Why do diet coke and mentos do that thing?

<p><strong>#044</strong></p><p>You know what we're talking about. That spectacular fizzy geyser. This week, Melissa and Jam explore what makes diet coke and mentos go crazy together. Is it love? Is it hate? Is it chemistry? Why diet coke specifically? Or more importantly, why mentos? Let's get into it.</p><p>We're proud to partner with <a href="https://bit.ly/melchem">MEL Science.</a> Check out their home chemistry experiment sets here: <a href="https://bit.ly/melchem">bit.ly/melchem</a></p><p>Like the show? <a href="http://www.ko-fi.com/chemforyourlife">Buy us a coffee!</a></p><p><strong>References from this episode</strong></p><ol> <li><a href="https://aapt.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1119/1.2888546?journalCode=ajp&amp;">Diet Coke and Mentos: What is really behind this physical reaction? - American Journal of Physics 76, 551 (2008)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.appstate.edu/~coffeyts/DietCokeandMentos.pdf">Diet Coke and Mentos: What is really behind this physical reaction? - Tonya Coffey</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-home-coke-mentos/">Spurting Science: Erupting Diet Coke with Mentos - Scientific American - Science Buddies</a></li> </ol><p><br>Find us on <a href="http://instagram.com/chemforyourlife">Instagram</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/chemforyourlife">Twitter</a>, and <a href="http://facebook.com/chemforyourlife">Facebook</a> @ChemForYourLife.<br>Email us at <a>chemforyourlife@gmail.com</a><br>And check out our chill, simple little website at <a href="https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/">https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/</a></p><p><strong><a rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast ★" href="https://ko-fi.com/chemforyourlife">★ Support this podcast ★</a></strong></p>