Talk:Mentos

I would like people to discuss the singular of the word Mentos. Is it "Mento" or "Mentos"? I feel like a lot of people would be interested in this information. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.50.131.198 (talk) 05:19, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

I don't know which came first, but the first paragraph under Trivia is nearly identical to Eepybird.com. -- Mike

Could someone please explain what "Chewy Dragees" means? It says this on most the Mentos sold in Ireland, like in the picture in the article. Is it Dutch? --Zilog Jones 22:33, 13 July 2005 (UTC)

It seems that they dragee means candied bead. AppleSeed

'dragee' is used for pill shaped objects meant for intake. Jalwikip (talk) 12:47, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Promotional site taken down

I wonder what happened to that promotional "FreshWorld" chat site that Mentos used to have (with human-looking avatars that came in all shapes). Until the end of 2003 it still existed, and all of a sudden, it was taken from the air. There's no information about why it went down. --Mfolozi 03:33, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

Gelatin-free since 2001

Just went to the website and found that they've been gelatin-free since 2001. --BradBeattie 01:44, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

It might be urban legend, but

I remember hearing in the news about some youths who were able to enter a military base somewhere by flashing a roll of mentos?

Another parodied Mentos sighting.

It's been a long time since I've seen it, but I clearly remember an episode of the Angry Beavers where at the end Nord was whisked away somewhere in some sort of vehicle and it cuts to Dag holding up a roll of 'Mintos' and then the slogan pops up: MINTOS, THE SPOOTMAKER! --66.136.181.57 01:25, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Gum arabic / surface tension explanation is pretty shady.

I rewrote a good chunk of this section - the text was previously unreadable, inaccurate, and misleading. I based much of it on the main article, and the Mythbusters episode. Nucleation is indeed the prime mover of the reaction, supported by the ancillary ingredients in the candy and the soda. I think what I added is appropriate for both the casual reader and the Diet Coke and Mentos veteran. RebelBodhi (talk) 23:01, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

It's much more likely to be a result of a rapid increase in nucleation sites for the dissolved carbon dioxide. This could be tested using pebbles or some such instead of Mentos; if I have some time this weekend I'll test it out. There are a few sites online that agree with me.

That entire paragraph is copy/pasted from http://eepybird.com/science1.html/. Someone should rewrite it. --65.94.227.3 02:59, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

WTF is with these mentos/diet coke videos on the net. someone please do a writeup. 24.13.86.24 04:24, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

The reaction occurs with any carbonated beverage, not just Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi. I'm replacing the specific product mentions with generics. lesmana 06:39, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

I added a parenthetical note to Lesmana's edit. Most of the experiements are indeed condcuted with diet coke or pepsi. But I understand the reason for Lesmana's editing, as the old version could have implied that those particular brands worked better. However, since cola drinks specifically whether coke, pepsi, or some other variety are used the most (I believe due to their brown and visible color) I added a note indicating that colas were typical (soda could be any carbonated beverage, clear or colored and doesn't provide enough information on its own.) Palehorse864 22:02, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Mythbusters explain mentos+diet coke

Thought i would point out this story where the mythbusters explain the mentos and diet coke reaction. The main discrepancy i see with wikipedia is it says that diet coke is used to avoid a sticky mess but the mythbusters article says sugar actually slows the chemical reaction (there's also a more detailed description of the reaction):

"Sugar molecules are very large," Hyneman says, "and that doesn't allow this to happen as quickly. That's the key. Sugar is gooey and sticky -- even though it doesn't seem that way when it's in a soda, but there's a lot in there -- and it helps hold onto the CO2 a lot better."--24.87.80.204 19:49, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Furthermore, on my above mentioned edit. I dug this up from the Mythbusters interview. On the other hand, Hyneman says, sweetness of no kind -- natural or artificial -- results in a disappointing fizzle. "In the case of just plain seltzer water," he says, "which we also tried, that doesn't work, because the CO2 already wants to come out." I'm going to make one more edit to indicate the need for sweetener. Palehorse864 22:17, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Also, on the note of Mythbusters, I think the pop rocks mention should be removed. Though it was tested by the mythbusters like mentos, they don't really share much more in common. This belongs in the article on Poprocks, not mentos. Just my 2 cents... (φ§φIt's not the begginging of the end, it's the end of the begginingφ§φ (talk) 14:50, 12 March 2008 (UTC))

Merge?

I think Mentos eruption should be merged with the main article. It's more of an interesting peculiarity about Mentos than an entire article. Ianthegecko 20:04, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Hell Yeah, i agree!

me too!

I don't know. As a science article it isn't really about mentos at all, is it? It's about the reaction that results from the combination of certain kinds of candy and soda. And as the article mentions there are other candies that cause similar reaction when mixed with soda (not to mention that any carbonated drink will do). On top of that the experiment (not the mentos) has become a major fad, featured on Mythbusters and other shows, and an internet phenomenon. I don't understand the reason why it wouldn't be a full article. But I'm open to hearing why. Is there any other reason besides that it is a short article right now?(Toritaiyo 05:33, 12 August 2006 (UTC))

I would vote against merging the articles. I would argue that the phenominon is notable in and of itself, as evidenced by its appearance on numerous radio news shows, newspaper articles, as an internet meme, and even being the dedicated subject of an entire episode of Mythbusters. That sounds like something that deserves its own article to me. Granted, this one DOES need expansion... Fieari 16:13, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Against. Agree with Fieari. Tempshill 05:01, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

Against. See above.

