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The chemical reaction causes the Diet Coke to foam at a rapid rate and "explode" into the air. Mint is used instead of fruit-flavor Mentos because fruit flavored Mentos have a smooth coating which slows the reaction.

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Because mentos, althought they feel smooth, have millions of microscopic flaws in them, giving the carbonation in sodas a place to form rapidly. This causes the soda to release all the gas (CO2) that was bonded to the soda, which then causes the volume to increase drastically, which, if the bottle is closed, builds up the pressure that leads to the explosion.

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