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[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago (2 children)

coca cola truck looks right, the mentos sign looks photoshoppy

[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 49 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not many trucks have sign writing on the top either.

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

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 28 points 1 week 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!

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

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

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Retreaux@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

AWWWWW.... THEY NEARLY MISSED

[–] in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

little plinky doll tune...

[–] in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

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

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

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

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

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

[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

UTAH SATIRE

[–] SandraBollocks@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week 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.

[–] brosaph@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

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

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week 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]

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago

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

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

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

[–] gilgameth@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

THE BEST username, bravo.