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mentos kaboom ;)
« on: May 02, 2006, 07:11:39 PM »
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Re: mentos kaboom ;)
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2006, 04:58:46 AM »
omg how many mentos did they use and what flavour

i tried putting a sour apple one in my soft drink and it didnt do anything except a few weak bubbles :(
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Re: mentos kaboom ;)
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2006, 12:20:52 PM »
Hehe, someone has too much time on their hands ;)

I've never seen mentos sold over here, but dropping a few lumps of MgSo4 into a carbonated drink does pretty much the same thing (and a fairly nasty surprise for anyone trying to drink the remainder left in the bottle, as Mg2+ is a pretty powerful osmotic laxative ;D)
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Re: mentos kaboom ;)
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2006, 02:39:05 PM »
 :o It is limpet?

Interesesting..  8)

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Re: mentos kaboom ;)
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2006, 03:24:02 PM »
Quote from: limpet chicken on May 03, 2006, 12:20:52 PM
a fairly nasty surprise for anyone trying to drink the remainder left in the bottle, as Mg2+ is a pretty powerful osmotic laxative ;D


Yes, indeed.  ;D

In Italy (but, maybe, it's something common everywhere) we call MgSO4 'English Salt'.

No idea about the reason. :-[
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Re: mentos kaboom ;)
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2006, 03:26:49 PM »
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In Italy (but, maybe, it's something common everywhere) we call MgSO4 'English Salt'.
In Austria we call it "Bittersalz" which means "bitter salt". If you want to know why it is called so just try it ;D
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Re: mentos kaboom ;)
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2006, 05:52:17 PM »
I don't know if it (MgSO4) has a name over here in the U.S.

Next time I see someone with a 2 liter bottle of soda in school, they better watch themselves.  ;)
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Re: mentos kaboom ;)
« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2006, 06:09:27 PM »
Quote from: constant thinker on May 03, 2006, 05:52:17 PM
I don't know if it (MgSO4) has a name over here in the U.S.

Epsom salt?
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Re: mentos kaboom ;)
« Reply #8 on: May 03, 2006, 06:43:45 PM »
Quote from: Borek on May 03, 2006, 06:09:27 PM
Quote from: constant thinker on May 03, 2006, 05:52:17 PM
I don't know if it (MgSO4) has a name over here in the U.S.

Epsom salt?

That's it, Epsom salt is MgSO4-7H2O.
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Re: mentos kaboom ;)
« Reply #9 on: May 03, 2006, 07:53:06 PM »
Damn, am I ever glad I don't go to school any more, Constant Thinker ;)
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Re: mentos kaboom ;)
« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2006, 09:20:59 PM »
if you're fast enough to get the lid on after you dump in the mentos, it is really cool. ;D
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Re: mentos kaboom ;)
« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2006, 09:25:06 PM »
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if you're fast enough to get the lid on after you dump in the mentos, it is really cool.

ouch, not recommended, that could hurt :-\
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Re: mentos kaboom ;)
« Reply #12 on: May 08, 2006, 09:56:08 PM »
you have to be quick, but it is cool. trust me. ;D
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Re: mentos kaboom ;)
« Reply #13 on: May 08, 2006, 09:57:40 PM »
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trust me
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Re: mentos kaboom ;)
« Reply #14 on: May 08, 2006, 10:50:14 PM »
Quote from: mike on May 08, 2006, 09:57:40 PM
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haha. ;D seriously though, you just have to kind of run away.
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