Pop Rocks + Soda Eruption
Make a balloon inflate with candy power!
🛒 Supply List
Check off supplies as you gather them!
📋 Step-by-Step
Step 1: Stretch the Balloon
Stretch the balloon a few times to make it easier to inflate. You want it nice and flexible!
Step 2: Load the Pop Rocks
Step 3: Attach to the Bottle
Step 4: Dump the Rocks!
Step 5: 🍬 BALLOON BLOWS UP!
🔬 Why It Booms!
Pop Rocks are made by trapping CO₂ gas inside tiny candy pieces at high pressure. When they dissolve in your mouth (or in soda!), the gas escapes — that's the popping sound! Soda ALSO has dissolved CO₂. When you combine them, you get a DOUBLE dose of gas release. All that gas rushes out and inflates the balloon!
⚠️ Safety Tips
- 🛡️Don't worry — eating Pop Rocks and drinking soda is safe (your stomach won't explode, we promise!)
- 🛡️This can be messy if the balloon pops, so do it on a washable surface
- 🛡️Use a plastic bottle, not glass
🤯 Fun Facts
Pop Rocks were invented by accident in 1956!
The CO₂ in Pop Rocks is at 600 PSI — that's 40 times the pressure in a car tire!
There's an urban legend that Pop Rocks + soda makes your stomach explode — totally FALSE! Mythbusters proved it!
The inventor of Pop Rocks also invented Tang and Cool Whip!