Comments on: Mix an Exploding Drink

By: Mr. Bigglesworth

Mr. Bigglesworth — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:46:32 +0000

The picture looks like one of those old ads you used to see on the back of comic books in the 70s.

By: nielo

nielo — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:45:15 +0000

For those of us with access to liquid nitrogen, freezing the mentos in ice fast would be no problem. Gonna have to try it and report back.

By: Christophe

Christophe — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:33:22 +0000

mint+coke=yeuk

By: Reallynow

Reallynow — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:58:54 +0000

@2, Wired would go through the trouble of creating a graphic/etc for this and publish it without testing it? Seems pretty unlikely...

By: Juan

Juan — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:15:39 +0000

If the problem is that the water dissolves the surface of the mentos, then a solution would be to make two ice cube halves with a groove hollowed out in each one large enough for the mentos. You can put the mentos in the groove and fuse the pieces together just by squeezing the two together. The ice will refreeze as soon as you let go. When the ice starts to melt in the drink, the mentos should deploy and surprise the drinker. Make sure the ice is cold enough to not immediately gooey up the mentos.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:53:34 +0000

I had the same thought. Wouldn't the candy melt when you put it in the water to be frozen? Maybe there is a trick to it.

By: seefish3

seefish3 — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:57:33 +0000

Adding a hand grenade would be more reliable...

By: Skipweasel

Skipweasel — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:32:53 +0000

Sealing it in gelatine might be better.

By: Paula

Paula — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:03:40 +0000

That's disappointing that it wouldn't work, because that sounds like a pretty nice prank. Is there anyway, with any variation that it could work?

By: ~dan

~dan — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:13:21 +0000

This doesn't seem like it would work. The soda would be too flat and the reaction that occurs happens because of the powdery surface of the candy which would dissolve in the water before the cubes froze.

By: Brendan

Brendan — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:28:33 +0000

Unfortunately this does not work AT ALL. My sister and I were on vacation and we both purchased Wired magazine where this was published. Unsuspectingly, we both tried to pull the prank on each other. Not only did it not work at all, but it made our drinks taste disgustingly minty.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:11:48 +0000

Nice! Just don't be a buzzkill and do it over carpet.