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January 13 2012

19:20

Your Orange Juice Might Have Ball-Destroying Fungicide In It [Wtf]

Ruh to the roh. Coca Cola says it has found illegal fungicide in orange juice made by Coke and its competitors. The illegal fungicide was originally used on oranges in Brazil but has made its way to store shelves stateside. Watch what you drink! More »

Tags: Wtf Carbendazim cocacola Coke Fungicide Minute maid oj orange juice Tropicana

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August 02 2011

16:00

Coast Guard Intercepts Cocaine Submarine as It Sinks [Watch This]

Drug-smuggling, homemade submarines are nothing new—what a world we live in. And it shouldn't be any surprised that a bunch of coke-addled amateur engineers aren't able to put together the most seaworthy vessel. But here's one sinking mid-capture. More »

Tags: watch this Boat Boats Cocaine Cocaine submarine Coke Drugs Police sub Submarine Submarines Subs

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July 22 2011

13:06

How Long Does It Take for Coke to Go Flat? [Video]

There's few things worse than a glass of flat Coke. OH WAIT, a glass of Pepsi is far worse. But anyway! An incredibly bored person wanted to find out exactly when Coke went flat so he timed it. More »

Tags: watch this cocacola Coke Cokevspepsi Flat coke Flatcocacola Flatsoda Fridayfun Measurement Pepsi Unscientificmethod

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June 25 2011

00:20

Inside the Making of an Old Timey Neon Sign [Retro]

Nowadays, a public display ad is just an image on a giant screen, but this certainly wasn't the case 60 years ago. Unlike their famous soda, Coke's recipe for neon signs is no secret: hard work and lots of it. More »

Tags: Retro Coke Design Lights making of a Coca Cola neon sign Pictures

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June 03 2011

20:00

All of These Products Are Good for You* [Advertising]

Who needs facts when you've got marketing? Our friends at Oobject.com have nine of the most dubious claims to ever have graced advertising. More »

Tags: Advertising Coke Fat Guiness McDonalds oobject Oobject.com Radiation Sugar TV

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May 12 2011

11:40

All Four of Coke's Classic Bottles Since 1899 Have Been Reissued For Their 125th Birthday [Design]

Who here recognizes any of the Coke bottles in that rack? We should all be familiar with the far-right one, which has been in production since 1916, but do you recognize the other three, which were on shelves from 1899? More »

Tags: Design Bottles Coca-Cola Coca-cola bottles Coca-cola hutchison Coke Coke bottles Coke hutchison Drink Drinks Glass glass bottles hutchison

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April 19 2011

18:40

Every Last Inch of Coke's New Shelves Can be Recycled [Recycling]

Later this year, you might spot a new addition to your local grocery store—these recycled Coca-Cola shelves, which are the first shelves ever to be recycled 100 per cent. Made from corrugated cardboard, they'll be re-used until they fall apart, and then recycled into brand new ones. Minus the stickiness of Coke spillage, presumably. [Coke via PSFK via Unconsumption] More »

Tags: Recycling Beverages Coca cola shelves Coca-Cola Coca-cola shelves Coke Coke shelves Drink Drinks Furniture recyclable recycled

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February 23 2011

19:20

This Daft Punk Coke Better Not Taste Funky [Genius]

According to Hypebeast, Coke and Daft Punk are uniting in the form of these gold and silver Daft Coke bottles. The shiny sodas will be distributed at the kinds of clubs you don't get into starting this March, and will also be distributed through colette in Paris. More »

Tags: Genius Coca Cola Coke Coke bottles Daft coke daft punk Daft punk coke bottles Design Soda

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February 15 2011

21:00

Coca-Cola's Secret Recipe Finally Revealed [Food]

The secret recipe of Coke has been hidden and locked down for 125 years. But apparently, not anymore. This American Life says they've found the ingredients that make up the delicious bubbly cola and have revealed it to our delight. More »

Tags: Food cocacola Cocaine Cocaleaves Coke Drink Drinkrecipes Hiddensecrets Iraglass Recipes Reveal Secretrecipes Secrets Soda Thisamericanlife Top

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February 14 2011

21:00

A Car That Makes the Mentos and Diet Coke Trick Slightly Less Wasteful [Video]

Drop a pack of Mentos in a 2 liter bottle of Diet Coke and you get yourself a nice soda geyser. It's fun! It's also pretty wasteful! With this kit you can at least tell yourself you're using Mentos' magical properties to propel a little plastic car up to 200 feet. More »

Tags: We love toys Be amazing toys Car Coke Diet mentos Rocket geyser car Toyfair 2011

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