Maker Faire Bay Area 2007

Diet Coke and Mentos Mega-Fountains

Type: Interactive Performance

Topic(s): Arts | Engineering | Science

Tags: coke, mentos, interactive, performance

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. Note: Saturday only.

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About the Maker(s)

Stephen Voltz

Eepybird.com

Stephen Voltz started out as a street performer, juggling and swallowing fire on the streets of San Francisco, then changed direction, went to NYU Law School and practiced for 20 years. Fritz Grobe is a comedic performer and 5 time gold medal winning juggler. In 2006 Eepybird.com (Fritz and Stephen) created "Experiment #137: The Extreme Diet Coke and Mentos Experiments" which became a viral video sensation.

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