Mountain Dew Does Not Glow
October 7th, 2007 by timbotronDear Friends,
Please stop sending me this amazing video. It is a hoax – it does not work. How they did it below . . .
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I’m pretty sure they switch Mountain Dew with luciferin (the stuff in the small glass vial in glowsticks). The peroxide oxidizes the luciferin (making it glow) and the baking soda catalyzes the reaction (making it happen at a slower rate). If you doubt this de-bunking, consider this:
•Why do they suggest only a small amount of Mountain Dew (instead of the whole bottle)?
*Because it’s the right color and volume for the small amount of luciferin that comes in a glowstick
•Notice when they zoom in to the teaspoon with baking soda, notice the bottle of Mountain Dew before and after the zoom:
*The label has been turned around, perhaps this is when they made the switch.
I tried this at home – what the hell am I going to do with the rest of the F@#$ing 6-pack of Mountain Dew?
Stop posting this on your websites as a great Halloween tip.
October 10th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
i did this experiment and it dose work hears how
the Mountain Dew has phosphoric acid in it and when you add a tiny amount of backing soda the acid is activated but it wont glow yet because it still isn’t oxidized however adding the peroxide to the mix causes the reaction to take place
and another thing i checked this video frame by frame and Thayer is no editing in it other than the words and music have been added
October 11th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Ian,
•Phosphoric Acid (despite the name) is not capable of emitting light, no matter what you mix with it. It doesn’t work that way – do your homework.
•I never said they edited the video – they simply switched bottles during a close-up of the baking soda (or “backing soda”).
•There is no way you got Mountain Dew to glow by following the instructions they offer in the video. It is a hoax.
March 20th, 2009 at 12:08 am
I tried this do not waste your time.