The hands-on experiment ... put this science experiment to the test — one soda and explosion at a time. In a big backyard with plenty of open space, Ariane dropped a roll of Mentos Chewy Mints ...

Open the bottle of Diet Coke and set in on a surface you don't mind getting wet. Drop as as many Mentos as you can (it helps if you have a funnel) into a 2 L bottle ...