Boy Eats Mentos with Coca-Cola, Dies

Netlore Archive: Email rumor claims two boys in Brazil died after eating Mentos and drinking Coca-Cola at the same time

Description: Email rumor / Urban legend
Circulating since: November 2006
Status: False
Analysis: See comments

Email example contributed by F. Lee, 8 November 2006:

FW: Do not drink Coka-Cola and eat MENTOS together Last week a little boy died in Brazil after eating MENTOS and drinking COCA COLA together. One year before the same accident happened with another boy in Brazil. Please check the experiment that has been done by mixing Coca Cola with MENTOS........ Be careful with your Coke or Pepsi Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge

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