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Digital Awakening
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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 15:11
I put a can of Coke in the freezer this morning and thought I should bring it to the office to help me with my coder's block. I forgot it and had to get it during lunch. Even though I left it in my jacket for an hour it's still pretty frozen I like my Coke really cold (when I can barely hold the can it's just right) but the downside is that the CO2 and some of the taste go away when it gets frozen so it's much less enjoyable.

Oh well, back to the code...

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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 15:22
Even worse, it expands. Try doing that when the cola is just from the freezer. I once did, and it took my brains a full 3 seconds to realize that the blast of Cola to the ceiling of our hotelroom was a bad thing and caused by the Cola bottle.

Shame we had to check out 20 minutes later, leaving the house in a 'good state'. Total chaos.


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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 15:26
Heh, best thing is playing beer or coke football. Kick it around a lot and after a while it goes nuts. One time we had one spinning around in the air like almost floating for a short time. Seemed quite impressive at the time. But I'm afraid I was quite drunk

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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 15:33
tha_rami:
Mine had thawed so much that it only overflowed the can once, and I luckily saw it and drank it up before it had reached the edge of the rim Man, it would not have been a good idea with a Coke fountain on my office desk next to my laptop

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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 15:50
If you want a coke fountain, put a Mento in a bottle of coke. This is such a popular pastime now, that you can buy gadgets on eBay to load a bottle with a full packet of mentoes.

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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 16:30
BatVink:
Yeah, I saw the Mythbusters episode (Grenades and Guts, season 5) where they explored why this happened and then set a new record in hight

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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 16:46
MENTOS AND COKE!

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I could slip in the joke - I'm a Coke addict, but I dislike the stuff - the supermarket stuff is actually better.

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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 17:39
heheh Once, in a small reunion at my house, I had to shake the coke in a blender. It was very good, actually. The ice crystals added something to the drink - something but headache.


Coke with Mentos is totally lame. Coke with wax is cool.

Ps.: I recommend watching all of the videos done by that user. They have done some other beautiful experiments.

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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 17:55
I found this on the same page and found it more interesting

But yeah, explosions are kinda cool

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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 17:59
My brother once dropped his travel sickness tablet into a 2 litre bottle of coke, he stupidly told no one and about 10 seconds later the car was literally covered in coke, man my dad was p*ssed that day!

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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 18:10
Quote: "I'm a Coke addict"


That explains everything.

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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 19:00
On the topic of Coke. If I'm buying anything with sugar in it it's Coca Cola, everything else is just too sweet for me.

Me and my friends had this blind test with 6-8 different colas many years ago and I could easily pick out Coke and I didn't so bad with the rest and I also selected Coke as the best tasting one. I remember one of my friends who really preferred Pepsi picked it out as his favorite. There wasn't any chocking results of the test (like in the Pepsi commercials).

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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 19:35
I'm a pepsi guy myself but hey I'll drink coke just as much if there's a deal on it. Caffiene addict for 12 years and counting . Mentos and coke are only fun for parties when you string the mentos in the cap and cut the string holding it so when the next person to open it comes, *BOOM*

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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 22:50
Quote: "But I'm afraid I was quite drunk"

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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 22:58
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Dude, it was college days. Every day I'm afraid I was very very drunk.

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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 23:02
Quote: "Coke with Mentos is totally lame. Coke with wax is cool."

Coke with gunpowder is actually better... Oh, wait, you didn't mean drinking...

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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 23:02
Quote: "I could slip in the joke - I'm a Coke addict, but I dislike the stuff - the supermarket stuff is actually better."

I've spent my whole life searching for you! The people who buy the supermarket-brand soft drinks! I knew you must've been out there but had never actually seen any of you buying the drinks, hehe. But seriously, I can't drink the supermarket brands, my tastebuds weep when I give it a try. I think it's just that over the years I've built up such a serious need for Coca Cola that my body naturally resists other drinks .

Reminds me of a hilarious moment from Family Guy, where Stewie and Brian are wandering through the desert dying of thirst. They see a vending machine off in the distance and rush over to it, only to discover it's an RC Cola machine... they opt to walk onward and remain thirsty . I need someone to show me that guy who raves on about RC Cola, has the RC Cola t-shirt and clock on the wall, all that lol. I know he must be out there somewhere . And now that I said that, I'm sure he'll post in this thread!

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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 23:03
The Mentos + coke effect, It looks like the same reaction of mix Coke + wine + sugar (Calimoxio, a drink we drink quite often in concerts here) I guess its the sugar who make reaction with the coke.


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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 23:07
Personally I'm a Dr Pepper man myself. And guess what? Yes, even though Cyprus has pretty much everything, I can't find bloody Dr Pepper! Ach! Also can't find Jaffa cakes (although not bad similar things), and the best crisp in the world ever (pickled onion monster munch, but a friend mailed me some, so I'm good).

