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Topic: pepsi challenge
started by: CatKnight

Posted by CatKnight on Jul. 08 2001,11:42

first of all here's a mini rant against mtv. all of their shows have crowds of super buff guys and gorgeous busty women. i fucking hate that because it is nowhere close to reality. they are endorsing the idea that you have to have a perfect body to be happy.

anyway, i did that pepsi taste test at hfstival last year, and i have to say that i am extremely suspicious. i know the difference between coke and pepsi very well. coke is more syrupy and sweet while pepsi is thinner and has more of the cola bean flavor. when i took the taste test, BOTH of them tasted very similar, as if they were both half and half pepsi and coke. very odd. (they have you eat some crackers after drinking the first sample to clear your pallate btw). anyway after drinking the second sample, i couldn't tell which one was which because they were very similar, so i picked the one that i thought was closer to being COKE. turned out it was PEPSI. i did it again about 30 minutes later, after getting a coke and a pepsi at a local vendor just to make sure i knew the difference between them. this time i picked the one that tasted more like pepsi. also, PEPSI. i was astounded. normally i like coke better, yet here was this supposed taste test telling me no matter what i drink, i will like pepsi better? i think they must have either changed the cans under the cover before i picked so that it was pepsi, or pulled some other sort of trick. very very strange.

Posted by Rhydant on Jul. 08 2001,12:57

i failed the pepsi challenege... i hope this doesnt effect my chances of getting into a good college

pepsi=good
coke=bad

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Posted by Wolfguard on Jul. 08 2001,14:45

want to know how they do the poopsie challenge?

Its good to know someone at pepsi

CK is right. They are a 50-50 mix in both cups. The trick is the slight of hand they pull with the cans. each can has a coke "skin" on it.

You chose and they pull the paper and the "skin" off at the same time. and they will either show you the other can or even let you lift the paper. If you dont know how to grab the skin its not pulling off and all you see is a coke can.

its pretty slick

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Posted by PersonGuy on Jul. 08 2001,14:46

quote:
Originally posted by CatKnight:
first of all here's a mini rant against mtv. all of their shows have crowds of super buff guys and gorgeous busty women. i fucking hate that because it is nowhere close to reality. they are endorsing the idea that you have to have a perfect body to be happy.

Actually they're endorsing the idea that you have to have a perfect body to be on MTV, which is in fact VERY close to reality.

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Posted by cr0bar on Jul. 08 2001,15:24

I don't drink that much soda, but I prefer Pepsi. Coke tastes like malted battery acid.

As for MTV, I totally agree with CK and PG, but another big problem I have is that they're basically a marketing outlet for music. A lot of people think MTV plays pop music...well, it's the other way around. The music on MTV is pop because it's on MTV. Kids who see the crowds of beautiful people and want to be a part of it all also will pick up the music. It's not horrible music, but a large percentage of it is the same recycled crap over and over. How cool would you be if people knew you listened to some unknown band whose music is meaningful enough to you that it doesn't appeal to 9 out of 10 high school kids? Oh well, I suppose it's part of the herd mentality. Speaking of which, how about that show they're pimping now--'Becoming'? The one where you get to be Blink182 (*retch*) or some other pop star? Finally, your life has meaning because you are popular and your product is profitable! The things that make you a unique and valuable person are no longer those things which set you apart from everyone else, but the ones that exemplify the way everyone wants to be and is willing to take home and hang on their wall.

Posted by CatKnight on Jul. 08 2001,15:59

[computerboy]HOLY FUCKIN SHIT![/computerboy]

Wolfguard, you mean I was RIGHT? I KNEW IT! This is incredible! One of my outlandish conspiracy theories is accurate! I'm terrified! The world is coming to an end! And when I get to hell's gate the doorman asks me if I would like a drink and I say "sure, coke would be nice" and he says "you mean pepsi. coming right up".

Posted by CatKnight on Jul. 08 2001,16:06

wolfy, is your source reliable? i want to start calling up the radio stations on the morning shows to tell them this. it really pisses me off that they do this kind of dumb shit.

Posted by Emperor- on Jul. 08 2001,18:22

just something i saw a while back. you have all probbly seen it before, but hey i thought it was cool. dont know if it is all true or not but it sure did put me off coke
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1. In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days.
3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl....... Let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean.
4. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
5. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminium foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
6. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
7. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in
Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
8. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan; wrap the ham in aluminium foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for sumptuous brown gravy.
9. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains.
10. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

FYI:
1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days.
2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the hazardous material place cards reserved for Highly Corrosive materials.
3. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!

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Posted by askheaves on Jul. 08 2001,18:35

When making spaghetti, put in a little bit of Pepsi to keep the noodles from sticking together. True.

