. ... Discovery Channel is a cable and satellite TV channel founded by John Hendricks which is distributed by Discovery Communications. ... For other uses, see Caffeine (disambiguation). ... Potassium benzoate, the potassium salt of benzoic acid, is a food preservative that inhibits the growth of mold, yeast and some bacteria. ... Aspartame (or APM) (pronounced or ) is the name for an artificial, non-saccharide sweetener, aspartyl-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester; i. ... Diet Coke (sometimes known as Diet Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Light or Coke Light) is a sugar-free soft drink produced and distributed by The Coca-Cola Company. ... For the art collective, see Gelitin. ... Acacia senegal plant from Koehlers Medicinal-Plants 1887 Gum arabic, a natural gum also called gum acacia, is a substance that is taken from two sub-Saharan species of the acacia tree, Acacia senegal and Acacia seyal. ... Effervescence from soda. ... Sodium chloride, also known as common salt, table salt, or halite, is a chemical compound with formula NaCl. ...

A paper by Tonya Coffey, a physicist at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina goes into detail on the reasons and physics behind the reaction.{site url = http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2888546 }

See also

• Dry ice bomb
• Chlorine bomb
• Nucleation
• "Diet Coke and Mentos", the MythBusters episode chronicling the experiment

• Alka-Seltzer rocket
• Water rocket

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References

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Further reading

• John E. Baur, Melinda B. Baur, The Ultrasonic Soda Fountain: A Dramatic Demonstration of Gas Solubility in Aqueous Solutions, Journal of Chemical Education, vol 83 no 4, April 2006, pp577–580

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External links

• Various Videos of the "Mentos Eruption" at YouTube
• About.com Chemistry page with instructions
• Eepybird, official site
• Cokerockets.com, official site
• Cocamentos, official european site, soon available in english
• Coke Rocket Bros videos of experiments with Coke and Mentos
• Planet Mentos - Mentos eruption pics on flickr
• Mentos Reaction Explained