Sience Lessons Lol ((full)) May 2026

It’s not a chemical reaction — it’s physical nucleation . The surface of a Mentos candy is covered in microscopic pits (about 10,000 per candy). Those pits trap tiny air bubbles. When you drop Mentos into carbonated soda, the dissolved CO₂ rushes into those pits, rapidly forming huge bubbles all at once. The soda becomes a foam rocket.

It looked like a sugary monster inflating and deflating. sience lessons lol

Fun fact: Diet Coke works best because its sweeteners (aspartame) lower surface tension more than sugar, letting bubbles form even faster. It’s not a chemical reaction — it’s physical