August 8, 2006
untitled 901 [“all marketing is surreal”]
There was a story on Slashdot a while back that if you put a few Mentos [a peppermint candy] into a bottle of Diet Coke, the bottle would explode.
So Lloyd went and tried the same thing with a bottle of Stormhoek wine. You ever see non-fizzy wine explode? Oops. Go here to see the damage.
I guess this is another example of “Surreal Marketing”. Actually, all marketing is surreal, it just takes a while to figure that one out.
LOL!
Loved it.
Smooch,
The Tart
; )
I’m very curious about something. How long does it take you to draw all of those little, teeny designs? They are amazing…so much detail. I love your work.
By the way, Lloyd’s Mentos “adventure” was very amusing. Thank you for posting the link.
Smiley, that one would have taken me about an hur or so. Nothing too major. Thanks for the kind words… You too, Cheap Tart
I prefer to think of marketing as _hyperreal_, with a nod to Umberto Eco.
I remember doing this by accident with a two litre bottle of Coke and a couple of Polo Mints (larger surface area, I’d imagine) aged ten.
You are most welcome for the kind words. They are well deserved.
Thank YOU for taking the time to answer my question. I continue to be impressed by your artistic abilities (as well as your sense of humor).
See the new Mentos & Diet Coke to Space video by a groovy little Canadian crowdsourcing company.
http://www.cambrianhouse.com/diet-coke-to-space/
I like coke and tworzenie stron or projektowanie stron too.
Mentos have no carbonate salts. The reaction with an acid (wine) and a carbonate salt would, indeed, release CO2, but my money is on this being fake. From the mentos FAQ:
Ingredients:
Mint: sugar, glucose syrup, hydrogenated coconut oil, gelatin, dextrin, natural flavor, corn starch, gum arabic.
Mixed Fruit: sugar, glucose syrup, hydrogenated coconut oil, gelatin, dextrin, natural and artificial flavor, gum arabic, coloring.
Further support.