Photos: Chemistry buffs concoct Coca-Cola caviar

Members of Sceptical Chymists, clockwise from left: President Ida DiMucci, Ryan Corbett, Rowan Meador and Josh Rubinstein create some Coca-Cola caviar at the Science Center at Gettysburg College on Feb. 12. (Clare Becker The Evening Sun)

Junior Josh Rubinstein holds a batch of Coca-Cola caviar that was created before the club meeting on Feb. 12. The recipe includes soda and calcium chloride. (Clare Becker The Evening Sun)

The Sceptical Chymists, a group of Gettysburg College chemistry buffs, made Coca-Cola caviar at a recent meeting.

How? By combining soda, calcium chloride and a few other ingredients.

But it took members a few tries to get it right.

"I saw them working out the kinks earlier this week," Gettysburg College Chemistry Department Chair Joe Grzybowski. "There were some failures."

The group's name comes from Robert Boyle's book, "Sceptical Chymists," president Ida DiMucci said. Member, usually about 20 to 25 people, meet for chemistry-related events and fun during the academic year.

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Photos: Chemistry buffs concoct Coca-Cola caviar