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Cola. The Nectar of the Gods. We all love this awesome drink. However, there are times when even Cola goes bad.

Open a refrigerator. Do you see a cola bottle that is almost empty (up to 15% full)? Has it been in the refrigerator for over an hour? That is bad cola.

On one hand, upon sight of bad cola, you are tempted to throw it away. Drinking bad cola is not always fun. However, you never do this. Throwing away cola is simply too blasphemous. It is, after all, blessed by Godly beings far beyond our perception of reality.

Today, I pondered this problem, and I found a treatment. I am not claiming this will work in all cases. (I wouldn't try it on REALLY old Cola. A day or two old at most.) Nor am I guaranteeing this will work at all. Try this at your own risk.

1. Take the bottle of old cola, and a bottle of new cola. (This has to be new. As everyone knows, cola is at optimal quality when it's completely fresh.)
2. Pour into your glass a mixture of the colas. About 25% of the mix should be old cola, and the rest new cola. (Use 20% if you think this is excessive.)
3. Drink. Not so bad, is it? In fact, it's quite good!

If you try this or if you have any comments, please reply.

this is revolutionary. a breakthrough in modern science.
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i usually drink all of it. and i don't buy 2 liters just because they go flat so quickly. cans/ 20oz bottles plz

Quote from: Yoni on August 26, 2004, 11:51 AM
1. Take the bottle of old cola, and a bottle of new cola. (This has to be new. As everyone knows, cola is at optimal quality when it's completely fresh.)
2. Pour into your glass a mixture of the colas. About 25% of the mix should be old cola, and the rest new cola. (Use 20% if you think this is excessive.)
3. Drink. Not so bad, is it? In fact, it's quite good!

An alternative is to use 20% water and 80% cola. Try it and see what you think

Is Coca Cola putting out ketchup now?

Quote from: hismajesty[yL] on August 26, 2004, 06:02 PM
Is Coca Cola putting out ketchup now?

The bottle of ketchup is clearly labeled as Heinz.

Quote from: Hitmen on August 26, 2004, 06:33 PM

Quote from: hismajesty[yL] on August 26, 2004, 06:02 PM
Is Coca Cola putting out ketchup now?

The bottle of ketchup is clearly labeled as Heinz.

All you see is the side of the label, it doesn't actualy display the word "Heinz" in the picture. Sure, the label may be similar, but it's not for sure until Yoni verifies it as Heinz and not, on the other hand, Coca-Cola ketchup.

If you just squeze all the air out of the coke bottle and close the lid it'll stay good a little longer.

Quote from: hismajesty[yL] on August 26, 2004, 06:39 PM

Quote from: Hitmen on August 26, 2004, 06:33 PM

Quote from: hismajesty[yL] on August 26, 2004, 06:02 PM
Is Coca Cola putting out ketchup now?

The bottle of ketchup is clearly labeled as Heinz.

All you see is the side of the label, it doesn't actualy display the word "Heinz" in the picture. Sure, the label may be similar, but it's not for sure until Yoni verifies it as Heinz and not, on the other hand, Coca-Cola ketchup.

It may not be fully visible, but it is still quite obvious that it is, infact, Heinz ketchup.

Thanks for the replies, everyone!

Quote from: Adron on August 26, 2004, 05:45 PM
An alternative is to use 20% water and 80% cola. Try it and see what you think

What?! This makes no sense. It'll make the cola worse. Wouldn't it?
Do you mean 80% good cola or 80% bad cola?

Quote from: muert0 on August 26, 2004, 06:42 PM
If you just squeze all the air out of the coke bottle and close the lid it'll stay good a little longer.

Very interesting. Sounds plausible. I will try this. Thanks for the tip.

As for the ketchup: This is a special edition of Heinz Ketchup, with built-in Tabasco. Fear plz.

Quote from: Yoni on August 26, 2004, 08:53 PM

Quote from: Adron on August 26, 2004, 05:45 PM
An alternative is to use 20% water and 80% cola. Try it and see what you think

What?! This makes no sense. It'll make the cola worse. Wouldn't it?
Do you mean 80% good cola or 80% bad cola?

It'll make the cola worse. I meant 80% good cola. What I wanted to say was that perhaps cola is good enough that if you have 80% goodness, the remaining 20% can be bad cola, water, or anything that doesn't completely ruin the taste, and it'll still be pretty ok.

Quote from: Adron on August 27, 2004, 07:13 AM
It'll make the cola worse. I meant 80% good cola. What I wanted to say was that perhaps cola is good enough that if you have 80% goodness, the remaining 20% can be bad cola, water, or anything that doesn't completely ruin the taste, and it'll still be pretty ok.

Oh, yes. But the point is to preserve and use cola efficiently. As in, use the maximal amount of cola, and not throw any away.

Quote from: Yoni on August 27, 2004, 09:15 PM

Quote from: Adron on August 27, 2004, 07:13 AM
It'll make the cola worse. I meant 80% good cola. What I wanted to say was that perhaps cola is good enough that if you have 80% goodness, the remaining 20% can be bad cola, water, or anything that doesn't completely ruin the taste, and it'll still be pretty ok.

Oh, yes. But the point is to preserve and use cola efficiently. As in, use the maximal amount of cola, and not throw any away.

.... and that is what his method does.  Drink 20% good cola, replace the missing 20% with water.  Instead of 80% good cola, you have a full bottle of cola, with perhaps only 5% of the noticable goodness diminished.

Oh, that's bad. I care about 100% fresh cola more than cola efficiency.

Hmm, you have a point. Maybe this cola-efficiency thing is a bad idea.

Pepsi > Coke.

Quote from: Maddox on August 28, 2004, 07:38 PM
Pepsi > Coke.

What are you on?