The Mentos Geyser Tube March 25, 2007

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Anyone familiar with the Coke/Mentos experiments will know that these two mixed will produce some startling effects. There are even those stupid enough to eat the sweets and wash them down with Coke which brings on a massive internal reaction to create puking on an Olympic scale.

For those less insane, you can turn most bottles of fizzy drink into stunning rockets [see the movie above] by adding some Mentos but this can be a messy and unpredictable affair. Now, for £4, you can experiment safely [outdoors please] with the Mentos Geyser Tube which will provide you with 30ft volcanoes of fizzy drink.

Why you would want one is another matter altogether but if spending hours cleaning sticky pop off everything around you pops your cork, knock yourself out. -Martin Lynch

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Rocket Belts For Sale March 25, 2007

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With consumer flights into space from Virgin taking up some headlines these days, it's good to remember that there are those out there that still believe we can all be Rocket Men.

For a mere £130,000, you can have your very own Rocket Belt from Mexican company, TAM, which will allow you to shuffle off the confines of gravity and buzz around your local park, scaring dogs and children alike. As long you weigh under 300lbs, this baby will get your ass in the air and allow you to move around using a couple of joystick like controllers.

Your money gets you a fully-tested and customisied rocket belt, 10-days of training including food and board at TAM’s base and a machine that lets you make up your own fuel.

Forget about using this for commuting to work though as this baby is built for short bursts of aero-fun, not Jetson-style traversing the globe. Visit the site to watch a video.-Martin Lynch

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