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My Coke runneth over

Diet Coke and Mentos geyser.
Photo by Michael Murphy.

They say you can’t un-break what’s broken, un-see what you’ve seen or put the toothpaste back in the tube. But can you un-shake a can of soda? More to the point, does tapping the top, slapping the sides or flipping the can end-over-end make a difference?

I’ll tell you what I found out, but some of you might not like the answer ….

Does Tapping a Soda Can Prevent it from Foaming Over?