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Fritz Grobe is working fast. He doesn't have long before he and Stephen Voltz will drop 624 Mentos into 104 liters of Diet Coke, unleashing enough energy to pump artificial sweetener and carbonated water all over a crowd of hundreds of cheering onlookers at the annual Maker Faire in San Mateo, Calif.

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Posted by Phillip Torrone | May 6, 2008 11:06 AM
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WOW! Thanks to everyone involved with Maker Faire Austin: attendees, makers, exhibitors, sponsors, volunteers, and crew...it was AMAZING! Over 350 Makers and 20,000 attendees! Be sure to check out the photos @ Flickr, and our Maker Faire posts for all the action! Next year, scheduled Maker Faire's are: Bay Area: May 3rd & 4th, 2008 - San Mateo County Fairgrounds and Austin: Oct. 18th & 19th, 2008 - Travis County Expo Center!