I am soooo going to show this trick to my kids.
Candy + pop + science = perfect combination. Even better than sparking wintergreen lifesavers. (And this one doesn't involve blowing up stuff that could actually, y'know, really harm you).
And finally, since I've not participated in poetry pimpin' at Scienceblogs yet, I offer an ode to Mentos on this, the closing day of National Poetry Month:
A Mentos Poem
by Rachel from MichiganWhat can I say about Mentos,
They make my life complete.
They taste nothing like pimentos,
And is why I will eat.......them.
(More about the experiment on Steve Spangler Science).
More like this
We continue discussions with the elder Free-Ride offspring about potential projects for the spring science fair.
Elder offspring: Maybe I could do an experiment with Mentos and soda.
If you're still awake tomorrow after the feast and managing to withstand the sopoforic effects of the tryptophan from the turkey and the carbohydrates from the potatoes and pie, you might want to consider doing
If you were, you would know how to do fun things like what you see in this video (below the fold) using common kitchen objects. But no, you all opted to be business majors instead!
If you're not cooking today, why not experiment? Here's something fun you can do with Mentos and Diet Coke - and for those of you who think these experiments are too messy, you can still watch the movie.
This is off-topic, but I know how you just love just-so stories.
Evolution of laughter
This is great! I loved that first movie there, where the poor TV woman got all soaked and he kept popping more and more bottles anyway, while profusely apologizing to her and calling her a mess! Hillarious!
a. note to self: stop at store for Mentos 'n' Diet Coke on the way home
b. another, much less widely known source of eerie flashes of light: get some of those nose-holder-openers, Breathe Right I think...when, in the dark, you pull open the little paper packet holding each strip it flashes green!
c. the above-linked article is nonsense. Humar began with farts.
Space dust and coke works great as well. British comedians Adam & Joe did a smaller scale "experiment" using a prone Adam's mouth as a test tube.
Tara,
That poem is nice, what about this one.
Coke is fizzy,
Mentos are minty.
Mix them together and they'll get busy!
Like a huge fizz bomb,
You gotta check out CokeMentos.com!
James
that is the best poem i have ever heard but if mentos is your life well then so be it hehe maybe you should get a life if mentos is your life