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November 10, 2006
UNMITIGATED GEEKY COOLNESS!!!
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So sticking a bunch of mentos into a Diet Coke 2 liter will make it expand big time??
What was on the top of each 2 liter?? Some type of spout?
Posted by: Brent Robbins | November 10, 2006 at 12:16 PM
So cool! Calling the kids over to watch it again...
Posted by: Inocencio | November 10, 2006 at 12:19 PM
That was a much needed Friday distraction. Thanks!
Posted by: Charlotte | November 10, 2006 at 12:32 PM
I think the tube on top of each 2-liter is the Mentos "launch tube" for lack of a better term. It probably holds a roll of candies so it can drop in when triggered. Apparently it is important that the whole package of Mentos drop into the bottle at once. I am not sure how each bottle triggers the next one, though. Anyone figure that out?
Posted by: Christin | November 10, 2006 at 12:36 PM
Showed it to the oldest boy and it rated a "COOL" from this 9 year old!
Posted by: Charlotte | November 10, 2006 at 12:41 PM
Jimmy,
Extreme geeky coolness! But I don't think it merits a 10 gallon CHT, but rather a 251 liter CHT!
Posted by: Curious | November 10, 2006 at 12:47 PM
Yeah... it works. Have pictures of my 22 and 18 year old brothers doing it a couple months ago. The put a tube of some sort on the top of the spout as well and were able to get the eruption to launch higher. Didn't try to launch others in a trigger fashion though. Will have to pass them this video link.
Money well spent? To them I guess. :)
Posted by: KristyB | November 10, 2006 at 12:49 PM
That was seriously impressive choreography and music.
They should take it live to Vegas... :-)
Posted by: Margaret | November 10, 2006 at 01:17 PM
What happens when you drink that and then eat mentos?
Maybe I don't want to know.
Posted by: AnonnyMouse | November 10, 2006 at 01:17 PM
I got a good laugh out of that...quite rare for a Friday!
Thanks for sharing the geekiness!
Posted by: Sylvia | November 10, 2006 at 01:42 PM
Mythbusters on the Discovery Channel did a test on the phenomena not too long ago. The episode was hilarious.
Posted by: Trubador | November 10, 2006 at 02:33 PM
St. Thomas Aquinas wrote that the difference between work and play is that work has a purpose, while play does not, but that there must be a time for play and even foolishness. This was definitely foolish, but it was also the time for it.
I don't know about the *prize*, though; that could be construed as a threat.
Posted by: bill912 | November 10, 2006 at 02:42 PM
I think the tube on top of each 2-liter is the Mentos "launch tube" for lack of a better term. It probably holds a roll of candies so it can drop in when triggered. Apparently it is important that the whole package of Mentos drop into the bottle at once. I am not sure how each bottle triggers the next one, though. Anyone figure that out?
Christin:
Could it be they were all timed-release somehow?
Dunno for sure... anyone?
Posted by: Esau | November 10, 2006 at 02:42 PM
Okay, sillies, they pulled a string to drop the Mentos into the bottle. Then they arranged for the first bottle's drop to pull the string of the next bottle. Then they set up the domino course with all the bottles attached by strings. And I rofl.
Posted by: NaturalCatholicMama | November 10, 2006 at 02:55 PM
SO, that's the String Theory!
beri, beri interesteen! ;^)
Posted by: Esau | November 10, 2006 at 03:16 PM
Three comments in one:
1. These guys have waaaaaaaay too much time on their hands. :-)
2. Quote: "Okay, sillies, they pulled a string to drop the Mentos into the bottle. Then they arranged for the first bottle's drop to pull the string of the next bottle. Then they set up the domino course with all the bottles attached by strings." My reply: Actually I think that it is the explosion, not the dropping of the Mentos, that triggers the next bottle; at least that's how it looks to me. But I could be wrong.
3. Apparently these same guys made a previous video which is not quite as impressive, but still neat. You can see it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKoB0MHVBvM
Posted by: Paul H | November 10, 2006 at 03:36 PM
AnonnyMouse,
"What happens when you drink that and then eat mentos?
Maybe I don't want to know."
But we do! Please video tape if you conduct experiment.
Take care and God bless,
Inocencio
J+M+J
Posted by: Inocencio | November 10, 2006 at 03:38 PM
Diet Coke & Mentos a la Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas! I've never seen the fountains in person, but that's the first thing that I thought of when I saw this video (besides, of course, wondering how they have so much free time and money!) LOL!
Posted by: Dawn | November 10, 2006 at 03:43 PM
Actually, for the domino effect, it appears that they have some kind of lid on top of the tube, which in turn is on top of the first bottle. (In other words, the lid is above the Mentos, which are inside the tube.) The lid is then attached by a string to the second bottle. So when the Mentos are dropped into the first bottle, it explodes and knocks the lid off. The motion of the lid getting knocked off pulls the string, thus triggering the second bottle. At least that's how it looks to me.
