Pop rock is carbonated candy, contain carbon dioxide in it. When it came in contact with saliva or other liquidy things, it will break and desolve releasing carbon dioxide, which results in popping sound and this cause tingling effect to tongue which kids likes the most.Soda is a carbonated beverage, and contain carbon dioxide mixed in liquid, which make it fizzy. carbon dioxide is highly pressurized in soda. The rumor about the pop rock and the soda is, if you take this combination your stomach will explode. Its clearly seen from their composition that they both contain carbon dioxide in it. and when they came in contact with each other more gas is produced but no explosion.A pack of pop rock generate less carbonation than half of can of soda. The soda will fizzing up when pop rock added to it.Stomach is an organ that make continuous feeding possible, it does not explode easily.
The root of this myth is the death of a kid Mickey, due to taking this combination . He was a famous kid because of a commercial and his death got the attention of everyone. Due to this reason, pop rocks temporarily discontinued from selling after that Food and drug administration (FDA) created a hotline to assure parent that the candy is harmless, even when combine with soda. The confection has been extensively testing and found safe. But it remain in the instinct of some kids that it is still harmful.To prove that this myth is false Adam and Jamie on TV show perform experiment, in this they filled the pigs stomach with six cans of soda and six packs of pop rocks and observe. The stomach will not explode, however its size increases to three times of its original size.
When pop rocks add to a bottle of cocoa cola, the gas in candy and soda releases . It shoots out from the bottle to escape. The mixture in the stomach cause bloating, gas and discomfort, which is temporary ,but it does not cause permanent damage.
In the end, i would say that Stop trying out weird combination and don't experiment on yourself.
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