1 Make an Explosion“火山”喷发

Most people who have been around on the Internet for at least a few years will be familiar with the diet-coke-Mentos volcano. The idea is that you drop a Mentos into a bottle of coke and the chemical reaction causes the coke to spurt for miles (not literally of course). The video clip above shows a great example of this fun use for coke. Why not buy a bunch of bottles this weekend and see if you can do better than the efforts shown above?

大部分在网上混了几年的人对可乐—曼坨珠火山可能并不陌生。它就是将一颗曼坨珠糖丢到一瓶可乐中，所引起的化学反应能使可乐喷出数英里高（当然有点夸张）。【译者注：网上查得，喷出高度可超过一米！】上面的视频剪辑展示了可乐这一有趣的玩法。这个周末为什么不多买几瓶，看一下您能否比上面视频中做的更好？

【附：食谱】

CHICKEN COKE-COLA 可乐鸡块

4 to 6 pieces chicken filets 4至6块鸡块
1 pkg. scallions 一捆葱
2 garlic cloves 两瓣蒜
1/2 tsp. thyme 半茶匙百里香
3 tbsp. oil (olive oil) 3汤匙油（橄榄油）
1 oz. Coke-Cola 一盎司可口可乐

Season the chicken with salt, garlic and scallions. Leave it in refrigerator overnight. Next day, put the oil in the pan and heat it until the oil is hot. Put the chicken in the pan. When it's brownish on one side turn it to the other side. Then throw in the garlic and scallions and sprinkle the thyme over the chicken. When it is brownish on that side then pour the Coke-Cola over the chicken and keep the flame high until the coke is evaporated.

用食盐、大蒜、葱给鸡块调味。然后在冰箱里放一夜。第二天，在平底锅中倒入油，然后将油加热。再将鸡块倒入锅中。待其一面变为褐色后翻换另一面。然后放入蒜和葱，并在鸡块上撒上百里香。待这面也变为褐色后倒入可口可乐，然后用大火炖之，直至可乐蒸发完。

Pierce each piece of chicken with the fork. Press it and move it around the pan in order to absorb the sugar. Cover the pan and leave it covered for 5-8 minutes after you turn off the stove. Larger pieces may need 2 or 3 more minutes of cooking. To be served over pasta or rice.

用叉子将鸡块刺破，按着在锅中来回移动以吸收糖分。关掉炉火后，盖上盖子闷5—8分钟，大块的可能多需要两三分钟。最后放在意大利面或米饭上，香甜美味，不可阻挡……