Geeky Science Experiment Sweeps The Web

Released on = July 10, 2006, 8:35 pm

Press Release Author = dietcokementoschallenge.com

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = A new science experiment with a few household goodies
explodes in popularity and gets attention from young and old alike.

Press Release Body = There is a new craze on the internet: Creating videos dedicated
to experimenting with diet coke and Mentos.

Basically some smart guy realized one day that if you drop some Mentos lollies into
a bottle of diet coke, coke shoots out of the bottle, flies meters into the air,
lands on the ground and everybody says ooo, ahhh and is profoundly entertained.

This smart guy told his friend, who in turn likely told his 50 friends who told
their 50 friends and well... you know what happens next.

There is currently 4 million search results in google for this term, and in the
overture and Wordtracker search analysis, there are approx 500 searches for these
terms every day.

In http://www.video.google.com there are 10 new videos added daily to the growing
list of 280 videos submitted currently. Additionally listed in the top 100 videos in
video.google.com there is always one diet coke Mentos video listed in the top Ten.

How and why this started.

Steve Splanger of stevespanglerscience.com states he has done this experiment over
one thousand times on on television, talk shows, science conventions, teacher
associations. Nobody really knows how or where this started. Though 2 guys from
eepybird.com have gone to a lot of trouble to create a fascinating and entertaining
video using over 100 2 liter bottles of diet coke to produce a 2 minute video, from
which some websites state have earned them over $15,000. This is what has most
likely inspired many amateur video producers to do similar.

Since it is so inexpensive these days to produce a video and store it on the
internet at places like youtube.com and video.google.com . Additionally the
materials are very inexpensive.

This is a very safe experiment, great for kids to experiment with at little cost,
though as seen from the many videos I\'ve watched, they are all having a great time.

What\'s needed:

1. Video camera. Any video camera can be used, that can be connected to your
computer. Handy cam, digital camera with video option. Cell phone with video option.

2. Internet connection of course. Later in the process, this will be used to get
your diet coke and Mentos videos onto the internet so that you can share the laughs
with all your friends.

3. Bottles of Diet Coke.

4. Packets of Mentos.

5. Website to upload your videos to , to share with the world.. video.google.com is
the best.. its free and easy to use.

But the real ramifications of this little experiment are far further reaching than
first perceived. Along with being a bit of fun, the experiment is now helping
younger children and teenagers appreciate science again. As they are beginning to
discover, away from the monotony of the school labs there is a world of science that
is fun and exciting.

How many internet crazes can you say that about? Fun, exciting, a tad adventurous
AND educational. Marvellous!

Web Site = http://www.dietcokementoschallenge.com

Contact Details = Peter Drew
47 arafura way billowal
Bundaberg , 4213
$$country

432-890-092
peteinoz2@gmail.com
http://www.dietcokementoschallenge.com

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