Posted by Observer on Jul. 08 2001,18:58

Since I haven't actually witnessed such a challenge in person, I had wondered if they just showed you the can you picked or if they show you both.

If they only show you the one you pick, they they're both Pepsi cans. Kind of like the Shell game, but without the pea at all.

Then there's always the 7-UP taste challenge...

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Posted by Sithiee on Jul. 08 2001,20:16

quote:
Originally posted by askheaves:
When making spaghetti, put in a little bit of Pepsi to keep the noodles from sticking together. True.

or any sort of vegetable oil. or stir.

and ck, it was different for me. i went up with some friends, and i took it, and i couldnt tell the difference. so i watched the guy for about 4 people, and it was in the same place each time. i asked the guy if he was supposed to switch the cans around so you couldnt guess, and he said he was supposed to keep them in the same place. i asked him if that would skew results, considering you could just watch the person in front of you, and he said he didnt care. so umm...yeah. but i was watching from behind the challenge booth, and they did pour out of a coke and pepsi can. maybe wg is right, but thats what i remember. and btw, i didnt go to teh hfstival this year, because hfs now = suck. old hfs = rock, new hfs = suck.

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quote:
Originally posted by Dark Knight Bob:
does anyone not notcie that sithee isnt actually talking out of his ass like a lot of people here

Posted by ic0n0 on Jul. 09 2001,05:49

pepsi is europe is weird :P, coke is universaly bad everywhere. American pepsi is good.

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Posted by Wolfguard on Jul. 09 2001,10:45

quote:
Originally posted by CatKnight:
wolfy, is your source reliable? i want to start calling up the radio stations on the morning shows to tell them this. it really pisses me off that they do this kind of dumb shit.

At this time we still like "the sorce" in question. Lets just say i have seen the "skins" but was unable to keep it with me for long and leave it at that.

Trying to prove this without that skin would be a feat for Mulder and Scully at this point.

quote "the best part of the entire test is this, we never really lie to the person taking the test since [b] Both products are in the cup at the same time.[b] this means that we can stand in a court of law and say under oath that 'yes, they chose the pepsi that was in that cup.' and still sleep at night"

Want to prove it? snag a cup from the challenge and have it tested at a lab. <good luck finding one>

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Posted by Wolfguard on Jul. 09 2001,10:50

quote:
Originally posted by CatKnight:

One of my outlandish conspiracy theories is accurate! I'm terrified! (

Here is another thing to scare the hell out of you.

where do you think 99\% of all the conspiracy theories come from?

I can say this much. they are made up by the same people that are the heart of the other 1\% to put so much chaff out there that it makes life hard when you try to trace one of them.

Yes, the truth is out there.
so is loads of other crap.

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Posted by CatKnight on Jul. 09 2001,11:37

quote:
, i didnt go to teh hfstival this year, because hfs now = suck. old hfs = rock, new hfs = suck.

i agree. too much stupid whiny high-school crap like "linkin park" (why did they spell it wrong?) and wheetus. i mostly listen to dc101 now and 98 rock occasionally.

Posted by Greasemonk on Jul. 09 2001,11:46

quote:
Originally posted by CatKnight:
i agree. too much stupid whiny high-school crap like "linkin park" (why did they spell it wrong?) and wheetus. i mostly listen to dc101 now and 98 rock occasionally.

Excuse my language but both DC101 and WHFS can suck my dick. WHFS plays waaaaaay too much Nirvana and Green Day, DC101 has the nerve to play LFO "steal my sunshine". Plus WHFS has the nerve to play Static-X guitar riffs in the background while their DJs talk, then when I call them up and request that song their pussys start hurting and they start crying about how they will get in trouble with their program manager. Their program manager can suck my dick too. I thought they were coming around when they had Slipknot "wait and bleed" on the top 10 but they are becoming more and more like MTV. Oh and I read somewhere MTV has teenybopper soap operas now, yay...

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Posted by CatKnight on Jul. 09 2001,13:05

nirvanna and green day aren't bad, but i agree both stations play too much of them. however dc101 has redeemed themselves by playing that depeche mode song yay

Posted by DeadAnztac on Jul. 10 2001,01:31

The radio really pisses me off. They'll play the coolest fucking song in the background of their commercials, but do the every play that music? No~ I hear Gravity Kills (a hell of alot), Prodigy, Orbital, Underworld, Paul Van Dyke, and more, but when I request it they never play it! Grr... They won't even play any good NIN or White Zombie, all they play is Godsmack, Limp, and Drowning Pool *shiver*... Along with that goddamned song with that guy who just sprouts big words, without ANY point, because the market he's selling to apparently doesn't speak English and will just be impressed with his vocabulary or something... Someone might know what I mean... umm.. don't know what arbitrary neural pathway triggered this post, but hell, we all know I cling to my inane impulses

Posted by Sithiee on Jul. 10 2001,01:40

yeah, ever since we got the corolla (which was like october), i listen to my cds instead of the radio. the only time i listen to the radio anymore is in our van, cause it has no cd player. i think its all best summed up in the song by buck o nine. "what happened to my radio? it used to be cool, but now it just blows."

