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Diet Coke and Mentos; the winter version - YOUR IDEAS NEEDED
Topic Started: Jan 21 2009, 11:16 AM (470 Views)
brenda
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During the last serious cold snap here, hubby and daughter had some fun with the boiling water trick (throw boiling water into the air at -30F and see it freeze midair.)

Then they switched to the Diet Coke and Mentos trick (put Mentos into a liter bottle of diet Coke to create a guyser.) They were outdoors in the -30F weather for this one, too.

They tried three versions:

The first one with the cap completely off, which barely caused a guyser at all.

The second time with a cap that had a very small hole drilled in it, hoping to force a higher guyser as would occur in warmer weather with the same technique. The Coke started to come out and quickly froze the hole shut.

The third time was with a larger hole in the cap, but still a smaller opening than no cap. Again the Coke froze and the guyser fizzled.

We considered trying to warm the Coke slightly to delay the freezing and allow the guyser to flow longer before the extreme cold overtook it. However, we were out of Coke by then and it was time to go to school.

I filmed all three attempts, but none were worthy of posting here.

Your quest, should you choose to undertake it, is to present ideas for us to try again if we get another extreme cold snap. If your idea gets used, I will film it and post it.

Go ahead and call us geeks or nerds. We really don't care. :hat: We're having fun. :D
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Mark
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HOLY CARP!!!
Sounds like fun!
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Aqua Letifer
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ZOOOOOM!
I'd DEF go with heating the Coke, provided that it doesn't mess with whatever chemical stuff is supposed to happen.

Or maybe add rubbing alcohol or something similar to the coke to lower its freezing point just enough?
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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LadyElton
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How much gold will this quest get me? :D

Funny WoW moments:

We were about to run Naxx and were waiting just inside for the rest of the raid to get there. We saw Kel'Thuzad's cat, Mr. Bigglesworth. The tank charmed it using a critter bite. He then yelled, "F**k you KT! I got your cat!"

Later on, as we were clearing trash between Noth and Heigan a guildie (and raid member) said on Vent, "Here's something to get us ready for the next boss." He then played "Safety Dance" by Men Wtihout Hats. We missed getting the achievement by mere seconds as a raid member died just before the boss did.

Also, we were running back to Heigan after a wipe and saw that one of the raid members got the Critter Gitter achievement. When he got back, he had about 10 or 12 maggots following him.
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Larry
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
I bought a diet coke and a pack of Mentos some time back to try it. I put the Mentos in my mouth and took a big swig of diet coke.

Nothing happened..

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brenda
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Larry, did the pack say Mentos or Menthols? It's funny how one little letter .......
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brenda
Jan 21 2009, 12:11 PM
Larry, did the pack say Mentos or Menthols? It's funny how one little letter .......
Or two.
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Larry
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
No, it was Mentos.

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brenda
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Larry
Jan 21 2009, 12:19 PM
No, it was Mentos.

So you can fit a liter of Diet Coke in your mouth with at least three Mentos??


I don't know whether to be impressed or .......................
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LadyElton
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:eek:
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brenda
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LadyElton
Jan 21 2009, 12:02 PM
... had about 10 or 12 maggots following him.
Now that qualifies for Heebie Jeebies!
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Aqua Letifer
Jan 21 2009, 11:30 AM
Or maybe add rubbing alcohol or something similar to the coke to lower its freezing point just enough?
THIS looks promising, and perhaps a little scary, which will likely make it even MORE appealing to hubby and daughter. :lol2:

Thanks, Aqua!

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brenda
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Larry,
So how much Coke and how many Mentos did you fit in your mouth without any fizzing?

Why in the mouth? Why not put it in a glass?

Please don't tell my hubby about this version. Daughter wouldn't be crazy enough to try it, but hubby ..................... well, he married me, didn't he. He must be a wild man. :lol2:
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brenda
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BTW everyone, what we're trying to achieve is frozen Coke falling from the sky, sort of like the water version. Call it Coke snow.
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Larry
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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Why in the mouth? Why not put it in a glass?


Because the only thing I've seen about this was a Utube video of a girl who stuffed her mouth full of Mentos and then gulped down a bunch of diet coke. She spewed like crazy. So, I thought I'd try it.

I didn't want to make the mess she made, so I only put 5 or 6 Mentos in my mouth, and then filled my mouth with Coke. I figured if they fizzed for her, they would fizz for me, only on a smaller scale. Absolutely nothing happened. If anything, it took the fizz out of the coke....
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brenda
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And you used Diet Coke? It has to be Diet Coke, not regular, or so I hear.
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Larry
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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And you used Diet Coke? It has to be Diet Coke, not regular, or so I hear.


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I bought a diet coke and a pack of Mentos some time back to try it. I put the Mentos in my mouth and took a big swig of diet coke.

Nothing happened..

Of the Pokatwat Tribe

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DivaDeb
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there are SO many things that are popping into my mind...Larry....stop it now :-)


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Larry
Jan 21 2009, 06:11 PM
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And you used Diet Coke? It has to be Diet Coke, not regular, or so I hear.


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I bought a diet coke and a pack of Mentos some time back to try it. I put the Mentos in my mouth and took a big swig of diet coke.

Nothing happened..

Sorry, should have checked your prior post again.

Must be your spit, Larry. It does something to the Coke or the Mentos.
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DivaDeb
Jan 21 2009, 06:15 PM
there are SO many things that are popping into my mind...Larry....stop it now :-)


Deb, if I've missed an inside joke of Larry's, pm it to me.

I'm just as pure as the driven snow after all. :lol2:

(OK, maybe not, but I live where we drive on snow.) :D
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kenny
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Hey My class is friggin doing this Saturday.

It is supposed to be COLD!
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kenny
Jan 21 2009, 06:51 PM
Hey My class is friggin doing this Saturday.

It is supposed to be COLD!
OK, start with the boiling water (or really hot water). Just throw a big glass or pot of it into the air. It freezes immediately when the air temp is -20F or colder. Very cool!

Then see what you can do with the Diet Coke and Mentos. Have you ever done those in warm weather? There are plenty of Youtube videos of it. Mythbusters did a bunch of segments on it, too.
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
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Deb, if I've missed an inside joke of Larry's, pm it to me.


Don't feel left out - I've been sitting here trying to find some sort of sexual innuendo I could toss in this, and I'm coming up blank.... :D

What does cold weather have to do with it anyway? The video I saw where the girl spewed it everywhere was in summer.

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kenny
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I've never done it myself. - I'm WAY to sophisticated, cultured and refined.

But the freezing thing is SO RAD that it helps lower my standards.
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Larry
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Mmmmmmm, pie!
kenny
Jan 21 2009, 06:58 PM
I've never done it myself. - I'm WAY to sophisticated, cultured and refined.

Uh.... weren't you the guy who hung a set of balls under his piano? :D
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