We performed a science experiment today-Justin got a mentos/soda kit in his stocking and we tried it. It makes a 25 ft. soda geyser. Essentially you put mentos in a tube with a pin blocking them from dropping in a bottle of diet soda until you pull it out-from a distance! Then the mentos fall in and the gasses push the soda out of the bottle.
But it was so cold they wouldn't stay outside. Justin and Jacob immediately tried to slide down the hill and promptly fell in the snow! So that was it for them, they went back inside and watched from the window. Even when we shoveled snow today (with brooms and dustpans, lol) they didn't stay out for more than minutes at a time. Justin was the only one who really helped me.
So the boys stood at the back door to watch and Leanna was in and out, although she stayed outside for the actual gushing. And I think our camera finally died (we've been using it without a button to push to take the pictures-we used a paper clip) so I tried to use the video camera. But when I backed up to see the full geyser, I slipped in the snow and fell. So it should be an interesting video to watch!
For a mythbusters-one of Justin's favorite shows!- scientific explanation:
Or for a more entertaining demonstration of what we did today:
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