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quote:
Originally posted by Dark Knight Bob:
does anyone not notcie that sithee isnt actually talking out of his ass like a lot of people here

Posted by PersonGuy on Jul. 10 2001,14:32

quote:
Originally posted by DeadAnztac:
The radio really pisses me off. They'll play the coolest fucking song in the background of their commercials, but do the every play that music? No~

I've been SOOOOO pissed off about that exact same thing!! I notice that ALL THE TIME! And the same goes for movie previews and car commertials. They even had Fable by Robert Miles for Ever After!

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Posted by CatKnight on Jul. 10 2001,15:10

quote:
i think its all best summed up in the song by buck o nine. "what happened to my radio? it used to be cool, but now it just blows."

did you hear that on the radio?

Posted by CatKnight on Jul. 10 2001,15:12

quote:
Originally posted by PersonGuy:
I've been SOOOOO pissed off about that exact same thing!! I notice that ALL THE TIME! And the same goes for movie previews and car commertials. They even had Fable by Robert Miles for Ever After!

oh yeah like that song by enigma that was on the commercial for the matrix but wasn't on the soundtrack...took me a year to find that song on irc but it was worth it. enigma r0x0rs

Posted by Sithiee on Jul. 10 2001,19:28

actually, my friend played a couple other songs off the cd a lot, and i like got addicted to them, so i had to buy the cd, and that awesome song was just a bonus.

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quote:
Originally posted by Dark Knight Bob:
does anyone not notcie that sithee isnt actually talking out of his ass like a lot of people here

Posted by CatKnight on Jul. 11 2001,11:24

quote:
Originally posted by DeadAnztac:
Along with that goddamned song with that guy who just sprouts big words, without ANY point

heh i thought you were talkin about that poe song. it's not a bad song, i like the chick's deep sexy voice, but 75\% of the song is just that guy talking.

Posted by Rhydant on Jul. 11 2001,17:05

quote:
Originally posted by DeadAnztac:
Along with that goddamned song with that guy who just sprouts big words, without ANY point

are you talking about Beck? you cant talk bad about Beck. he rules. you know?

in the time of chimpanzees i was a monkey
butaine in my viens and im out to cut the chunky
with the plastic eyeballs, spray-paint the vegetables
stock-food stalls with the beef-cake panty-hoes.

you gotta love it... you loser.

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Posted by DeadAnztac on Jul. 11 2001,20:34

No, not Beck! I love Beck! umm, I can't think of the band or the song, all I can really tell you is the first verse is just a long series of long words about taking the SATs... it's retarded, trust me.

Posted by afropik on Jul. 12 2001,06:40

I know what song you're talking about. It's the one that was suppostely based on a commencement speech given by Kurt Vonnigut, but turned out to be bullshit. I never really liked that song, and I'm glad the band or whatever never got popular. I remember seeing it on some minivan commercial, or some bullshit like that.

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afro is a good newbie. he adds intelligent comments, and doesnt go flaming people that he shouldnt. well done.

Posted by askheaves on Jul. 12 2001,15:13

Just remember. No matter what a stripper tells you, there's no sex in the Chamaigne Room... none.

Oh, there's champaigne in the Champaigne Room. But you don't want champaigne... you want sex. And there's no sex in the Champaigne Room.

Posted by afropik on Jul. 12 2001,15:29

I think my receptor that gauges spelling just blew up.

Champagne.

Posted by askheaves on Jul. 12 2001,19:54

quote:
Originally posted by afropik:
I think my receptor that gauges spelling just blew up.
Champagne.

I even ran that through Word too... I'm a sucker.

Posted by Rhydant on Jul. 13 2001,05:56

quote:
Originally posted by askheaves:
Oh, there's champaigne in the Champaigne Room. But you don't want champaigne... you want sex. And there's no sex in the Champaigne Room.

which is why they invented prostitutes.

i actually had a glass of champaigne the other day. and i must say.... it was.... like spoilt grape juice... ewww

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Posted by DeadRhydant on Jul. 14 2001,18:10

i put a couple of nails in a 20-oz bottle of coke this morning. and i shook it up real nice... ill let you guys know what happens.. heheheh

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Posted by CatKnight on Jul. 14 2001,18:16

what are you trying to prove? you could do the same thing with orange juice, milk, or any other food that's acidic.

