Maker Faire Austin 2008
Diet Coke & Mentos Mega-Fountains

Festival Stage , Saturday 5:00 PM
Festival Stage , Sunday 4:00 PM

Help the original Eepybird guys build their amazing Mega-Fountain using Diet Coke and Mentos! Soda practically explodes as carbon dioxide rapidly escapes from the bottle.

Web site: http://eepybird.com

Project photo.

About the Maker(s)

Eepybird.com [
Stephen Voltz started out as a street performer, juggling and swallowing fire in San Francisco. He then went to NYU Law School and practiced near Boston for 20 years. In 1999 he discovered the Celebration Barn in Maine and began studying performing there, where 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.
http://eepybird.com

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