Hmmmm...I've gotta say that I have never truly done a Hollywood spit take. There are things that I've drunk that didn't exactly taste good going down...but by the time I had to discern a foul taste, it had already swallowed. Ah wait....I have done a spit take! Not because of something disgusting in my mouth...but from a carefully timed joke from a friend. But I did the quick hand cover with minimal spray.