We skipped the fireworks this year and went for a wet explosion instead. Take a look . . .

It was easy to do. We loaded up a test tube with Mentos mints and used a card to be able to turn them upside down and position the mints over the soda neck. We pulled the card out over a freshly openned bottle of diet soda and ran! The Mentos create a physical reaction that explosively releases all the carbonation in the soda in an instant. We tasted the soda afterward and it was like lemonade - no carbonation left in it. This was tons of fun and my ears are not left ringing from fireowrks this year. LOL.

Want to see a way to do this with a different riggering mechanism than a test tube? Watch the video here - http://wm.kusa.gannett.edgestreams.net/news/1150759303486-06-19-06-spangler-4p.wmv