How to Make Glow Sticks Out of Bottles

Many people have been fooled by the glow-in-the-dark Mountain Dew hoax that circulated a few years ago on the Internet. In a widely viewed video, someone apparently mixed a few household ingredients into a bottle of Mountain Dew and the result was a glowing concoction in a bottle. The video proved to be a hoax, but interest init led to other ways to make glow sticks out of bottles. This variation requires just a few common ingredients.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 (20 oz ) bottle of Mountain Dew 1 commercial glowstick, any color Scissors 1 tbsp. mild dish washing detergent 3 tbsp. hydrogen peroxide 1 tsp. baking soda

1. Pour out all but the last half inch of the soda in the bottle of Mountain Dew.

2. Add 1 tablespoon of dish washing liquid to the bottle.

3. Use scissors to snip the glow stick in half, being careful not to get the liquid on your skin or clothes.

4. Pour the contents of the glow stick into the Mountain Dew bottle. Immediately discard the glow stick pieces as they contain small shards of glass.

5. Add 3 tablespoons hydrogen peroxide to the bottle.

6. Pour 1 teaspoon of baking soda into the bottle and quickly cap it. Shake the bottle gently and dim the lights to see the glowing bottle of "soda" in action.

Tips & Warnings

• The bottle glow stick will last for about 5 minutes before fading out.
• Never drink the glow stick mixture in the bottle, and keep it out of the reach of children who might mistakenly do so.