Mentos + Coke + Condoms

Mixing Mentos and Coke is a thing -- well-parameterized and understood. But what if you tape a condom over the bottle-mouth before you make the fateful introduction? Sheer hilarity!

Durex + Cola + Mentosy (via Reddit)

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DomoDomo

Subtitles please! I felt like I understood the general idea of what is happening here, but have the nagging feeling I don’t totally understand the context.
- mccrum
  
  I never want to know what he said. The mystery only makes it more fascinating.
  - Antinous / Moderator
    
    Yeah, it’s like ‘Hitler Finds Out’ doesn’t work if you speak German.
    - http://daruiburns.tumblr.com/ Dlo Burns
      
      STAHLINE!
- rausantaella
  
  Basically he’s first talking about the world famous Durex condoms, and how many mentos he’s going to stick in. Later, he starts to describe what they’re doing. And at last, “the world record” shouts and all is rejoice.
- http://imcravingpresidency.tumblr.com/ SedanChair
  
  Just imagine that he’s saying “behold! behold” over and over, that’s pretty much the gist of it
- Claudio Bonifazi
  
  “blablablbalbalbalbalabla i’m gonna drop those 7 mentos into this coca-cola bottle blablbalbalbalba AARRAGGRAGHG”
- Pedantic Douchebag
  
  Something something NOW THATSA SPICY MEATBALL!
- Bobsyeruncle
  
  There, fixed that for you.
  
  Mentos + Coke + Condom + Bow Chicka Wow Wow
McDonough

I always knew people were lying when they said “it broke.”
- invictus
  
  And just how many Mentos were involved in your… incident?
  - http://pulse.yahoo.com/_SVV4BXZ3NUPXI34WH3EERSF64Q Seriously
    
    eight
    - Preston Sturges
      
      Is that what they call Quaaludes these days?
- cfuse
  
  Inflating a balloon and using it as a saw are two different types of strain.
- lesbianjesus
  
  Friction, He’s 21 now.
John Maple

The narration is the funniest part!
Lexicat

I love the hand job he gives it to finish it off.
- Brett Myers
  
  Yeah, he’s definitely squeezing out every last drop at the end.
cbwallday

Times sure are tough for Roberto Benigni.
- Boundegar
  
  I think that was Berlusconi. Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk.
http://twitter.com/HubrisSonic HubrisSonic

This gentlemen doesnt appear to be American.
Preston Sturges

That’s a reservoir tip!
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  Man, I saw a video the other day….oh, never mind.
  - That_Anonymous_Coward
    
    No xtube links kths
    - Antinous / Moderator
      
      Haven’t you ever seen a porn film or a photograph and tried to figure out if there was a clinical diagnosis that might explain it?
      - teapot
        
        Haven’t I? That’s how I’ve been justifying all the “research” I’ve been doing.
        ↓ PS Coward: xtube? Really? After watching proper porn, xtube just looks like this to me
      - That_Anonymous_Coward
        
        And how much gay porn have you been watching? Inquiring cowards want to know.
      - teapot
        
        @That_Anonymous_Coward:disqus : As a straight guy I can’t say that I’ve seen a great deal of gay porn (well.. if you include lesbians that’s a lie) but its mere existence or links to it don’t bother me like it seems to bother many straight people. To me it’s more like a nature documentary than anything else – a really, really uninformative nature documentary.
        That being said, we are talking about Anti here and well… I’m pretty confident he’s got a few gems that would burn cannot-unsee into our retinas :)
      - That_Anonymous_Coward
        
        I just default to misuse of a suntea jar and move on…
    - http://daruiburns.tumblr.com/ Dlo Burns
      
      Is that a Xubuntu program thing?
Preston Sturges

Way to chub it up!
Preston Sturges

I have heard of these flavored condoms, but I did not know they also exploded.
3William56

GGGGOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!

Anything is more fun and exciting with hyperactive Mediterranean commentary (?)
http://twitter.com/GiantRobotPilot Drew Christensen

And boom goes the dynamite.
Bodhipaksa

This is no doubt a silly question, but what happens when people eat mentos and drink Coke?
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  It expels the watermelon seeds that have sprouted in their stomachs.
- ocker3
  
  The stomach acid ruins the reaction
- xiagang
  
  Funny you should ask: http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_mentos_and_coke.htm
TWX

I wonder what would happen if one placed the mentos into the condom, twisted the condom to isolate them, then somehow managed to fill and overinflate the condom with the soda, seal the condom, then untwist the separation between the candy and the soda…
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  The Aristocrats!
- http://twitter.com/writebastard Ian Wood
  
  You…you just keep on wondering that, you crazy diamond.
- http://www.jjsaul.com Jim Saul
  
  Instead of a condom, use a blow-up doll and I bet that stunt finds its way into a heist movie.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_SVV4BXZ3NUPXI34WH3EERSF64Q Seriously

Can you use diet coke? Can’t believe I really want to know that, but it would be so much less sticky.
- nixiebunny
  
  An ambulance would have to be called.
- http://bjunity.org/ Bill B
  
  From what I recall when the Coke/Mentos craze first hit, Diet Coke seems to have a better chemical reaction.
http://twitter.com/Epers Eddie Perkins

Imagine what would have happened if he’d used Diet Coke, like you’re supposed to.
http://twitter.com/ErnestValdemar Ernest Valdemar

If you slowly add Diet Coke to instant coffee, you get a semi-stable foam that lasts upwards of half-an-hour. I accidentally discovered this myself (don’t ask), but I’ve no idea how it works.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/James-Agenbroad/100002463876063 James Agenbroad
  
  …Which to us old-timers reminds me of the phosphate scum that you used to get on waterways before they banned it’s use in laundry detergerents.
Tchoutoye

Only guys who never get to use condoms in their traditional way could come up with stuff like this.
- Guido
  
  Yes, they are so awesome that usually at this point they have found out a stable partner.
- SamSam
  
  Please Mr Tchoutoye, can you tell me please how to get the woman into the bed?
  - DewiMorgan
    
    To start, have two woman in the bed. Then wait. Eventually, one get out. Voila, the woman is in the bed!
    - Sarah Neptune
      
      I died laughing!
  - Quiche de Resistance
    
    I PUT ON MY ROBE AND WIZARD HAT
gumbowing

A tragic waste of all three. Mentos are for eating! Coke is for drinking! Condoms are for shtupping!
That_Anonymous_Coward

Now campers, when he tells you its to small, remember… he is lying and isn’t worth your time.
Always practice safe soft drinks.
humanresource

I came.
- Quiche de Resistance
  
  OH!
jeligula

You know you are severely dehydrated when the contents of the condom resemble Mentos (R). Ummm, does this guy make his living as a carnival barker?
wysinwyg

I take this as more evidence against the “all humor is moral transgressions” thesis.
Philbert

This is a great day for Science!
Ben Sherman

Here is the original, higher quality, not stolen! Change the stories link!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf1dFECSf60