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Title: Two perspectives on soda
Post by: il d00d on January 07, 2010, 01:06:30 PM
You should think twice before enjoying a drink from a soda fountain:
http://consumerist.com/2010/01/scientists-say-half-of-all-soda-fountains-harbor-fecal-bacteria.html (http://consumerist.com/2010/01/scientists-say-half-of-all-soda-fountains-harbor-fecal-bacteria.html)


If you want to step to tha soda fountain, you better come correct.
(http://www.seriouseats.com/images/20090106iceT.jpg)
Title: Re: Two perspectives on soda
Post by: JEFF_H on January 07, 2010, 01:08:17 PM
that's cuz people let their children use them
filthy little creatures

love the stickers on that pic  [laugh]
Title: Re: Two perspectives on soda
Post by: superjohn on January 07, 2010, 01:23:10 PM
Where the hell did they get their samples? I've worked in several business' that had a soda fountain and we cleaned the things constantly.
Title: Re: Two perspectives on soda
Post by: Vindingo on January 07, 2010, 01:54:19 PM
fountain soda tastes sooo much better than canned/plastic bottle soda. 

I guess its a "risk" I'm willing to take.
Title: Re: Two perspectives on soda
Post by: derby on January 07, 2010, 01:56:34 PM
Quote from: il d00d on January 07, 2010, 01:06:30 PM

If you want to step to tha soda fountain, you better come correct.
(http://www.seriouseats.com/images/20090106iceT.jpg)

the cube sticker is real... tracy, however, is photoshopped.

(http://epicwinftw.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/1290658125654133321.jpg)
Title: Re: Two perspectives on soda
Post by: Drjones on January 07, 2010, 02:05:27 PM
Pfft. I'm sure if you took culture samples from 90% of the stuff in 90% of peoples own homes you'd find the same bacteria or worse.

Suck it up buttercup afterall what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Title: Re: Two perspectives on soda
Post by: erkishhorde on January 07, 2010, 02:20:28 PM
Quote from: Vindingo on January 07, 2010, 01:54:19 PM
fountain soda tastes sooo much better than canned/plastic bottle soda. 

I guess its a "risk" I'm willing to take.

The dirt and germs makes it taste better. It's kinda like how when you're in LA and they have those health grades posted all the B's taste better than the A's at least for the Chinese ones. Also similar to how you season a wok by not using soap and leaving on the burned, used oil and crap on there.
Title: Re: Two perspectives on soda
Post by: Randimus Maximus on January 07, 2010, 03:29:54 PM
no wonder people are sick all the time.

afraid to get a few germs in their system so their bodies can naturally build defenses to it.

[drink]
Title: Re: Two perspectives on soda
Post by: Oldfisti on January 09, 2010, 06:08:42 AM
You call it a soda fountain...


I call it a bidet.



 ;) ;D ??? :o :-\ :-[ :-X  [puke]
Title: Re: Two perspectives on soda
Post by: tcspeedfreak on January 10, 2010, 02:09:07 PM
Quote from: Randimus Maximus on January 07, 2010, 03:29:54 PM
no wonder people are sick all the time.

afraid to get a few germs in their system so their bodies can naturally build defenses to it.

[drink]

+1
Title: Re: Two perspectives on soda
Post by: redxblack on January 11, 2010, 06:59:40 AM
if you're thinking HEALTH at the SODA FOUNTAIN, you could put down the cup of corn syrup all together and make a healthier decision.
Title: Re: Two perspectives on soda
Post by: herm on January 11, 2010, 08:24:59 AM
when i was a kid, we used coca cola to take rust off our bikes. how could anything that powerful have germs/bacteria living in it?
Title: Re: Two perspectives on soda
Post by: il d00d on January 11, 2010, 09:45:18 AM
I think because the percentages of whichever acids are present are relatively low
http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/tooth.asp (http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/tooth.asp)

(I really posted the first link as a setup for the picture :)  I am no germophobe.  I was not all that disturbed to discover that flushing a toilet is a really good way of getting fecal bacteria on to your toothbrush (http://worldental.org/oral-hygiene/toothbrush-and-toilet-bad-bacteria/))