Mentos & Diet Coke

I’ve never understood the concept of diet drinks. I think they taste funny, and probably don’t take off enough calories to really be of any benefit. I finally have found a benefit to diet drinks, specifically Diet Coke. Although, diet drinks aren’t good for drinking this proves that they are good for something. That is causing 15 foot water displays.

Steps to DC Geysers

1. Buy some Diet Coke (2 liter, Wal-Mart brand), a package of Mentos, and a paper clip (because we are going MacGyver style, no gum necessary)
2. Without exploding the coke, remove the cap and put a hole in the top for the geyser to flow out of (a Philips screwdriver is plenty big enough)
3. String the Mentos onto the paperclip (leaving enough to hang out of the cap, and a pin to pull and cause the geyser to flow)
4. Screw the cap onto the coke bottle (without letting the Mentos touch the diet coke)
5. When you are ready, drop the homemade Mentos geyser pin into the coke and run for cover
6. Expect a good show of Diet coke, being hurled in to the air