Hello, my name is Harry and I am nine years old. Today Mum, Till (my sister) and I went to the shops. I asked if I could buy the equipment needed for an experiment that I got given for Christmas. The experiment was making a soda geyser, in which you put Mentos in with Coca-Cola or any soda and it becomes a soda geyser!
First, you need a "Steve Spangler's Geyser Tube", soda (we used Coke) and Mentos. You screw the Geyser Tube onto the part where the lid screws on. Then, you stick the "pin" into the tube. You unscrew the rim of the Geyser Tube and place the mentos in the tube. Next you screw the rim back on and tell everyone to STAND BACK! The next step takes two people. The first person holds the bottle steady. The second person pulls the "pin" out (like a grenade). This part happens very quickly. You and your partner run away from the bottle and at the same time the soda erupts (like a volcano!). That is how it worked with us!
FACT: Don't waste the mentos. They are still edible, although a bit tougher than usual. Also, if there is any soda left you can drink it. (It isn't toxic :) even though Mum would say it is!)
By Harry :)
NB. Harry's mother here....Yes soda is VERY toxic. I did however let Harry and Till drink a small glass of coke when the experiment was over - in the big scheme of things they'd be lucky to have a drink of coke once a year!!!!!!
2 comments:
Way to go Harry! Personally, I couldn't think of a better use for Coke. Can you re-use the Geyser Tube? If yes, maybe you could try soda water next time with some food colouring in it - imagine blue as geyser. That would be fun!
Me again Harry - just thought - did you know that Coke makes a great cleaner of chrome? Definitely not something you want to put into your gut too often huh?
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