Also against, mostly due to the more scientific nature of the article.

Suck or chew?

I always chew my Mentos, especially the fruity ones, I sometimes suck the classic minty ones. But a friend of mine claims that mentos are supposed to be sucked on and you shouldn't chew them until you've reached the center. Now, I'm in Europe and she's in the US. Is that a cultural diffrence? I'm afraid I've been eating mentos all wrong! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.132.120.19 (talk • contribs) .

Well, at least Mentos is not an American. And I always chew mentos! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.46.60.228 (talk) 08:59, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

Bloodsport

I removed the following text from the "Competing Brands" section:

 Mentos' commercial popularity reached its peak in the early 1990's when it parodied the hit Jean Claude Van Damme movie "Bloodsport", 
 as it portrayed a clip from the movie of Van Damme running from authorities while the classic Mentos theme song played.

First of all this has nothing to do with competing brands, and second it seems rather unlikely that this clip was produced by the Mentos' company themselves (Mentos do not actually appear in the clip) as the paragraph seems to suggest. Isn't it just a fan-created parody? A citation is probably needed. PxT 19:52, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

merge trivia section with intro paragraph

propose a removal of the trivia section as that entire paragraph should merge well with the intro. RichMac 17:40, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

The commercials: imported or not?

"Many North American viewers believed that the 1990s commercials, with their unfamiliar and rather naive style, had been imported -- perhaps from Northern Europe, the candy's home."

Mentioning this, seems a bit pointless, since it is not explained wether this belief is true or not. I think that one of the linked sites claims that the commercials were made by an American agency and filmed in the States, shouldn't this be mentioned?

Also, 'Northern Europe' are not the candy's 'home', since the Netherlands are definitely not in Norther Europe. I remember one commercial featuring a very blond guy, perhaps he was identified as Swedish or something? Anyway, I'll remove the passage. Jalwikip (talk) 12:46, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Discrepancy in "unofficial world record"

After watching the Mythbusters episode, I'm changing the segment referencing the "unofficial world record" from 34' to 29'. 34 feet was achieved only after using rock salt instead of Mentos.

Deaths?

This section contains flawed logic:

"Rumors of deaths ........no actual news accounts exist anywhere of anyone dying from it, which means it is therefore not true and could never really happen inside the body, as the stomach breaks it all up"

Whilst I doubt anyone has died from this practice, this kind of sentence should not appear in an encyclopedia. For example: I just killed 20,000 people. About 5 minutes ago. It hasn't yet been mentioned on the news. Therefore I must be lying.

Anyway. You get my drift.

Looks like an oversight. I'll take it out. Thanks! Kafziel ^Talk 20:15, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Theme Song

Nothing about the theme song? Who composed it, things like that... I'd really like to know, in fact, and I don't know anything about it... Klow 20:54, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Singular vs. plural

Since "Mentos" is both singular and plural, I pronounce the word differently depending whether I use it in the singular or plural. The singular is /ˈmɛnto(ʊ)s/, while the plural is /ˈmɛnto(ʊ)z/.

--  Denelson83  04:24, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

I think the plural should be "mentoi" since they are "chewy dragées", and "dragée" has a Greek etymology. --Anakata (talk) 23:10, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Taken from [1]: "It seems to be a continuing controversy about Mentos...is one confection a "Mento" or a "Mentos"? Many of our readers voiced their opinion on this topic, and the majority said that they prefer saying "One Mento".

However, according to official Van Melle literature we were lucky enough to come across, "One piece of candy is equal to one Mentos."" Calanos (talk) 03:28, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Kosher Status

According to the Mentos package I have, there is no listing of gelatin as an ingredient in Mentos, so the status of it as a kosher product is unknown. I did some research and haven't found any connection between "gelatin" and "gellan gum" - someone should put up something about it. 169.237.235.71 17:50, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Mentos are vegan. gellan gum is completely unrelated to gelatin. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.93.199.89 (talk) 19:30, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Unconfirmable Statement in Article

The following statement, formerly located at the end of the second paragraph of the section called "Mentos and soft drink reaction," is disputable, and should be removed:
(Colas lacking sugar are also much easier to clean up afterward).
Unless citations as to where this can be proved are provided, the statement referenced above will be removed by me (TrekCaptainUSA) on or after Friday, April 4, 2008. --TrekCaptainUSA (talk), 02 April 2008 10:20 AM EDT (UTC-4:00)

Due to unforseeable circumstances, if a citation which supports the above comment is not seen by 5:00 PM EDT (UTC-4:00) on Thursday, April 3, 2008, the questionable statement will be removed sometime on Thursday, April 3, 2008. --TrekCaptainUSA (talk), 03 April 2008 8:44 AM EDT (UTC-4:00) —Preceding comment was added at 12:44, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Reverted page-blanking. Reaper Eternal (talk) 19:33, 7 March 2010 (UTC)