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Today we're going to answer some listener questions about exploding soda, and genetic tests, and also talk about the science of sweat, but first we wanted to tell you how excited we are to have been nominated in the Science and Technology category of the Podcast Awards. This is really a big honor and we want to thank everyone who must have voted for us.

The final voting begins July 28th at podcastawards.com and we would really appreciate it if you enjoy the show if you would head over and cast a vote for us each day in this final round. We're in a really tough category and we're going to need your help!

Also, a bunch of great shows from the Trypod Network were nominated, including The Big Show, Comedy4Cast, Manic Mommies, and The Podcast Pickle so if you haven't heard those shows already they're great and you might want to check them out and throw them a vote too if you agree. Thanks again.

Thar she blows

Will from SmartBombRadio asks: "I've seen videos on the Internet and on YouTube of people dropping containers of mentos into warm diet coke bottles. The resulting geyser of coke reaches 10-12 feet in the air. I've repeated this, and it works. My question, why does this happen?"

Our Sources:

Steve Spangler Science
Delaware Online
Physics at St. Lawrence University
General Chemistry Online
Scientific American Blog
Chemistry How To Guide
WikiHow
Wikipedia: Surface Tension

What do you call it? Soda or pop?


Our transcript for this section.

Hot enough for 'ya?

We cover the science of sweat! This story was inspired by a post at one of my favorite blogs: Effect Measure. Other references include: How Stuff Works and Wikipedia and eMedicine and the Mayo Clinic and the FDA and FamilyDoctor.org

Genetic Tests. What do we recommend?

Fun Section: Teknikal Difficulties

Clip from my new favorite comedy podcast. They're not all about science, but they do a lot of science-oriented skits and Chris over there said it was OK if we played this one.

Shout Out

• Will from SmartBomb Radio
• Chad from Podcast Review
• Scott from the Alaska Podshow who has been listening since Episode 8
• Kate in Vancouver (I'd like to hear from other people in Canada, we get the second most downloads from Canada and have very few of you on our listener map. Make yourself known! Also from Mexico, we get quite a few downloads from Mexico and don't have even one representative o our map. Write in and tell us what you like about the show, and where you're at. )
• Haseeb in Pakistan (Here's a guy who'se representing his country. Our first listener writing in from Pakistan!)
• Owen who is a physiology student at Michigan State
• Luke from Oklahoma
• Mike who wrote in with a question about multiple sclerosis that we are going to get to in a future episode.
• Travis who is a biotechnology student at Monash Uni in Victoria Australia
• Rich from Cincinati, who suggested the sign off "metabolize well"
• Adrien in Melbourne Australia who wrote in with an interesting question about alternative medicine that we are going to get to in the future.
• Wesley at Planet Retcon, we're going to be on the show again.
• All our new listeners from Instant Media.

You know people, we don't get paid for doing this show, so listener feedback is really all we've got. So send us some love.

We still are looking for science mnemonics. Write us at absolutescience@welltopia.com

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Song of the Week

That's Hot, by The Brew.

And we've added a page on our website where you can find all of the music we've played.