Dangerous (Do not drink Coka-Cola and eat MENTOS together)

Last week a little boy died in Brazil after eating MENTOS and drinking COCA COLA together.

One year before the same accident happened with another boy in Brazil .

Please check the experiment that has been done by mixing Coca Cola with MENTOS........

Be careful with your Coke

Diet Coke+Mentos=Human experiment Video

Science with Diet Cola and Mentos

An Explosive Experiment

Anyone who doesn’t like science has probably never associated diet Coca Cola with Mentos. The best of science comes from the experiments in which we can have fun, at least for those of us with the heart of a child. This experiment is very much like the infamous volcano we all created for our schools science fair. Simple every day ingredients coming together to create one heck of a reaction, and one heck of a display.

When placing Mentos mint candies and the diet Coca Cola soft drink together they react making a foaming explosion. To try this experiment your self, buy a couple (2) packages or more (depending on how many times you want to try this, or how big you want the reaction) packages of Mentos. Mint flavor would be the suggested flavor. Also buy a carbonated soda (preferably diet Coca Cola) and you are on your way. Now find a safe place to try this experiment where you won’t have to worry about creating a mess. The neighbor’s backyard is probably not one of those places.

Open your soda of choice and place it in a place where it will stand upright. Place your mentos into the bottle and stand back. Moving is highly suggested. Especially if you use your entire two packages all at once. The bottles will react very quickly and very violently depending on your specific amount of candies used. Reactions from this experiment have been measured up to 10 feet high, and even higher! Still think science is boring?

What creates this strong reaction? It is not yet fully explained, although, as one may think, this should be simple science. Still, scientists such as Lee Marek argue that this is a physical, not chemical reaction that takes place. When water molecules attract to each other they create very strong bonds. In order to form bubbles, such as those created by carbon dioxide in carbonated soda, water molecules must push away from each other. This requires a lot of physical energy, creating that physical reaction, rather than the chemical reaction you would see in a color change or a temperature change.

On the coating of a Mentos candy you will find millions or more tiny little holes, which include niches (knee-chez) called nucleation sites. When you drop the Mentos into your soda this outer coating will break the surface tension and release thousands of tiny carbon dioxide bubbles as the soda eats through the candy. The buildup of pressure if you contain it inside the bottle for a period and then release it is huge. The pressure will create an incredible blast for you and your friends to enjoy… hopefully from a distance.

It has been found that diet sodas work much better with this experiment, than it’s usual counter part. Although scientifically speaking no one is sure why this is true (would you take Mentos and soda serious in a chemistry lab?), it is speculated that it could have something to do with the artificial sweetener, rather than the sugar filled regular soda. However, the most practical reason that we can give you is that diet soda is much less sticky and therefore, much easier to clean up.