Posted by dr_thug
July 2, 2006
Americans have a new way to celebrate the Fourth of July: Drop Mentos candies into 2-liter bottles of Diet Coke and watch as the soda shoots skyward.
For the messy technique, thank Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz. The two performers from Buckfield, Maine, appear in a three-minute Internet video in which they don goggles and lab coats and show the world how to create the geysers. The resulting 20-foot blasts have captured the imagination of millions.
http://www.latimes.com/news/n[....]story?coll=la-headlines-nation
http://www.youtube.com/result[....]pe=search_videos&search=Search
Anybody tried it here??Those videos were damn funny...
Posted by BobaFett
u get almost the same result with sugar and coke ( i mean the cube )
Posted by Minstrel_Man
saw a piece about that in The Daily Star (quality read, its not just about the pictures lol) about a month ago.
Not tried it..... then again not found anywhere that sells mento's
Posted by Scorchio
Have we not already had this topic a few months back?
I also can't find and Mentos...... Starting to think that they have been removed from the UK/Ireland market...
Posted by BobaFett
the most funny is, that this thread is in the se tips and tricks
so what if i drop an se in the coke?
Posted by Scorchio
You'll end up with a Soda Ericsson !!
Posted by Minstrel_Man
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*rolleyes*
Posted by BobaFett
Mentos - the foneslayer
Posted by pow1990
surely there must be an equally strong mint
Posted by Scorchio
LOL Boba!
What about xxx or Polo Mints?
there's always Fishermans Friends but I'd say that idea would be a bit of a "wet kipper"
Sorry... I'll stop now...
Posted by hairytea
or you could try half a tub of baking soda put in into a plastic water bottle, fill 3 quarters full of water, screw the top on then ..RUN RUN RUN
[ This Message was edited by: hairytea on 2006-07-04 15:43 ]
Posted by dr_thug
boba
Well,that crossed my mind too when i was selecting a section to make this thread...I might do the trick tomorrow if i get the time...
Off topic...
@MODS,if someone knows that he is going to make a garage thread,why cant he make it there??we r forced to make a garbage thread in some mobile related section and when u guys see it,send our thread to garbage section as if sending criminals to prison??
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record it on your phone and submit it here i would like to se that...i might do some myself also
Posted by haynesycop
You can buy mentos in the uk here fairly expensive but you do get 40 packs to play with, hours of fun!
http://www.globally-sweet.co.uk/index.html
Posted by Evil Eye
nice one.
i will try it at my b'day party on 17th
Posted by JK
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Yip axxxr posted it, I suggest dry ice and coke!!
Posted by obsixx
I've tried it with a 20 oz bottle of coke, It erupted like a volcano. It wasn't anywhere near as impressive as the internet clip tho.
Posted by dreamfish
mentos are very similar to them trebor soft mints
with the sugar-crispy coating and chewy mint centre.
Posted by hairytea
This is just wrong...a simple google search returns all kinf stuff like the following:-
Materials needed:
-1 plastic drain pipe, 3 feet long, at least 3 1/2 inches in
diameter
-1 smaller plastic pipe, about 6 inches long, 2 inches in
diameter
-1 large lighter, with fluid refills (this gobbles it up!)
-1 pipe cap to fit the large pipe, 1 pipe cap to fit the small
pipe
-5 feet of bellwire
-1 SPST rocker switch
-16v polaroid pot-a-pulse battery
-15v relay (get this at Radio Shack)
-Electrical Tape
-One free afternoon
Procedure:
- Cut the bell wire into three equal pieces, and strip the ends
- Cut a hole in the side of the large pipe, the same diameter as
the small pipe. Thread the hole and one end of the small pipe.
they should screw together easily.
- Take a piece of scrap metal, and bend it into an "L" shape,
then attach it to the level on the lighter:
/------------------------gas switch is here
V
/------
!lighter!!<---metal lever
!!!
!!
Now, every time you pull the 'trigger' gas should flow freely from
the lighter. You may need to enlarge the 'gas port' on your
lighter, if you wish to be able to fire more rapidly.
- Connect two wires to the two posts on the switch
- Cut two holes in the side of the smaller tube, one for the
switch on the bottom, and one for the metal piece on the top.
Then, mount the switch in the bottom, running the wires up and out
of the top.
- Mount the lighter/trigger in the top. Now the switch should
rock easily, and the trigger should cause the lighter to pour out
gas. Re-screw the smaller tube into the larger one, hold down the
trigger a bit, let it go, and throw a match in there. If all goes
well, you should hear a nice big 'THUD!'
- Get a hold of the relay, and take off the top.
1---------------
v/
2--------------/<--- the center object is the metal finger inside
3 the relay
cc-------------/
oo----------------4
ii
ll----------------5
Connect (1) to one of the wires coming from the switch. Connect
(2) to (4), and connect (5) to one side of the battery. Connect
the remaining wire from the switch to the other side of the
battery. Now you should be able to get the relay to make a little
'buzzing' sound when you flip the switch and you should see some
tiny little sparks.
- Now, carefully mount the relay on the inside of the large pipe,
towards the back. Screw on the smaller pipe, tape the battery to
the side of the cannon barrel (yes, but looks aren't everything!)
- You should now be able to let a little gas into the barrel and
set it off by flipping the switch.
- Put the cap on the back end of the large pipe VERY SECURELY.
You are now ready for the first trial-run!
To Test:
Put something very, very large into the barrel, just so that it
fits 'just right'. Now, find a strong guy (the recoil will
probably knock you on your ass if you aren't careful!). Put on a
shoulderpad, earmuffs, and possibly some other protective clothing
(trust the Jolly Roger! You are going to need it!). Hold the
trigger down for 30 seconds, hold on tight, and hit the switch.
With luck and the proper adjustments, you should be able to put a
frozed orange through 1/4 or plywood at 25 feet.
Posted by ceehjayem
Haha I have to try this. Thanks.
Posted by forestmad
u can get mentos in the UK from ASDA and Wilkinsons or you can just use trebor xtra strong mints or trebor softmints
Posted by fatreg
i often drink extra strong mints and coke..
nothing happens to me.. other than its tastes ruff and i always forget until its too late..
fatreg
Posted by below24
Try baking soda..
Posted by fatreg
im no fool below24!
fatreg
Posted by Berry
I always wondered why you hovered 2 ft off the ground?
