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[-] KGB@lemmy.world 78 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

For the curious ones,

It’s called the Artesian Well.

Located next to the bottling machines is the well that provided water in the early years of Dr Pepper bottling. An underground aquifer of artesian water was the source. The water from the well was pumped to the third floor to be filtered and distilled, then it came back down to the first floor through hoses. In the 1920s the well was filled with broken bottles and forgotten until the restoration of the building in the 1980s. They excavated to the depth of 27 and a half feet, which is what you can see today.

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[-] Krackalot@lemmy.world 47 points 11 months ago

I absolutely love this story about how capitalism removes all the resources, then when it's no longer useful, just trashes the place.

[-] Trollception@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Pretty sure that's the work of people. I don't think it was the will of capitalism to order people to throw bottles into an old well.

[-] TheYojimbo@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

Capitalism isn't the work of people ? Is it some kind of god you pray to ? Well that makes sense actually

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 7 points 11 months ago

Cheapest way to dispose of broken bottles. Just chuck it into the well.

Absolutely done to increase profit margins.

[-] be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

"How do we get rid of all these bottles, boss?"

Boss looks at huge empty well.

"There's nothin' cheaper than throwin' 'em down that hole we sucked all the water out of! Who's gonna care?"

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 41 points 11 months ago

Dr. Pepper is actually just some weird sludge they found in that hole. Once the sludge is gone, there will be no more Dr. Pepper to consume. And then things will get interesting.

[-] scratchresistor@thelemmy.club 22 points 11 months ago

Oompa loompa doobadee darmedguards...

[-] Stamau123@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

SHUT THE HELL UP!

[-] veroxii@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months ago

Party with the Slurm worm!

[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

It's clearly the entrance to a pepper mine. I'm sure it takes a lot of pepper to make Dr Pepper.

[-] EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website 22 points 11 months ago

This is a common misconception. It does not take a lot of pepper, but it takes the pepper many years to earn its medical degrees before the canning process can begin.

The result is that you need a lot of pepper in the pipeline to keep stable production, not that the drink requires lots of pepper per ml produced.

It’s a bit like running a vineyard.

[-] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago
[-] bazus1@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

It puts the DrPepper on its skin!!

[-] gac11@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)
[-] Pratai@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago

Every time this has been posted, there’s always a comment explaining exactly why it’s there.

[-] be_excellent_to_each_other@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

And seriously, how did "Jam" see that covered hole in the floor and not go "Cool, an old well!"

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I thought the fear hole was in a Denny's?

[-] DarkGamer@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

That's where Dr, Pepper's Monster lives.

[-] CarlsIII@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

That’s where they keep the people they make Dr. Pepper out of. Don’t believe me? Where do you think those “I’m a Pepper” shirts came from?

this post was submitted on 22 Dec 2023
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