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minus-squarestupidcasey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 hours agoThank God it wasn’t Diet Coke or we’d all be dead.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 hours agoDiet Coke doesn’t react more strongly with Mentos. It’s just easier to clean up afterwards because the lack of sugar makes it less sticky. Oops, guess I was wrong!
minus-squarestupidcasey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 hours agoDiet Coke dosnt have sugar, which makes liquid thicker. Lower viscosity = CO₂ escapes faster. It also contains aspartame and potassium benzoate, which slightly lower surface tension and help bubbles form. https://www.reagent.co.uk/blog/why-do-mentos-react-with-coca-cola/
Thank God it wasn’t Diet Coke or we’d all be dead.
Diet Coke doesn’t react more strongly with Mentos. It’s just easier to clean up afterwards because the lack of sugar makes it less sticky.Oops, guess I was wrong!
Diet Coke dosnt have sugar, which makes liquid thicker. Lower viscosity = CO₂ escapes faster. It also contains aspartame and potassium benzoate, which slightly lower surface tension and help bubbles form.
https://www.reagent.co.uk/blog/why-do-mentos-react-with-coca-cola/
I sit corrected!