Space dust.

hairymick

I remember this coming free with some comic in the early 80s.It was sort of fizzing sherbert and the front packet showed the moon eating it.My brother convinced me it was drugs and made me take it(I was about 5).

sundodger5

I remember it being called pop rocks. kinda popped on your tongue?

deadhead13

Wasn't it banned, or is that an urban myth?

darkdubh

deadhead13 wrote: »

Wasn't it banned, or is that an urban myth?

There was a prevailing myth that if swallowed,it would explode in your stomach.

Auvers

darkdubh wrote: »

There was a prevailing myth that if swallowed,it would explode in your stomach.

Space Dust Exploding Urban Myth

During the product's heyday, rumors persisted that eating Space Dust and drinking cola would cause a person's stomach to explode. The company spent large sums sending out flyers to debunk the rumor. This is, in part, caused by the false assumption that pop rocks contain an acid/base mixture (such as baking soda and vinegar) which produces large volumes of gas when mixed through chewing and saliva.

The most famous of these myths involved a child named Mikey from the Life cereal commercials. Mikey was reported to have died after eating a Space Dust and cola mixture. The rumour is false and the former child actor who was in the commercials, John Gilchrist, is alive and well.

The TV series MythBusters examined the rumor by mixing Space Dust and cola inside a pig's stomach. The UK television programme Brainiac: Science Abuse later performed a similar debunking using a female volunteer.

The American pop-punk band Green Day wrote a song called "pop-rocks and coke".


taken from http://www.free-book.co.uk/shop/food-drink/sweets-chocolate/space-dust.htm