Giant Gummy Cola Bottle

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Today you will learn how to make a giant gummy cola bottle. Make sure that you have adult supervision when using sharp objects during this experiment.

The materials that you'll need for this project are:

• A measuring cup
• Spoon
• Box cutting knife
• 710mL bottle of Coca-Cola
• 8 single packets of unflavored gelatin
• A large bowl
  

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   Start by carefully pealing off the wrapper around the bottle using your fingers and the box cutting knife

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   Make sure that you save the wrapper for later.

   

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2. 2
   Pour 100 mL (3.4 oz) of water into your measuring cup

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   Take your 8 single packets of gelatin and pour each of them into measuring cup

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   If possible, make sure to get the "Knox" brand unflavored gelatin.

   

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   In case you were not able to buy the single serving packets of gelatin from the "Knox" brand, note that we used 56 grams of gelatin (equivalent to 8 single packets)

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   As long as you mix 56 grams of gelatin with 100 mL of water you will be fine.

   

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   Use your spoon to mix up the gelatin and water solution in your measuring cup

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   Once your gelatin is mixed well, place it in the microwave for 1 minute

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   After you've microwaved the gelatin, it should have a more liquid like consistency.

   

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   Pour your bottle of coke into the bowl

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   Pour the gelatin mixture into the bowl of coke then mix the two solutions until you've reached a light froth-like mixture

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   Use the box cutter knife to cut a slit down the middle of your empty coke bottle

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   Start near the top of the flat portion of the bottle, then stop once you reach the bottom portion of the plastic that curves out.

   

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    Use some duct tape to seal the cut we made

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    Make sure that the duct tape seal is done very well because if it's not properly sealed, you will experience some messy leaks in the fridge.

    

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    Now, pour the gelatin and coke mixture into the bottle of coke

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    Screw the cap back on your bottle, give the bottle a slight shake then place it in the fridge for 1 hour

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    After the bottle has been in the fridge for an hour, peel off the tape and rip all of the plastic bottle so we can retrieve the coke gummy inside

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    I recommend using the box cutters and your hands to peel off the bottle gently.

    

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    At this point, if you want to make your coke gummy look realistic, you can place the wrapper and cap back on for the fun of it

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    The jelly tastes very good, and can be cut up in slices

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    Thanks for watching, if you have any questions feel free to ask in the comment section below.

    

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If you have problems with any of the steps in this article, please ask a question for more help, or post in the comments section below.

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