A Californian YouTube star has made a splash with a new take on the classic coke and Mentos stunt.
最近加州一位YouTube明星又引发了一场轰动，他尝试了经典的可乐+薄荷糖反应。Taras Maksimuk, from Rocklin, has filmed himself emptying a bucket of the candy into a swimming pool full of Coca-Cola.
塔拉斯·马克西姆来自美国罗克林，他拍下了自己将一整桶薄荷糖倒进一游泳池可口可乐的场景。The Ukraine native, who goes by the name TechRax on YouTube, said he poured thousands of bottles of coke to fill the pool with 1,500 gallons of pop. 'This is something you wouldn't even see in the movies,' he said. 'Imagine just swimming in this. Wow.'
这位乌克兰人在YouTube上的账户名是TechRax。他自称倒了几千瓶可乐来填满这个1500加仑容量的游泳池。马克西姆说道：“你甚至在电影里都不会有机会看到这样是场景。想象一下在1500加仑可乐里游泳的感觉。喔噢！”
He went onto empty the bucket of Mentos into the Coca-Cola and stepped back as the liquid began to fizz. The reaction is caused by a process called nucleation, whereby the carbon dioxide in the soda is attracted to dozens of tiny pores on the surface of the Mentos, causing so much pressure that the soda erupts.
随后他又把一整桶薄荷糖全倒进了这池可乐中，后来可乐冒出大量气泡，他不得不后退。这个现象是由一种被称为“成核现象”的反应造成的，碳酸饮料中的二氧化碳被薄荷糖表面数十个小孔所吸引，产生了巨大的压力，最终造成碳酸饮料喷涌而出。Any carbonated beverage will produce a similar effect, but Diet Coke became the most popular after it was found to produce the best results. In 2006, TV show MythBusters concluded that the potassium benzoate, aspartame, and CO2 gas contained in the Diet Coke, in combination with the gelatin and gum arabic ingredients of the Mentos, all contribute to the formation of the foam.
任何碳酸饮料都会产生类似的现象，但是健怡可乐是最好的，因为它能够产生最佳的反应效果。在2006年，电视节目《流言终结者》总结称，健怡可乐中含有的苯甲酸钾、阿斯巴甜和二氧化碳气体，和薄荷糖中含有的明胶、阿拉伯树胶一起促成了泡沫的形成。While the reaction is not as extreme as in other viral clips, it gives the effect of a bubbling Jacuzzi. But he wasn't finished there.
尽管马克西姆的这个反应不像那些极端的例子那么剧烈，但是它仍然有一种按摩浴缸里气泡按摩的感觉。不过他并没有就这样结束了。Maksimuk added two hundred pounds of ice into the pool before encouraging his friend 'Ryan' to jump in. Taking a running jump, the friend leaped and landed with a splash into the icy coke.
马克西姆加了200磅的冰块在这个池子里，然后怂恿他的朋友“莱安”跳进去。他的这位朋友助跑了一小段，然后跃起跳进了这池冰可乐中，激起了一片水花。The YouTube star, who has more than 4.5 million subscribers, typically specializes in videos showing him destroying expensive technology.
这位拥有450多万订阅用户的YouTube明星的视频内容一般都是展示他如何毁掉昂贵的科技产品的。And true to form, he wasn't finished until he had trashed his brand new DJI Phantom 4 Camera Drone.
一如既往的，他没有就此停手。最后他把大疆“幻影4”航拍飞行器开到了可乐池子里。