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Mentos and Coca ColaPosted Jan 2nd 2006 4:20PM by Nick VagnoniFiled under: Science, Candy, Food OdditiesIn much the same vein as the glowing
microwaved grapes I posted about a few weeks ago, I recently found several pages dedicated to showing what happens
when you combine Mentos with Coca Cola. I first saw this amazing photo on Flickr, uploaded by someone named Undrin. Intrigued, I went to Google
and found this video (here's another, just for good measure). According to Undrin's comment, the
Mentos cause the surface tension of the liquid to decrease, allowing all of the carbonation to be released at once.
More specifically, I learned, it's the arabic gum that causes the surface tension to decrease. It's also what makes
Mentos chewy. You can find an explanation here, and more
discussion on Snopes.
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