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[–] [email protected] 47 points 6 days ago (2 children)

coca cola truck looks right, the mentos sign looks photoshoppy

[–] [email protected] 49 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Not many trucks have sign writing on the top either.

Source: I've been in buildings overlooking roads with trucks.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I've been in buildings overlooking roads with trucks.

And to think, all those trucks squandered a perfect opportunity to advertise to you!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago
[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

Sssh. 🤫 we don’t want to ruin the funny. 😁

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

AWWWWW.... THEY NEARLY MISSED

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Idk, I think it would have just gotten the highway squeaky clean. All that foaming action.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Why did I hear 'Akira' OST music when I imagined what would've happened.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

little plinky doll tune...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

I was thinking more "DUNNN! DUNNN! DUN DUN! :ding:"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Don’t worry. In transit Coke is almost pure acid. It won’t react violently with Mentos.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago

Assuming that the truck isn’t transporting bottles and cans of soda for convenience and grocery stores.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

UTAH SATIRE

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I think the popular idea is that Mentos reacts with Diet Coke, not regular Coke, but apparently people mainly use diet because it doesn't leave as much of a sticky mess afterwards.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I assume they meant diet coke as it's known to be more reactive than regular coke.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

According to Steve Spangler, he used Diet Coke ~~not because it’s more reactive, but~~ because it didn’t contain sugar , and thus made cleanup much easier than with regular coke.

Found it, and I was slightly mistaken:

Why should you use diet soda? The simple answer is that it just works better than regular soda. Some people speculate that it has something to do with artificial sweeteners. More importantly, diet soda does not leave a sticky mess to have to clean up. Hey, that’s important for your clean up! [Source]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Anyone who thinks diet soda doesn't leave a sticky mess has never spilled a diet soda before.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

I'd guess that it's because the diet stuff doesn't have as much corn syrup which would inhibit the foaming

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

THE BEST username, bravo.