Exploding Pop

The kids and I tried our hands at creating a pop and Mentos geyser.  I think it is safe to say we had success!!  The boys learned that the carbonation from the pop filled the porous surface of the Mentos, pushing the Mentos down, and the pop up.  We were surprised how high the pop shot!!  Leland said he knew what was going to happen because they did this on the Wreck It Ralph movie.