• The ultimate Diet Coke & Mentos fountain experiment

    So just how do you get geysers to go over 20 feet high?…

    The Cartridge

    The first big step is making a cartridge of Mentos. Holding a Mento with a pair of pliers, you can drill a small hole through the center. Do not drill a hole through your hand the way Matt did. Repeat: do not drill a hole through your hand the way Matt did.

    String together five or six of your new “Mento-beads,” onto a straightened paper clip or a piece of fishing line.

    The Cap

    Holding a bottle cap with a pair of pliers, you can drill a hole (say 1/4 inch in diameter) through the top of the cap. Be careful here. If you are under age 35, please get help from an adult. Don’t forget Matt. We want you to have full use of all your fingers for many years to come.

    Put the end of the paper clip or fishing line through the hole in the cap so that when you screw the cap onto the bottle, the cartridge will hang down inside, just above the soda.

    Different size holes in the cap will make different size geysers. A 1/8 inch hole will make a tall geyser that lasts almost 30 seconds, whereas a 1/2 inch hole will last only 5 seconds. A 1/4 inch hole can get a geyser over 20 feet high.

    I tried this a few weeks ago and got some smaller fountains, but I am going to try it again with these tricks.

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