Drinking Gadgets, Miscellaneous Gadgets, Toys
How To Make a Mentos Coke Rocket
Want to make your own carbonated gas rocket? You’ve probably already seen someone make a Mentos Coke Geyser. Just drop a few Mentos into a bottle of Diet Coke and you’ll see a violent 16 foot fountain of Coke explode out of the bottle. Although that may sound somewhat exciting, the geyser is the boring “science teacher” version of this experiment. If you really want to unleash the carbon dioxide power in a 2-liter bottle of Diet Coke, try making a Mentos Coke Rocket. Here’s how:
- Buy a 2 litter bottle of Diet Coke and a roll of Mentos. You can use any soda but room temperature Diet Coke for some reason is the best performer.
- Find a big open area to launch your Mentos Coke Rocket. Don’t do it indoors. Trust me.
- Slide the paper cover off the Mentos (leave the foil wrapper on) and slip the roll into the bottle.
- Quickly cap the bottle and shake it.
- Gently unscrew the cap, just a little, until you start to hear fizzing.
- Throw it down and cover your face!
You can see the video here.
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Zak Says: September 7, 2006 at 8:28 pm
hey, i just wanted to know if you throw in on the cap part? or do you just chuck it straight up and get out of the way? haha, let me know, plz,
thx,
Zak
MeLlamo Says: September 10, 2006 at 2:52 pm
Once you cap the mentos, I prefer to shake it for about a minute before I throw it down. WHen you throw it, throw it with enough force to blow the cap and that is all you need
Eric Says: June 8, 2007 at 10:08 am
I noticed that the ‘tard in two of the clips were doing this in a parking lot full of cars. One near a road with traffic passing by.
Completely irresponsible and idiotic. No wonder people hate teens, and think they’re stupid. THEY ARE.
If someone pulled that crap and hit my car, you can bet there’d be a beating handed out.
I can only hope that the dimwits that do this get what they deserve….a coke bottlecap in their eye.
The Apocalypse Says: June 14, 2007 at 9:34 am
i Quote:
Completely irresponsible and idiotic. No wonder people hate teens, and think they’re stupid. THEY ARE.
I can only hope that the dimwits that do this get what they deserve….a coke bottlecap in their eye.
/end quote/
my response…….. dude your a major ass. i dont think your comment was needed here. and the crack about teens, well, there not all alike. so GROW UP!
although I must say that there has to be a SMARTER way of doing this than dropping it on the ground… why not make a launcher???
Durka Jihad Says: June 30, 2007 at 7:03 pm
What if you made a long tube kinda like the military uses for launching mortars, and dropped it into that? It would work like a launcher. Just have to make sure it hit the bottom of the tube with enough force to knock off the cap.
Stoala Says: December 2, 2007 at 4:28 pm
YOOH ALL SUCK.. TEENS ARE KEWL AND YOOHS ARE JUST BORING OLD FARTS WHO SHOULD GO EAT A TOAD.. HEHE.. YOOH SHOULD MAKE THE MOST OF LIFE AND HAVE FUN.. SO WAT IF TEENS DO CRAZY THINGS.. THAT JUST MEANS WE’RE NOT AFRAID TO MAKE THE MOST OF LYF WHILE THE REST OF YOOH ARE SO BORED WITH UR OWN LYFS THAT YOOH HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN WHINGE AND WATCH TEENS HAVE FUN..
THANKS VERY MUCH ERIC.. I HOPE YOOH LIKE TEENS NOW.. EVEN THO WE DONT LIKE YOOH..
dcmproject Says: March 9, 2008 at 11:54 am
if i may make a correction to the article listed above, chilled Diet Coke and Mint Mentos work the best.
KO-J Says: June 1, 2008 at 12:42 pm
TOO KEWL! Mom is letting me try it today! thank you
Keith L. Dick Says: August 24, 2006 at 3:55 pm
Heard about this and now seeing it, it’s pretty cool tho a waste of a Coke and the Mentos… hehehe