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New Orleans Gets Vending Machine-Equipped Taxis
Occasionally, you’ll luck out and climb into a taxi cab with such amenities as free tissues, discarded newspapers or all the tourist pamphlets you can carry. But if you find yourself in New Orleans, you might end up in one of the 250 vehicles in the Orleans Carriage Cab fleet that now feature soda-dispensing vending machines.
What Would Happen If Those Coca-Cola Polar Bears Really Drank Soft Drink?
I once loved everything about soft drink. Its amazing refreshing ability, its sweetness, its bubbles — it was magic in liquid form. But of course it came with the cost of ridiculous amounts of sugar and calories. So I cut back. But for people who don’t cut back on soft drink? Watch out. Here’s what would happen if those cute Coca-Cola polar bears really drank soft drink.
Powdered Beer And Soda Makes Roughing It Not So Rough
Contraptions like the SodaStream let you mix up your own carbonated beverages at home, but the devices are far from portable. And carrying a six-pack or bottle of soda when camping is extra weight you don’t need. Thankfully an enterprising gent named Pat has created a powdered beer and soda alternative that can be hydrated and carbonated using nothing more than a lightweight plastic bottle.
Dr Pepper Killed Dr Pepper
When Dr Pepper sued Dr Pepper, we joked that real life was imitating Coke Zero commercials, where a company sues itself as marketing humour. This deal with Dr Pepper ain’t no marketing joke. Dr Pepper, the parent company, just killed off Dublin Dr Pepper, the best version of Dr Pepper there is. What the hell!
Why You’d Never Know There Was A Mouse In Your Soda
Pepsi is being sued by a Madison County, Illinois man who claims he found a mouse in his Mountain Dew. Ho-hum, right? But wait, Pepsi came up with the greatest defence ever: you’ll never know you’re drinking mouse!
There’s Flame Retardent In Mountain Dew
Mountain Dew. The oh so sweet is it yellow? is it green? nectar of the geek gods and fuel for gamers has flame retardent in it. Yup. Mountain Dew, along with 10 per cent of sodas in the US, contains brominated vegetable oil (BVO), a flame retardant chemical banned in Europe and Japan.
"Extreme" Mentos Kit Could Take An Eye Out
Mixing Mentos and Coke to make impromptu corn syrup cannons is nothing new, but this kit from EepyBird manages to gather all the parts into one handy package—and adds a dangerous “pinprick hole” to the mix for extra danger.
Canna Cola: A Soda Spiked With Marijuana
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