Soda and Sparks - The Explosive History of Pop Rocks

Have you ever been told that mixing certain candies with soda could cause your stomach to explode? In this episode, we are diving deep into the fizzy, crackling history of Pop Rocks—the candy that defined a generation and sparked one of the greatest urban legends in pop culture history. We begin our journey in 1956, when General Foods chemist William A. Mitchell was actually trying to invent an instant, self-carbonating soda tablet. Instead, a happy accident trapped carbon dioxide gas inside ...