Coke + Mentos -> ?

Ever wonder why parents do not allow kids to eat sweets and drink soda at the same time?

It can go KABOOOMMM, if the combination of chemicals are right.

The Mythbusters team explained that, non-mint mentos ans diet coke, turns the liquid carbon dioxide into gaseous carbon dixoide.

CO_{2 (aq)} --> CO_{2 (g)}

This is due to the wax of the non-mint mentos that have crates on their surface that enable the wax to react with the carbon dioxide of soda. Diet coke has a higher content of carbon dioxide liquid due to the reduction of sugar, therefore, the reaction will be more intense as every surface of the mentos that have contact with the diet coke creates carbon dioxide gas, CO₂. As the mentos sinks into the bottle of the coke, pressure will build from the bottom of the bottle, enabling carbon dioxide gas to push some of the diet coke out. This theory applies to all sodas and candy, just that the combination of non-mint mentos and diet coke has the highest rate of reaction.

So, for all the sweet tooth out there, remember to avoid taking candy and soda at the same time !