Its The Real Thing

Some think of a pool full of Coca Cola and Mentos and say, "Why?" These guys said, "Why not!"

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Alex Boese Alex is the creator and curator of the Museum of Hoaxes. He's also the author of various weird, non-fiction, science-themed books such as Elephants on Acid and Psychedelic Apes. Paul Di Filippo Paul has been paid to put weird ideas into fictional form for over forty years, in his career as a noted science fiction writer. Contact Us

Posted By: Alex - Tue Jun 28, 2016
Category: Drones | Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough | Candy | Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages | Nausea, Revulsion and Disgust

Comments

Wasn't there something a few years back about 'the easiest way to clean your toilet bowl is to pour a bottle of Coke in there'? That pool is now cleaner than the day he bought it.

Posted by Greg on 06/29/16 at 06:28 AM

I kept expecting they were going to pour a massive pile of mentos into the pool while the guy was in it. Was disappointed when all they did was crash a drone into the pool.

Posted by Alex on 06/29/16 at 08:43 AM

I believe that the trick is to use DIET Coke for full effect.

Posted by KDP on 06/29/16 at 09:25 AM

So we have: "Hey we just wasted 1,500 gallons of coke, had an underwhelming Mentos reaction and we destroyed a new drone."

and the next thought was: "We gotta put this on the internet"???

Posted by crc on 06/29/16 at 10:51 AM

Yes, it's Diet Coke. Also, the trick is to contain the pressure inside the bottle after adding the Menthos, or you get nothing, like this.

Posted by Virtual on 06/29/16 at 12:28 PM

I thought they were going to pour in a bunch more Mentos as well Alex. Maybe they ran out of money after buying all the coke.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 06/30/16 at 01:06 AM

One top of the whole thing being a non-event, the guy narrating does a terrible job.

Posted by Frank H on 06/30/16 at 11:49 AM

Saw something just the other day about a spa (of spas?) filling their pools with wine, beer and I think soda. I don't have the link anymore.

Posted by GFinKS on 07/05/16 at 02:47 PM

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