Posted by RenegadeSnark on Jul. 14 2001,18:30

Wow! Lots of interesting posts about the pepsi challenge.

Posted by PersonGuy on Jul. 14 2001,23:54

quote:
Originally posted by CatKnight:
milk... acidic.

STICK WITH PHYSICS.

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Posted by Spydir on Jul. 15 2001,00:27

actually... milk is mildly acidic...

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Posted by DuSTman on Jul. 15 2001,11:14

I thought milk was mild alkali..

Posted by CatKnight on Jul. 15 2001,12:56

quote:
From some science thingy:
If pure
water is defined as neutral, baking soda solutions are basic
(alkaline) and household ammonia is very basic (very alkaline). On
the other side of this scale, there are ascending degrees of
acidity; milk is slightly acidic, tomato juice is slightly more
acidic, vinegar is mediumly acidic, lemon juice is still more
acidic, and battery acid is extremely acidic.

STICK TO...WHATEVER...IT IS THAT YOU...DO. YEAH!

Posted by Rhydant on Jul. 15 2001,12:57

milk is a base. you fool!
i opened up the bottle this morning. i poured the coke through a fine-wire filter thing i found in the kitchen, and all that remained of the nail were a few grains of steel. like dirt, sorta. scary.

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Posted by demonk on Jul. 15 2001,14:58

And the acid that is in your stomaches naturally would have dissolved that nail in a few minutes, leaving nothing behind. Arguments like the nail in the pop can or cola eating away concrete are just scare tactics by people who don't really understand what they are talking about. Yes, colas and other such drinks contain some kind of acid, usually phosphoric or citris acid. But your natural stomache lining can withstand much higher concentrations of acids than you will ever find in a cola drink.

Hey, I found this this morning and thought is was kinda interesting. It's open source for cola drinks:
< http://www.opencola.org:8080/projects/softdrink >

Posted by CatKnight on Jul. 15 2001,16:51

what kind of milk are you referring to rydant? if you are thinking of milk of magnesia then yes it is a base.

btw that open cola taste like tab (i.e. crap)

Posted by demonk on Jul. 15 2001,18:32

I didn't know that. Well, you saved me some money and time.

Posted by Rhydant on Jul. 15 2001,18:57

cat, you made that post SECONDS before i posted mine. if i would of seen it beforehand, i wouldnt of said that. you being a nuclea physics and all...

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Posted by CowboyNeal on Jul. 16 2001,01:38

Fuck the pepsi challenge--I went up to that guy, drank both his little cans, and the back of my tongue was still dry! When will they start selling sodas in forty gallon jugs? Now there's a challenge!

Posted by TheTaxMan on Jul. 18 2001,21:34

All of that acid/base jargon about coke is pointless to me anyway, as I eat lemon pieces whenever I get the chance.

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Posted by PersonGuy on Jul. 19 2001,04:31

Ok. I was wrong. I was thinking of milk of Magnesia AKA Tums: < http://www.eosc.osshe.edu/peers/lessons/keys/phcompare.html >

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Posted by CatKnight on Jul. 19 2001,12:23

oh btw 4 trains derailed in an underground tunnel in baltimore the other day. one of them is burning and the other one is leaking pure HCl at 10 gal/min. now that's what i call a sticky situation!

Posted by L33T_h4x0r_d00d on Jul. 19 2001,13:56

quote:
Originally posted by CatKnight:
oh btw 4 trains derailed in an underground tunnel in baltimore the other day. one of them is burning and the other one is leaking pure HCl at 10 gal/min. now that's what i call a sticky situation!

Now I remember why I make fun of you.

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Originally posted by Spydir about Dysorderia :
oh fuck it, you're to ignorant and self indulged to even consider anything other then "I'm from england and I hate americans and humans are killing the earth and blah-de-fucking-blah-blah".

Posted by Rhydant on Jul. 19 2001,14:25

HCI? you mean HCA? hydrocloric acid?

then again, i cant phathom for the life of me that a train would be carrying a big ass load of hydrocloric acid... its the stuff in your belly....

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Posted by CatKnight on Jul. 19 2001,15:44

HCA? um no...

H-Hydrogen
Cl (NOT CL)-Chlorine

HCl-HydroChloric Acid

btw it is used as an industrial solvent among other things

This message has been edited by CatKnight on July 20, 2001 at 10:45 AM

Posted by demonk on Jul. 19 2001,16:30

I've worked in a chip fab at Intel one summer, and we had this place called 'wet etch'. You would put the wafers of chips into this solution of HCl @ 120 degrees C to clean off some stuff. We refered to it as the parana mix.