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Pop Rocks Will Explode in Your Stomach

Pop rocks are harmless candy with just popping candy

✗ The myth everyone repeats

If you eat Pop Rocks and drink soda together, the rocks will explode and burst your stomach.

✓ What is actually true

Pop Rocks are candy made with pressurized carbon dioxide that releases when dissolved in moisture. The amount of gas produced is tiny, less than a carbonated beverage. The 1970s myth led to FDA investigation which found no danger. Pop Rocks have been safely consumed for decades with no documented stomach ruptures.

Believed Since 1970
Year Revised 1980
Why Changed Never True
Confidence Fully Debunked
Region Worldwide

Reception

7/10
6/10
The receipts 2 sources
  1. Pop Rocks - WikipediaPRIMARY
  2. Snopes: Pop Rocks DangerREFERENCE

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