Who doesn’t love a bath bomb? These exfoliating, delightfully-scented balls can take your bath to the next level. There’s a reason for an entire market dedicated to them.

Bath bombs come in every shape, size, and color. There are even ones that contain a prize, such as a piece of jewelry.

Most bath bombs are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand.

But one YouTube channel, Vat19, decided to do something completely different. They made a 2,000-pound bath bomb and threw it into a pool.

It was the ultimate pool party as the green-black bomb hit the water in an enormous explosion.

The ambitious project took three days, a whole team of helpers, and 1,550 pounds of materials.

“The recipe is one-part cornstarch, one part citric acid, two parts baking soda,” said one team member. “Then we add the dye to turn it black.”

The project even required a special mold, which the team made out of fiberglass. The mold helped the ingredients maintain their shape until they were dry.

Bath bombs have really taken off in recent years, but they date back to 1989.

Mo Constantine, the co-founder of Lush, noticed the fizzy activity of Alka-Seltzer. So, she set to create something that turned bathing from a chore into a luxury.

Since the start, bath bombs have come in an incredible variety. There are bath bombs with glitter, colors, and special oils. There are even ones that cater to certain skin types.

“Bath bombs were actually invented with sensitive skin in mind,” said Meghan Campbell.

Campbell is a Lush representative. “The inventor of the bath bomb has quite sensitive skin, and created the bath bomb to provide a fun, fresh alternative to your traditional liquid bubble baths, which mainly consist of synthetic lathering agents and perfumes that can irritate delicate skin.”

But for building the world’s biggest bath bomb, the team was less worried about sensitive skin. Their focus was the explosive factor. And let’s be honest: that’s the best part.

The team put layers of citric acid, baking soda, and cornstarch into the mold.

They added dye and packed it as tightly as they could.

After hours of packing the materials into the mold, it was time for them to dry. And then, at last, they got the opportunity to throw it into the pool and have some fun.

The result was just as epic as you would imagine. Cameras stationed underwater captured the explosive descent. Unsurprisingly, 2,000 pounds of bath bomb makes quite a boom.

The internet had mixed reactions to the video.

Many people thought it was amazing. Others were understandably worried about the filtration system of the pool.

“And welcome to another episode of how to ruin your perfect pool,” said one commenter.

There’s no telling how the team managed to clean the pool up. But it was all worth it for that giant explosion.

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Source: Reader’s Digest, YouTube