Comments on: Choose Your Own Cola Adventure

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:58:56 +0000

Drink of the Death Squads

By: LongCoolLady

LongCoolLady — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:08:49 +0000

One of the blister packs on the bottle would have to be pure liquid caffeine. As such, doesn’t it come under government regulation? With such a potent additive (she says with tongue in cheek), surely it would have to be controlled in some way so as to keep such a terrible drug from our children? In other words, blister pack add your own bottles could only be sold to those over 18 and regulated like cigarettes or alcohol. Quickly and effectively addressing a large part (pun intended) of the childhood obesity that is so much in evidence today.

By: a1c

a1c — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:49:40 +0000

If only something as addictive as HFCS can be found that doesn’t cause diabetes, to reduce caloric intake such that the consumers will live longer and hence consume more product.

By: Radiatidon

Radiatidon — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:52:56 +0000

[quote]Beautiful Confusion said: "I believe that I heard that they put cocaine in their drink as well. I seem to recall my source being a reliable one but it was so long ago I can't say for sure. But it makes sense given the name Coca Cola. To me that sounds like Cocaine in liquid form."[/quote] Druggist formulated most of the soft drinks (thus named due to the opposite of hard (otherwise alcohol) drinks). Many of these concoctions were created as medicines that not only “cured” what ailed you, but also tasted good compared to regular medications. Thus many had “medicinal properties” within the formula. The tag line from that era for Coke was “cure all nervous afflictions--Sick Headache, Neuralgia, Hysteria, Melancholy, Etc...." and sold as a patent medicine. Coke was created in 1886 by an Atlanta druggist by the name of John Styth Pemberton. Part of his original recipe included three parts coca leaves from the cocaine plant to one part cola nut. As to how much cocaine was actually in the product is not known, though Coke officially claims that the amount was very “trivial”. Due to drug additions in the 1890’s from cocaine, and the New York Tribune calling for legal action against Coke for contributing to an increase in drug related crimes in 1903, the coca leaves were switched from fresh to “modified”. Otherwise the cocaine was removed from the leaves before they were added to the mixture. This is also when Coke was stopped being advertised as a medicine to just a refreshing soft drink for the masses.

By: Beautiful Confusion

Beautiful Confusion — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 18:54:06 +0000

[quote]Ozzie said: “I believe the myth that Coke had Cocaine in it is not true at all. I can’t say for sure cause I wasn’t there when they made it but i’ve heard otherwise.. and how could acid in your stomach cause problems in your lungs? Does he have real bad acid reflux that got in his lungs????”[/quote]

I believe that I heard that they put cocaine in their drink as well. I seem to recall my source being a reliable one but it was so long ago I can’t say for sure. But it makes sense given the name Coca Cola. To me that sounds like Cocaine in liquid form.

By: kgy121

kgy121 — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:02:54 +0000

MistaRaggy said: "I would have hours of fun seeing if my friends would try combinations like orange cherry lemon coke if I paid them 50 cents…"

For 50 cents, people here would drink drinkable blister puss.

By: ihope

ihope — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:45:55 +0000

Oh, by the way, this could cause problems with the pellet idea, as dropping pellets in your drink could have a similar (yet lesser) effect to the pouring-powder-in-your-drink one.

By: ihope

ihope — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:44:41 +0000

Want to try something pretty interesting? Might even warrant an entire Damn Interesting post all it's own.

You'll need a packet of Splenda, the faux sugar that's made from sugar, and a can of Diet Pepsi. Open the DP can and set in the kitchen sink. Pour in the entire packet of Splenda. It's pretty neat what happens. I found out recently figuring maybe the Splenda would give the DP a more sugary taste. I don't know if it works with any other diet sodas."

I think pouring just about any sort of powder into just about any sort of carbonated drink will cause this to happen. The powder provides lots of nucleation sites (whatever those are :-P), which are places for bubbles to form. Lots of nucleation sites = lots of bubbles.

Ozzie said: "I believe the myth that Coke had Cocaine in it is not true at all. I can't say for sure cause I wasn't there when they made it but i've heard otherwise..

Yep, it's true: http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/cocaine.asp