A two-day, family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement.
A two-day, family-friendly festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement.
Topic(s): Arts | Engineering | Science
Tags: EepyBird Diet Coke Mentos Fountain Geyser Fritz Grobe Voltz
Festival Stage
, Saturday 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Diet Coke & Mentos Show
Maker Shed Author Signing Area
, Saturday 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM
Festival Stage
, Sunday 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Maker Shed Author Signing Area
, Sunday 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
See the original Internet sensation LIVE! Geysers of soda shoot over twenty feet into the air in this spectacular mint-powered version of the Bellagio Fountains, brought to you by the mad scientists of EepyBird. EepyBird has been featured on Late Night with David Letterman, Ellen, the Today Show, and Mythbusters, and they were named "Best of 2006" by People Magazine. Their online videos have won two Webby Awards and received two Emmy nominations.
Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz are the mad scientists behind EepyBird.com. Fritz, the short, bearded guy, is also a professional juggler. Stephen, the tall, bald guy, is also a lawyer. In 2006 Fritz and Stephen created "Experiment #137: The Extreme Diet Coke and Mentos Experiments" which became a viral video sensation.
Stephen Voltz started out as a street performer, juggling and swallowing fire on the streets of San Francisco, then changed direction, went to NYU Law School and practiced for 20 years. Fritz Grobe is a comedic performer and 5 time gold medal winning juggler. In 2006 Eepybird.com (Fritz and Stephen) created "Experiment #137: The Extreme Diet Coke and Mentos Experiments" which became a viral video sensation.
