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[–] yogurtwrong@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Real Linux users only drink GPL licensed cola

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[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Richard stallman really hates proprietary cola

[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 25 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] pimeys@lemmy.nauk.io 3 points 1 year ago

Ah. And delivered very often in the tiniest possible bottle. One drop of cola that just turns into steam on your tongue.

Where is the kilo of crushed ice and a liter of coke, huh?

[–] variants@possumpat.io 17 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I never understood why they make it black. Just let it look how it would look without all the food coloring

[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So you want Crystal Pepsi?

[–] frezik@midwest.social 11 points 1 year ago

It's caramel coloring, as in baked sugar. Old timey candies tended to put caramel more front and center than candies today.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

i'm pretty sure the colour is like 75% of the reason why people consider "cola" its own thing, if you just taste it blindly then you realize that it's basically just vanilla, cinnamon, and citrus, which you'd expect to be more of a yellow-y beige and frankly probably really offputting colour.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago

There was "Crystal Pepsi" back in the day. People hated it.

[–] variants@possumpat.io 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel like black is already an off putting color for a liquid that you are going to consume haha but people got used to it so they'd probably get used to a yellowy drink. But I guess it's already terrible for you so what's another dosage of food colouring on top of it

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago

well it's not really black, it's dark amber. most of the time you're going to see some light shining through the liquid, it's not like it's black paint.

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pepsi vs Coke chuds: My soda is the bestest evaah! 😫

Me, a root-beer connoisseur: A new brand I've never had before? Don't mind if I do... 😋

[–] katja@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 year ago
[–] socsa@piefed.social 14 points 1 year ago

Radical centrists be like

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago
[–] GooberEar@lemmy.wtf 8 points 1 year ago

I've never thought to try this, granted I rarely ever drink soda.

It's interesting to see multiple folks saying that Coca-cola and Pepsi taste the same. In my part of the world, there is (or was) a noticeable difference between the 2. I could easily discern the difference between them even in a blind taste test. "Coke" is noticeably more bitter and has more complex flavor. Pepsi is sweeter with sweeter flavor tones.

[–] sag@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] lustyargonian@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Did you know it's actually Thums Up?

[–] sag@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Pun intended

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Vanilla coke >>> All other flavours

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

I really felt Cherry-Coke nailed the cherry hard, better than any other cherry-flavored brands.

[–] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 5 points 1 year ago
[–] breakcore@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago
[–] Shameless@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Yum a jack & coke but with pepsi! My fav

Everyone knows that rc cola is the best one

[–] JPSound@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This may sounds nuts but i have a simple formula I like to follow. A Coke with no ice but still cold or a Pepsi with ice. A Pepsi without ice or a coke with ice tastes different.

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Omg, I'm dying over here...!
This is the greatest use of Soyjack I've ever seen.

If I could ever do an art gallery exhibit of memes, this one has to be on it. This ticks all the Pop Art boxes. Andy Warhol would have been deeply fascinated by the meme format.

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

MUH BEPIS!!!

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

all sodas of the same flavour are basically the same, i don't understand why people care so much about the precise brand..
and it's weird how it only seems to happen for specific flavours, you don't tend to see orange soda fans getting up in arms about not being served fanta.

[–] shani66@ani.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You really don't have taste buds if you think they taste the same.

[–] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

They're not exactly the same but they are extremely similar. Which I guess makes sense since they both are a type of Cola.