Maker Faire Bay Area 2008
EepyBird

Topic(s): Arts | Engineering | Science

Tags: EepyBird Diet Coke Mentos Fountain Geyser Fritz Grobe Voltz

Festival Stage , Saturday 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Diet Coke & Mentos Show
Maker Shed Author Signing Area , Saturday 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
Festival Stage , Sunday 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Maker Shed Author Signing Area , Sunday 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM


See the original Internet sensation LIVE! Geysers of soda shoot over twenty feet into the air in this spectacular mint-powered version of the Bellagio Fountains, brought to you by the mad scientists of EepyBird. EepyBird has been featured on Late Night with David Letterman, Ellen, the Today Show, and Mythbusters, and they were named "Best of 2006" by People Magazine. Their online videos have won two Webby Awards and received two Emmy nominations.

Web site: http://www.EepyBird.com

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About the Maker(s)

Fritz Grobe

Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz EepyBird.com
Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz are the mad scientists behind EepyBird.com. Fritz, the short, bearded guy, is also a professional juggler. Stephen, the tall, bald guy, is also a lawyer. In 2006 Fritz and Stephen created "Experiment #137: The Extreme Diet Coke and Mentos Experiments" which became a viral video sensation.
http://www.EepyBird.com

Stephen Voltz Eepybird.com
Stephen Voltz started out as a street performer, juggling and swallowing fire on the streets of San Francisco. He then changed direction, went to NYU Law School and practice law outside of Boston for 20 years. In 1999 he discovered the Celebration Barn (celebrationbarn.com) in South Paris, Maine and began studying performing there while continuing to practice law. At the Celebration Barn he met Fritz Grobe, a comedic performer and 5 time gold medal winning juggler. In 2006 Fritz and Stephen created \"Experiment #137: The Extreme Diet Coke and Mentos Experiments\" which became a viral video sensation. They've been on Late Night With David Letterman, The Today Show, Inside Edition, All Things Considered, and Ellen, among others, People Magazine named them \"Best of 2006\", and they've now performed their Diet Coke and Mentos madness in places as far flung as Belgium, Holland and Istanbul.
http://eepybird.com