Last April 23rd, the largest explosion was recorded in Belgium at the Ladeuzeplein Square in Leuven. It’s not your typical explosion though. It was an explosion of Diet Coke and Mentos candy experiment. There were about 1,500 students from Belgium who broke one of the most obscure world records by creating an explosion with the use of Diet Coke and Mentos. It was an amazing view as students simultaneously dropped their Mentos candy into their bottle of Diet Coke. Literally thousands of Diet Coke Fountains exploded on cue, together. Every single brown fountain spouted high into the air, wetting everyone nearby. The students were of course prepared for the mess, and had worn their raincoats.
If you would like to witness the amazing explosion, a video can be found through this link: http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?cl=7598549.
Just to give you an idea why Diet Coke and Mentos create explosions when combined together, here is a brief scientific lesson. When a Mentos is dropped into a bottle of any kind of soda, the surface tension of the soda is reduced because of the dissolving Mentos. It will then result in increasing nucleation sites, creating bubbles where carbon dioxide may form. When the presence of carbon dioxide rapidly increases, it will become gaseous swiftly causing air to explode from the bottle. The result, a brown yummy fountain!
The Belgian students have reportedly broken the record which previously belonged to some Dutch people from back in September 2007. They also used Mentos candy, making both groups into official Mentos Minions, equipped with their Mentos uniforms. Probably Coca-Cola and Mentos sponsored the whole event. So if you do know about this information or any other details, let me know.
This fizz explosion is definitely one of the biggest and most hilarious science experiments one can ever think of, albeit no laboratory equipment can be found at the scene of the crime.
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