Why do polos have a hole in them

It all began a long, long time ago when Rowntree opened a tea and coffee shop in York in The Rowntree confectionery line gained popularity and in they launched the Polo Mint. It was similar to the Lifesavers 2 that could be found in America and the British Navy Sweets but Rowntree attacked this problem with gusto and an aggressive marketing strategy and have since become known for their slogan and the shape of their mints, especially in the UK.

Polos have lasted through the years but in the meantime Rowntree underwent a couple of corporate changes. First, they merged with Mackintosh. Some of these have been successes, whereas others have flopped. However, none have been as successful as the Original Polo mint. They are found in all major and minor newsagents, sweet shops, and supermarkets. Usually sold separately in tubes just about 10 cm tall containing 25 Polos, but can be found in multi-packs ranging from 3 to 6.

The tube of Polos is tightly wrapped with silver foil backed plastic. A blue paper wrapper, with the word 'POLO', binds the foil wrapper. The O's in 'Polo' are the images of the sweet. For the spearmint flavour, the paper wrapper is a darker green.

A Polo is approximately 1. The original Polo is white in colour with a hole in the middle, and the word 'POLO' embossed on both sides 3 around the ring — hence the popular slogan — The Mint with the Hole. The ingredients include: sugar, glucose syrup, modified starch, stearic acid of vegetable origin , and mint oils. They are usually sucked until they are thin and spindly and crushed under the eater's teeth.

The application featured a white, annular mint without any lettering. This is an urban myth. As the Mentos candy sinks in the bottle, the candy causes the production of more and more carbon dioxide bubbles, and the rising bubbles react with carbon dioxide that is still dissolved in the soda to cause more carbon dioxide to be freed and create even more bubbles, resulting in the eruption.

Put one or two Mentos in a balloon and attach the balloon to the top of one of the smaller bottles of soda, letting the Mentos fall into the bottle of soda. The balloon will inflate with released CO2 gas and soda. Repeat a few times. It moves relatively intact through your digestive system and is excreted in your stool.

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