Mentos and coke reaction - epic fail!!

Here is what not to do with the mentos and coke reaction:

Check out this great MSN video: Coke and Mentos Experiment Gone Wrong

Turns out there are lots of "near death" experiences with mentos/coke bottle rockets...

And one the guys will sympathize with:

What it looks like when it goes right:

So be very very careful with this experiment!!!

Snake oil is on the left, eternal youth potions on the right, and everything else in between....

I am starting this blog as a place to link all the cool videos and stuff that I am finding on the internet - wanna waste a few minutes or hours - step right in....

Most will have something to do with science and especially chemistry but there may be some surprises!

To start us off with a bang: