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I do occasionally enjoy pointing out to people that the soda/pop/cola they've bought is a drink designed to disappear. The water is carbonated, so that you do n

by drostie 14y ago

I do occasionally enjoy pointing out to people that the soda/pop/cola they've bought is a drink designed to disappear. The water is carbonated, so that you do not savour the drink but immediately try to gulp it down. There is phosphoric acid and a surprising amount of sodium, which both make you salivate, so that you briefly feel that you're refreshed -- and then your saliva is depleted so that your mouth goes dry. The other ingredients -- sugar, flavorings, and caffeine -- are essentially the same mixture which makes coffee so popular. The huge difference from coffee is that cola's design allows you to not merely sip at it as part of your morning routine, but gulp it down while you're not even paying attention, then reach thirstily for... presumably another cola.

pm90 14y ago
Exactly. Whenever I see an ad for cola with some variant of 'delicious and refreshing' I feel 'Well, why don't you just drink water? Sure its not delicious but certainly refreshing'. One thing that genuinely does refresh is lemonade; I wonder why that hasn't caught up though.
- enraged_camel 14y ago
  >>One thing that genuinely does refresh is lemonade; I wonder why that hasn't caught up though. When was the last time you saw a lemonade ad?
  - NoPiece 14y ago
    Lemonade tastes great fresh, but it very noticeably tastes worse when canned/bottled. I think that disparity keeps it from being able to challenge carbonated sodas on a large scale. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY_JKz9detM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY_JKz9detM
    - justincormack 14y ago
      In France you can get citron pressee in any bar, they just take a fresh lemon, ice, water and sugar (mix yourself how you like). Just keep some lemons in the fridge... it takes seconds.
      - NoPiece 14y ago
        Some big sit down chain restaurants in the US do a good fresh lemonade. California Pizza Kitchen comes to mind, and I'll often order it. But there is still all that fast food and canned/bottled/vending machine consumption to deal with.
        justincormack 14y ago
        Can we not build a robot real lemonade dispenser?
        NoPiece 14y ago
        Do you live near a Hot Dog on a Stick? I don;t think a robot could compete. And if it did it would be sad for the lemonade stompers... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=unYgoUF-pdQ#t=29s http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v...
LatvjuAvs 14y ago
Thank you, I actually never researched this. It is different than drinking green tea, where i juggle it inside my mouth, play around with taste then swallow it :)
- plorkyeran 14y ago
  Yeah, one of the things I like about drinking a good cup of hot coffee or tea is that spending a half hour or so savoring a single cup feels perfectly natural. There's a time limit in that it'll eventually get cold, but with a good pot and a good mug it's not all that hard to spend all day drinking tea without actually consuming all that much of it.

by drostie 14y ago

pm90 14y ago

Exactly. Whenever I see an ad for cola with some variant of 'delicious and refreshing' I feel 'Well, why don't you just drink water? Sure its not delicious but certainly refreshing'. One thing that genuinely does refresh is lemonade; I wonder why that hasn't caught up though.

enraged_camel 14y ago
>>One thing that genuinely does refresh is lemonade; I wonder why that hasn't caught up though. When was the last time you saw a lemonade ad?
- NoPiece 14y ago
  Lemonade tastes great fresh, but it very noticeably tastes worse when canned/bottled. I think that disparity keeps it from being able to challenge carbonated sodas on a large scale. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY_JKz9detM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY_JKz9detM
  - justincormack 14y ago
    In France you can get citron pressee in any bar, they just take a fresh lemon, ice, water and sugar (mix yourself how you like). Just keep some lemons in the fridge... it takes seconds.
    - NoPiece 14y ago
      Some big sit down chain restaurants in the US do a good fresh lemonade. California Pizza Kitchen comes to mind, and I'll often order it. But there is still all that fast food and canned/bottled/vending machine consumption to deal with.
      - justincormack 14y ago
        Can we not build a robot real lemonade dispenser?
        NoPiece 14y ago
        Do you live near a Hot Dog on a Stick? I don;t think a robot could compete. And if it did it would be sad for the lemonade stompers... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=unYgoUF-pdQ#t=29s http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v...

LatvjuAvs 14y ago

Thank you, I actually never researched this. It is different than drinking green tea, where i juggle it inside my mouth, play around with taste then swallow it :)

plorkyeran 14y ago
Yeah, one of the things I like about drinking a good cup of hot coffee or tea is that spending a half hour or so savoring a single cup feels perfectly natural. There's a time limit in that it'll eventually get cold, but with a good pot and a good mug it's not all that hard to spend all day drinking tea without actually consuming all that much of it.