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What makes Pop Rocks crackle

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Despite the urban legends claiming this candy will blow up your stomach, the reality is just clever chemistry. The crackling effect comes from trapping highly pressurized carbon dioxide bubbles inside hard sugar during the cooling process. When your saliva dissolves the sugar, the gas violently escapes, turning your mouth into a tiny acoustic chamber.

What makes Pop Rocks crackle
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