Posted by: Paul H | November 10, 2006 at 03:44 PM
Okay --
SO:
String Theory: 2
Explosion Theory: 1
Posted by: Esau | November 10, 2006 at 03:48 PM
I vote for string. Perhaps... Silly String?!??
Posted by: Margaret | November 10, 2006 at 04:42 PM
Ok, ok...
String Theory: 2
Explosion Theory: 1
Silly String Theory(?): 1 ;^)
Posted by: Esau | November 10, 2006 at 04:48 PM
>>Okay --
>>SO:
>>String Theory: 2
>>Explosion Theory: 1
No! No! No!
We are Catholics.
We are not an either/or people.
We are a both/and people.
It is both string theory and big bang.
Posted by: Gilbert | November 10, 2006 at 05:28 PM
So it's exploding string theory?
Posted by: bill912 | November 10, 2006 at 06:14 PM
That, that is the best thing I have ever seen.
Posted by: SDG | November 10, 2006 at 06:40 PM
That was so cool!
Letterman did an experiment with Diet Coke and Mentos, but it was nothing like that!
Christine
TheWorld...IMHO
Posted by: Christine | November 10, 2006 at 07:15 PM
No! No! No!
We are Catholics.
We are not an either/or people.
We are a both/and people.
It is both string theory and big bang.
That was classic!
Posted by: Esau | November 10, 2006 at 07:40 PM
We are traditionalist Catholics, therefore it's neither and it illustrates the domino effect of Vatican II as it abrogated the Pius V mass which was infallible by Quo Primum...and on and on and on and on....
:)
Posted by: Scott W | November 11, 2006 at 05:23 AM
Jimmy's title sums it up for me!
Posted by: Monica | November 11, 2006 at 05:35 AM
That. Was. BRILLIANT!
Now I wanna see that Mythbusters episode!
Posted by: Kasia | November 11, 2006 at 08:46 AM
We are traditionalist Catholics, therefore it's neither and it illustrates the domino effect of Vatican II as it abrogated the Pius V mass which was infallible by Quo Primum...and on and on and on and on....
:)
Scott W: That was hilarious! (no offense to Ultras, though; all in good humour, folks; we all family here)
Posted by: Esau | November 11, 2006 at 09:04 AM
They kind of remind me of the Blue Man Group. Perhaps the Spew Man Group?
Posted by: Michael | November 11, 2006 at 09:15 AM
what a waste.
:-)
Posted by: David B. | November 11, 2006 at 11:49 AM
At least they saved us from "waisting" it on ourselves.
Posted by: David B. | November 11, 2006 at 11:51 AM
what a waste
Yes. Diet anything is a waste.
Posted by: Scott W | November 11, 2006 at 11:55 AM
One of these guys' videos plays at the start of the Blue Man Group's concerts. I think they used fluorescent lighting to make some of the experiments glow. Great stuff.
Posted by: Kevin Jones | November 11, 2006 at 09:00 PM
Yes. Diet anything is a waste.
Yes. Diet anything is a waste.
No, not the coke - the Mentos. With all those mints gone, how are hip young people in Europe to figure their way out of challenging situations?
Posted by: Michael | November 12, 2006 at 04:16 AM
I tried it with my kids...it works great and it's a lot of fun. Perhaps it's even the kind of thing that could wipe that look off of Nancy Pelosi's face if administered as a medical procedure! (Sorry about mixing threads--I couldn't help myself! One thread was like a botttle of diet soda, and the other...well...you know)
Posted by: M. Archangelo | November 12, 2006 at 06:21 AM
There is another mentos+dietcoke video which has become (in)famous via YouTube. Two ways to find it:
(1) Go to YouTube.com, and then search for "mentos banned" (don't put the quotes in the search box). Then click on one of the results of that search which is titled "Chug and Blow"
(2) Go to this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSXMNqIPZTw
I've given both sets of directions in case Jimmy feels it is inappropriate to link to it directly from his combox.
There is some minor bad language in the video (and in its combox), other than that it is just a tad bit gross. Watch carefully and you'll observe that more than one of the "scientist's" sphincters was likely forced open by the chemical reaction. The "experiment" properly begins at approx. 30 seconds into the video.
Best and classic line from this video: "Alright, now watch this ..."
Posted by: anonymous | November 12, 2006 at 04:27 PM
Yay!
They're form Buckfield, Maine!
Ayuh!
Posted by: Rob in Maine | November 12, 2006 at 06:18 PM
Innocencio: But we do! Please video tape if you conduct experiment.
My roommates and I did the Mentos and Coke thing over the Fourth of July. Video of me drinking and popping a Mento is on my blog at this link.
The foam of the Diet Coke fills up your mouth so fast that you either have to let it spew out or you'll choke on it.
Posted by: Aaron | November 14, 2006 at 11:12 AM