Pop Rocks have a kind of novelty that feels a little like magic. Sure, there are lots of other nostalgic, classic candies, but no matter how many times you've torn open a bag of Pop Rocks and tossed a ...

For a long time now, we’ve been wanting to make some pop rocks and I even tried a few crappy “home recipes”. Finally though, ...

No, mixing it with soda will not cause your stomach to explode. In 1983, rumors of the exploding-stomach potential caused Pop Rocks to be taken off the market. Even 50 years after the carbonated candy ...

Back in 1956, General Foods chemist William A. Mitchell came up with the original Pop Rocks candy, a carbonated candy made from assorted sugars and flavorings, heated to the melting point, exposed to ...

When rumors spread around the playground in 1979 that Mikey, the kid from the Life cereal commercial, had been killed from a fatal mix of Pop Rocks and Coca-Cola, I thought only of myself. Here was ...