The letters are printed on the wax coating, which seems mostly water insoluble. imperfections in the wax allow the water to dissolve the underlying material, but the wax coating remains generally intact until it is released from the the candy and, being less dense than the water, floats on the surface. (amirite?)
themaskedcrusader
I see how m&ms are so dangerous it needs adult supervision
jeighcalpito
There is a shellac coating. Main usage in America is for candy making, to give a shine to candies. But woodworkers know it very well - it's a finishing product. Shellac comes from a bug, therefore M&Ms are not vegan.
etrou
Letters are in a sugar coating, so that when water remove the layer of sugar letters are removed in it.
isisandino
The coating is not waterproof, the water sneaks through the coating, moves around a bit and eventually falls off.
TextuaryPlum
Its the hydrophobic wax that coats the M&M's, doesn't dissolve in water but the sugary coating does
TheLaxgoalie
1. Take out the M&M's and arrange them in the bottow of the bowl
2. Pour enough water in the bowl to submerge the M&M's
3. Sit back&watch the show
4. Now eat the chocolate :D
WhiteshadoW
Oh so it's that kind of party (from the commercial)
pulchritudinouss_
Why do you need adult supervision?
"Mommy, could you supervise these mnm's for 5 minutes?
YoniTan
The letters are part of a wax coating, when the candy starts to melt the wax will float..
skayc
The coating of the mandm dissoles then pops off
electroman
Stick candy in water ... SCIENCE :3
waywardsouls
The letters are on a sugar coating, so the water will peal away the coating, with the letters on it.
JaikeJones
i think the coating is a beez wax and beez wax doesnt disolve like the other coating
mherradajr
anyone else find it funny that he has to put safety glasses on for this experiment?
MukMn
Probably the water peeling off the coating that the m is printed on
Jack_Cats
After water takes away the first layer which was the artificial coloring, the water is now taking away the second layer which is the letter covering, and this process happens over and over again with each covering layer of the chocolate, until there is no more layers of covering, it'll be just the chocolate alone.
monishaprasad
Gobstoppers also gives same reaction
DavidChristmas
Looks like a.. Sweet thing to do in class
AlexanderLionheart
I have no idea why, but my jaw dropped and I felt horrified when I saw the M's separate like that. It makes me feel like there's something gross about it for some reason and I'm like WHAT HAVE I BEEN PUTTING IN MY MOUTH ALL THESE YEARS?