Oh, and for some really weird reason they only seem to do 1.5 litre bottles of pop. 2 litre is only very rare specials. Why?????? Damn them and their not quite big enough bottles...

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Quote: "and the best crisp in the world ever "

Maybe someone ate it?

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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 23:26
What's a Jaffa Cake?

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Posted: 17th Oct 2007 23:35
It's similar to mexican candy in terms of nutrition content. Mexican candy has lead.
Aussie cake has cow pies, to put it blunt.
Australians like eating cows in every type of their food, especially cake, and especially every part of the cow. Even it's pie that seems to be abundent in Aussie-Land.

Y'gotta be careful with any food you eat there should you ever visit. But that's mainly for their cake, possibly not tho. FYI.!

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Quote: "What's a Jaffa Cake?"


You never heard of a jaffa cake! Google it now.

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Quote: "Heh, best thing is playing beer or coke football. "


You drinking Bastard.

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Posted: 18th Oct 2007 00:22 Edited at: 18th Oct 2007 00:54
Quote: "Australians like eating cows in every type of their food"

Don’t know what your talking about mate, the only thing us Aussie’s consume is -



Which just so happens to have the greatest dam theme music ever writer.
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Lets see, personal favourites
Carling Extra Cold
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pint of piss.


I'll drink anything over 5% to be honest.

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Posted: 18th Oct 2007 00:50
I'm sure you love your piss.

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Posted: 18th Oct 2007 00:51
I like RC, but the clock is back ordered. They weren't thinking that 2 people would order on the same day.

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Posted: 18th Oct 2007 00:53
Jaffa Cake, we don't have them over here in Sweden, at least I've never seen them. I have however found Oreos in the biggest store in this City (moved here some months ago). They are way expensive and only come in 4x4 snack packs but man they are good. At first I didn't really like them but then I got cravings for their strong taste. The 2nd pack I bought had soft cores ("The white stuff"), the first one was dry... Anyway, they are amazing with milk

I had this class mate some years ago that only bought Virgin Cola (I think that was the brand) because they where cheap. I rather drink Coke or just bottled water. I like Loka, a Swedish brand, and not those imported US crap like Bonaqua (Coca Cola Company IIRC). Loka is really popular over here. I recommend the lemon and the pear tastes if you ever have the chance of trying

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Lol, you barely learned that oreos existed, they're pretty awesome.

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I think I actually saw those Jaffa Cakes at one of our stores in the "International" section; I'll have to grab a package next time.

One thing I used to like in Germany was "Bitter Lemon"; can't find it over here at all. Other than that, I enjoyed Murphy's Stout and German wheat beer.

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DrewG:
I learnt of their existence from watching Smallville (The Martian Manhunter loves them)

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DrewG happens to love them also.

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LoL, Jaffa Cakes are so common here, but we don't call them Jaffa Cakes, we call them biscuits but in spanish (galleta), well we call everything biscuit

This Jaffa Cakes are soo good, specially one which its made with chocolate mousse.

Also here in Canary islands there are a lot of English products, even there are supermarkets specialist in English food and other products, even English (and also some in German) newspapers and magazines.


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Umm... Isn't cake called torta in Spain?

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"Torta" its a South-american word, actually Cake literally means "pastel" in Castilian Spanish.


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Ah, okay.

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A (birthday) cake is called tårta in Swedish The Swedish letter Å sounds kinda like the O in more.

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Posted: 18th Oct 2007 03:09 Edited at: 18th Oct 2007 03:10
Frozen coke cans explode. Forgot i had it in the freezer to cool it down faster... Been there, done that

Cola flavoured fish fingers anyone?

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Cola flavoured fish fingers anyone?"

Ohhh Me! Me! Pick Me! That's my favorite.

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Quote: "I think I actually saw those Jaffa Cakes at one of our stores in the "International" section"
Get them then. Best damn biscuits in the world. Although technically they aren't classed as a biscuit. Is a small cake thing. Essentially it is an orange flavoured chocolate cake thing about the size of a biscuit. But they are awesome. Really. Must sell like crazy as they have been around donkeys years. Also watch that Webb and Miller scetch about the bloke who can control biscuits with his mind. Is totally class. He goes nuts and blows up all the biscuits in the store with the Jaffa cakes sitting there nicely (he can't control them as they are not technically a biscuit). Tops!

Quote: "One thing I used to like in Germany was "Bitter Lemon""
You mean the cordial drink? Yeah, we get tonnes of the stuff in the UK. Tends to be what Mum gives you with ice in the summer when you were a kid. That and Barley water (famous from Wimbledon) which is similar.

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Agreed--- I love Dr. Pepper. I'll settle for a Coke or at worst a Pepsi if I'm in a pop mood at work.

