Pop Rocks is a sugar candy that creates bubbles as it dissolves.
“The inventor of Pop Rocks: Sugar isn’t enough, it should also detonate” was posted on Twitter by Dan Regan on June 28, 2017. “Pop Rocks is like sugar isn’t enough, we should also detonate” was posted on Twitter by Dan Regan on May 19, 2021.
Wikipedia: Pop Rocks
,i>Pop Rocks is a candy, owned by Zeta Espacial S.A. Pop Rocks ingredients include sugar, lactose (milk sugar), and flavoring. It differs from typical hard candy in that pressurized carbon dioxide gas bubbles are embedded inside of the candy, creating a small popping reaction when it dissolves.
Twitter
Dan Regan
@Social_Mime
The inventor of Pop Rocks:
Sugar isn’t enough, it should also detonate.
9:33 AM · Jun 28, 2017·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Gomtuu21
@gomtuu21
The inventor of Pop Rocks:
“Sugar isn’t enough, it should also detonate.”
12:01 PM · Jul 15, 2017·Twitter for iPad
Twitter
Bobby Rich
@TheDriveBobby
Pop Rocks have now been around for 45 years. Proving that if sugar wasn’t enough, it should also detonate.
1:14 AM · Jul 24, 2018·Twitter Web Client
Twitter
Dan Regan
@Social_Mime
Pop Rocks is like sugar isn’t enough, we should also detonate.
7:03 PM · May 19, 2021·Twitter for Android
Twitter
Dan Regan
@Social_Mime
the inventor of Pop Rocks:
Sugar is not good enough, it also needs to detonate.
3:55 PM · Dec 10, 2021·Twitter for Android
Twitter
TaelynJ
@j_taelyn
thé inventor of pop rocks:
sugar is not good enough, it also needs to detonate
6:31 PM · May 27, 2022·Twitter for iPhone
Twitter
Spooky Papa Yussef Mercury
@itbeyussef
Pop rocks. Because sugar isn’t good enough. It needs to detonate
4:50 PM · May 28, 2022·Twitter for iPhone
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