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Mentos, Coke and Kari Byron

// October 30th, 2006 // Interesting, NSFW // 104,620 views

You’d probably wonder what Mentos mints, Coke and Kari Byron have in common? One word Mythbusters!

Definitely one of my favourite shows, although the reruns are getting a tad boring…unless you ignore the actual Mythbusting and stare at the lovely Kari Byron instead. So without further ado, allow me to introduce Kari Byron to you.

An avid fencer, knife thrower, scuba-diver, stand in mannequin (to foil shoplifters you see) and artist has seen Kari holding successful exhibitions at some of San Francisco’s leading galleries.

Her sculpting skills led her into the world of model-making and toy-prototyping: a job with Jamie Hyneman at M5 Industries. It was here that Kari got her first big break with the Mythbusters team.

Interestingly though, during the “vacuum toilet” segment of one of the first episodes (which examined whether a person could get suctioned into an airline toilet), Jamie needed a 3-D scan of a person’s backside, and Kari had the right … well, you know. View Kari’s perfect derriere.

But I’m digressing again. Back to the original story of the Mentos and Coke. Some of you may or may not know that Mentos (the chewy mints) and Coke = one helluva explosion (as Kari explains).

The recipe for disaster is very easy.
1. a 2-litre bottle of Coke
2. one pack of Mentos (guess spearmint and peppermint will work equally well)

Open the Coke bottle and place on the floor. Drop the whole pack of Mentos into the bottle and stand back. The epic eruption will be instantaneous. Be prepared to mop up everything after it blows – cos it’s all going to be one sticky mess.

“Apparently the reason for this reaction is that Mentos contains a chemical known as ARABIC GUM (this is the ingredient that makes the mint “chewy”). This ingredient causes the surface tension of the water molecules to break even more easily, releasing more carbon dioxide gas at an astounding rate! …..The gas causes pressure to rapidly build inside the bottle which thrusts the soda upwards in a wonderful fountain-like BLAST!”

If that wasn’t enough Mentos themselves have wholeheartedly embraced the Mentos fountain and now have a contest up at http://www.mentosgeyser.com.

OH…Did I mention that Kari is quite hot? Thanks to the boys at FHM US for the following…