Who Invented Soft Drinks?

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[dannyslag]

I'm pretty sure this is the first youtube sponsored ad read I've ever actually wanted. Why yes, I do need a pdf editor that doesn't suck.

[maattthhhh]

People centuries ago: "This tastes nice. Must be a cure for something!"

[longbottle]

Birch beer is a tragically underrated flavor of soda. I make it a point to not drink soda regularly (it's a treat, not a staple) but when I do, birch beer with real cane sugar is a favorite.

[animistchannel]

In beverages, "soft" means sweet or not fermented. It comes from brewing, where fermented juice tastes sharp or harsh compared to raw/plain juice. Raw sweet juice has a softer feel in the mouth/palate.

[skybluskyblueify]

12:16 The channel: Our Own Devices makes excellent often detailed videos about a wide range of devices both modern and older items/devices, even a wide range of military devices. As a lover of more biological and geological things he made me really look forward to his videos.

[YouTubeCertified]

16:48 aluminum cans have a plastic inner liner, thus everything is in plastic or glass. Aluminum cans are just a container for the plastic bag.

[sarahluchies]

Apparently I'm not normal. I specifically avoid most carbonated drinks because I don't like the feel of it in my mouth. The only pop I do like to drink is A&W's root beer, and I learned recently one of the ingredients in it is a natural detergent, causing it to fizz way more and making it neccessary to carbonate it less. It still gets 2-4 inches of foam in every cup.

[kizunadragon]

TLDR: "Soft" drinks are the opposite of "hard" drinks, hard drinks being drinks with alcohol in them. I.e. hard cider etc.

[fhuber]

The "soft drink" has no drugs or alcohol. Coca Cola originally had cocaine and was a headache remedy. Dr Pepper started as a way to deliver medicines.

[hfvyxci]

“Whats soft about them?” Your teeth if you drink them often enough

[drg]

Glass bottles need to make a come back
Plastic does all kinds of nasty things in the environment, not to mention the micro-plastics INSIDE you, whereas glass just turns into eg sea glass
A beach covered in sea glass is a heck of a lot nicer than one covered in plastic

[TomFarrell-pz]

Heard you can only buy 7.5 oz cokes in Minneapolis/St Paul because it's Mini-soda.

[sgxthach]

Hearing him say Ramune made my neck snap lol

[dougbaird]

A little fact check on a can of Coke having the equivalent of 10 tbsp of sugar. In the US, it's 3 tbsp (39 g carbs/sugars) per can and less than 3 tbsp (34.98g carbs/sugars )per can in the UK. 1 tbsp of sugar has 13 g of carbohydrates.

[hektor]

For every soldier: bottles of Coke, packs of Lucky Strikes, and a Zippo lighter. Not self-serving at all.

[rikulappi]

In Finland during the prohibition 'hard tea' meant tea with booze.

[TylerDollarhide]

Sarsaparilla doesn't make rootbeer! It is sassafras root bark that makes rootbeer. Sarsaparilla was sometimes an additive, but usually is it's own drink, fittingly named sarsaparilla.
The roots of sassafras smell strongly of rootbeer, though getting the flavor right requires several other spices.

[jackturner]

@14:57 If I ever figure out what it is that makes plain fizzy water taste better, I will let you know, because I cannot stand the taste of sparkling water! When I was on exchange to Germany, they served sparkling water every day in the mess, but on one particular day we were late coming in and the water had sat for so long it lost all carbonation. I was so happy that I almost cried.

[jordanwalker]

Outside of all the "general" stuff, the thing that really blew my mind was when my Scottish almost-stepfamily referred to full-fat Coca Cola as "JUICE"! It took me far too long to realise they weren't asking about Tropicana or even Vimto, but frickin' Coke.

[matthewjay]

Yeah, in Texas, everything's a "coke." Can you get me a can of coke from the fridge? What kind do you want? We have Dr. Pepper and Mt. Dew. (I do laugh at the people mocking our culture and tradition here in the South. There's no need to be unkind. Thanks! 🙋🏻‍♂️)