When you add vinegar to baking soda, you’re neutralizing the base (vinegar is the acid).
And the acid and base neutralize one another because it’s a chemical reaction turning baking soda and vinegar into water and carbon dioxide.
The cayenne might get your attention, or even trigger endorphins like capsaicin, but the rest is carbonated water.
The cayenne might get your attention, or even trigger endorphins like capsaicin, but the rest is carbonated water.
They say Vitamin C fights the common cold. But you need a strong dose — five grams or so. You can dissolve, say, a tablespoon of ascorbic acid crystals in a glass of water. But it won't taste good! Very tart!
You can neutralize it with a comparable amount of baking soda, but the result is a bubbling mess.
The way to go is, dissolve the ascorbic acid and the baking soda in separate glasses of water. Then chill the glasses to near freezing. When you mix them, a profusion of small bubbles will form. The result is tasteless, but well carbonated!
You'll need to be near a toilet in about 45 minutes if the dosage was too high.