Fuck Mentos, that's the way you make a bottle of pop fizz.

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So, after putting on my detective hat and going through advanced searches for a while (can you tell it's a Saturday and I'm happy to be at work?) here are the precedents I discovered.

Videos of the exact same event taken from different angles (same audio)

Wind Turbine Self-Destructing
http://www.videosift.com/video/Windmill-Destroyed-By-Wind (original)
http://videosift.com/video/Wind-turbine-self-destructs (potential dupe)

In this case the majority (6-4) barely decided it was not a dupe and it stayed.

Window Adjusts Lighting
http://videosift.com/video/Philips-Daylight-Window-Concept-Presentation (original)
http://www.videosift.com/video/Ambient-window-adjusts-lighting-hue-and-patterns (potential dupe)

In this case, kronosposeidon conceded the extra camera angles added nothing and left it up to Farhad2000 whether to declare it a dupe or not. Farhad apparently graciously decided not to.

Mythbusters paint the Mona Lisa with Paintballs
http://videosift.com/video/MythBusters-CPU-vs-GPU-or-Paintball-Cannons-are-Cool (original)
http://videosift.com/video/Mythbusters-Paint-the-Mona-Lisa-with-Paintballs (potential dupe)

In this case, the original garnered far more votes than the dupe, so there wasn't much controversy. Consensus seems to be that it is a dupe. However, to this day it remains Sifted.

Mentos and Diet Coke Explosion
http://www.videosift.com/video/Record-breaking-Mentos-and-Diet-Coke-Explosions (not sure)
http://videosift.com/video/Mentos-and-Coke-Light-World-Record-Attempt (not sure)

In this case, Maatc and Ant came to an amicable agreement in which they agreed to put links to each others' videos in the descriptions.

Suggestion

Precedent seems to be that the same event captured with different angles but containing the same audio is not a dupe. However, precedent also seems to suggest that most Sifters are gracious to each other and try to spread the votes around fairly. So, maybe each of you could put a link to each others' vids in your description and hopefully people who vote for one will go and vote for the other. Sound fair?

*isdupe>> ^Stingray:

dupeof=http://videosift.com/video/Mentos-Coke-Rocket-Fail

2 more comments have been lost in the ether at this killed duplicate.

This video has been seconded as a duplicate; transferring votes to the original video and killing this dupe - dupeof seconded with isdupe by chicchorea.

*dupeof=http://videosift.com/video/Mentos-Coke-Rocket-Fail

This video has been nominated as a duplicate of this video by Stingray. If this nomination is seconded with *isdupe, the video will be killed and its votes transferred to the original.

I would agree that I think the video witht he original audio is better, had I found it I would have posted it instead, however I do think it still constituted a dupe. I considered switching the embed, but I decided to leave it as is with the other one available via the backup embed.>> ^Sagemind:

I have to admit, I liked the other version with the original audio much better.
Why dub it over with unrelated music? (not sure if I'd have called it a dupe - too bad the original wasn't posted before the dubbed version.)
Nothing against your post though Zifnab, you've done a fine job

I have to admit, I liked the other version with the original audio much better.
Why dub it over with unrelated music? (not sure if I'd have called it a dupe - too bad the original wasn't posted before the dubbed version.)

Nothing against your post though Zifnab, you've done a fine job

>> ^siftbot:

6 more comments have been lost in the ether at this killed duplicate.

>> ^ForgedReality:

>> ^pmkierst:
AF on that camera is amazingly fast and does amazingly well very close.

That's because it's FAAAAAKE!! See the pixels? Yeah. That's why there's only a few frames. Photoshop frame-by-frame. Yep. That's how they took down the twin towers.


Are you kidding me? They found Mentos residue ALL OVER the twin towers.

>> ^pmkierst:

AF on that camera is amazingly fast and does amazingly well very close.


That's because it's FAAAAAKE!! See the pixels? Yeah. That's why there's only a few frames. Photoshop frame-by-frame. Yep. That's how they took down the twin towers.

Your video, Mentos & Coke Rocket Fail, has made it into the Top 15 New Videos listing. Congratulations on your achievement. For your contribution you have been awarded 1 Power Point.

This achievement has earned you your "Pop Star" Level 27 Badge!

Yes, I'm a bastard. But hey, I had no say in the matter, I was born that way! >> ^krazyety:

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Promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Monday, May 16th, 2011 3:54pm PDT - promote requested by Zifnab.

hahaha this has nothing to do with the mentos post does it

Thanks though man! Cheers.

>> ^Zifnab:

Sorry, that's the way it is...>> ^krazyety:
fine fine, i see how it is



LOL it sure is, you bastard