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Explosive food! Genius!
This stuff is the perfect fusion of blast-mining and rock candy. What a novel idea, eh? What types of frightening chemicals are used to create this explosive reaction? And is it safe for this reaction to take place inside the body? I guess the real question is this: when will they start offering this stuff as a pizza topping at Pizza Hut?
If I had to guess, I'd say 2-3 years max. They've run out of original ideas, and I'd say that this would be an excellent way for Pizza Hut to 1-up Papa John's. Couldn't you just imagine opening the pizza box and smelling the molten cheese, the hearty pepperoni and sausage, and hearing the crackle of cherry Pop Rocks - already sprinkled over the pizza with the Parmesan? The taste would be delightful, featuring one of America's favorite taste pairings: the sweet with the salty.
It is understandable that Pop Rocks could be misconstrued as innocent fun. The reality is that this silly snack is filled with billions of bubbles - each containing pressure of up to 600 psi. Unbelievable. We let our kids EAT PRESSURIZED CARBON DIOXIDE! If you didn't already know, carbon dioxide is what we release from our bodies as a toxic byproduct of respiration. Carbon Dioxide is a gas can suffocate and kill. It is also corrosive. Just read this excerpt from New Mexico Tech's Website:
"The maximum concentration of dissolved CO2 in water is 800 ppm. When CO2 is present, the most common forms of corrosion include uniform corrosion, pitting corrosion, wormhole attack, galvanic ringworm corrosion, heat affected corrosion, mesa attack, raindrop corrosion, erosion corrosion, and corrosion fatigue. The presence of carbon dioxide usually means no H2 embrittlement."
Just consider YOUR CHILD'S SALIVA to be the water in the previous paragraph. And guess what provides the CO2? Pop Rocks. That's right, Pop Rocks. If you want a freakin' wormhole attack in your mouth, eat a pouch of mild CO2-based explosives. Pop Rocks will help you to attain that 800 parts-per-million ratio.*
