@boo The solubility of gas in a liquid decreases with temperature. In the warmer soda, the dissolved gases (carbon dioxide + gases produced from reaction with the Mentos) fall out of solution more rapidly — thus leading to the warm soda producing a higher geyser and the cold soda spewing for a longer time.
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@I can relate anything to celebrities Do Jessica and Ashlee have a little brother? Cause that would make a lot of sense.
@sw cite your sources, bwog.
boingboing did this like 5 days ago
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@boo Worst explosion ever. The still photo is more impressive.
@Adam Goodkind what an idiot. everyone knows warm soda is more volatile..
@idiot Why is warm soda more volatile?
@boo The solubility of gas in a liquid decreases with temperature. In the warmer soda, the dissolved gases (carbon dioxide + gases produced from reaction with the Mentos) fall out of solution more rapidly — thus leading to the warm soda producing a higher geyser and the cold soda spewing for a longer time.
(Not a chem major — Don’t quote me on this)
@cecil this kid needs some video editing skills