[thedoc (OP)]

Popping candy or pop rocks is a strange sort of children's sweet which seems to explode inside your mouth we try to investigate what is going on.

Read more about this kitchen science experiment.

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[Mark C]

Very cool thanks for the expo on how this works. I'm 40 ..and chemstry was never my strong point .. But as a child I loved this candy but never thought about the science behind it.