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What other candy makes Coke explode?
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 mix Coke and salt?
When salt is poured into the soda bottle, the carbon dioxide gas bubbles cling onto the surface of the tiny salt crystals. As more carbon dioxide gas accumulates around the crystals, the gas becomes more buoyant. It then rushes out of the bottle forcing all the soda in its way to rise as well.
What powder makes soda explode?
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.
What ingredients in Mentos make soda explode?
Primarily, the sugar, aspartame and potassium benzoate included in the candy shell reduce the work it takes to form bubbles in the soda, causing a rapid creation of carbon dioxide bubbles. These ingredients accelerate the foaming action of the soda very quickly, causing the infamous 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.
Is Coke with lemon good?
The main reason why people drink Coke with lemon is that it adds a nice citrus kick to the drink. It makes it taste fresh! Coca-Cola is already fairly acidic, so adding lemon does not change the acid content of the drink very much. But it does add a nice flavor that many people love.
Can a Coke can explode?
Apparently, tests by the Discovery Channel show Mythbusters failed to make soda or aerosol cans explode until air temperatures reached about 300 degrees – hotter than any car would get. Maybe testing a lot more cans would have found some unable to take the heat.
Will 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.