I can't believe people enjoy Oreos as much as they do. They're everywhere here, and IMHO they're nasty. My uncle works for Mr. Christie and he used to give me boxes of every kind of cookie and snack they make (hundreds of varieties), but I never ate the Oreos. Some people at work eat them every day, and I just can't understand it. To each his own

I prefer those fig newtons found here.

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Posted: 18th Oct 2007 10:13 Edited at: 18th Oct 2007 10:13
Quote: "I can't believe people enjoy Oreos as much as they do"
Not in the UK they don't. Most people have never heard of them (even with the "worlds most popular biscuit" or whatever it is tagline). I spent a few years as a kid on an american base (well apparently an international one in Italy, but think was mainly run by americans) so have a few different tastes (peanut butter and *jam* still sounds wrong...). I'm still amazed how popular Oreos (elsewhere) are though. They taste ok and thats it. We have loads of similar stuff that taste better. 'spose they got in there first with a better marketing campaign or somesuch.

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Posted: 18th Oct 2007 12:44 Edited at: 18th Oct 2007 12:49
Oreos always taste so processed to me.
If I'm gonna eat a biscuit, it better not be chewy, and should soak up all the saliva in my mouth, only to be replaced by the melting chocolate.
But oreos... Oh, no, they just turn into... putty, in my mouth. It's horrible.

Drew, I have no idea what you're talking about Aussies for, I suppose you're just being stereotypical, but either way, shut up.

I've frozen drinks quite alot.
The worst is freezing beer (especially the 6.5% Extra Dry Platinums I drink) - It all separates, and when it defrosts, it's horrid.
My fridge in my dorm's a bit dodgy, sometimes making things colder, other times not, so I have to keep checking them so they're ice cold, but without the ice

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Yep, Teddy’s aren’t a bad drop.

One of my mates has the same problem with his bar fridge, bloody frozen to the core one day, room temp the next.

Going of a few posts I saw of Dazzag’s, I would say me and him have a somewhat "unhealthy" passion for the amber stuff.

Here’s a few tips I prepared earlier for the young players out there for whenever they next head up to the bar -

Beer Troubleshooting -

SYMPTOM: Feet cold and wet.
FAULT: Glass being held at incorrect angle.
ACTION: Rotate glass so that open end points toward ceiling.

SYMPTOM: Feet warm and wet.
FAULT: Improper bladder control.
ACTION: Stand next to nearest dog, complain about house training.

SYMPTOM: Beer unusually pale and tasteless.
FAULT: Glass empty.
ACTION: Get someone to buy you another beer.

SYMPTOM: Opposite wall covered with fluorescent lights.
FAULT: You have fallen over backward.
ACTION: Have yourself chained to bar.

SYMPTOM: Mouth contains cigarette butts.
FAULT: You have fallen forward.
ACTION: See above.

SYMPTOM: Beer tasteless, front of your shirt is wet.
FAULT: Mouth not open, or glass applied to wrong part of face.
ACTION: Retire to restroom, practice in mirror.

And a few random quotes -

Quote: "`People who drink light beer don`t like the taste of beer, they just like to piss a lot.`"


Quote: "`Sir, you`re drunk!`"

reply -
Quote: "`Yes madam, and you`re ugly. But in the morning I will be sober.`"


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Posted: 18th Oct 2007 13:25 Edited at: 18th Oct 2007 13:26
Hah! I think I had those quotes (beer troubleshooter) on a poster on my wall at Uni. Honestly.

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Quote: "You mean the cordial drink?"

No; it's more of a lemon soda type of drink, it might be made by Fanta...not sure.

I like Oreos alright (especially with milk); but I just took the first Army PT Test (Physical fitness test) in almost 5 years....let's just say I need some work, and laying off the "fat pills" is a good start.

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Quote: "No; it's more of a lemon soda type of drink, it might be made by Fanta...not sure"
Oh yeah, there is one like that. Bit too bitter for me. Think it was Fanta.

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Quote: "Quote: "I could slip in the joke - I'm a Coke addict, but I dislike the stuff - the supermarket stuff is actually better."
I've spent my whole life searching for you! The people who buy the supermarket-brand soft drinks! I knew you must've been out there but had never actually seen any of you buying the drinks, hehe. But seriously, I can't drink the supermarket brands, my tastebuds weep when I give it a try. I think it's just that over the years I've built up such a serious need for Coca Cola that my body naturally resists other drinks"


Ha ha I guess it was meant to be...Well Coca Cola is horrible, it used to taste all right, Pepsi, Virgin Cola and the rest are nice, but to be honest, Supermarket coke is just as good (And much cheaper), though the Tesco one is getting worse (It's beginning to taste like fizzy water), but Sainsburys and Marks and Spencers still keep the quality up. I guess Supermarkets in America give out poor quality drinks - of course I never buy the value stuff, well I did the other, it just tastes rank, though at the moment I'm sittig by a bottle of Dr Pepper so I'm not a hardcore supermarket brand dude, I just like it more than Coca Cola.

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