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  • Maine Daredevils Power Car on Soda and Mentos (Set Record)

    12/09/2011 3:23:11 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 11 replies
    New York Daily News ^ | Friday, December 9 2011 | BERENICE GARCIA
    Set record with 239-foot driveA pair of daredevils from Maine have powered a small car to a world record fueled by soda and candy. Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz created a car that was powered by 54 bottles of Coke Zero and 324 pieces of Mentos. The car, named Mark II, set a record by traveling 239 feet. To get it moving, the rocket car uses a simple piston mechanism, they explain on their website EepyBird.com. However, they warn that the force is powerful and no one should try it home. Their previous attempts got it to travel 220 feet....