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The Cult of Mexican Coca-Cola

Taqueria Nacional, on N. Capital Street, sells Coke from Mexico. The difference between corn syrup and sugar isn’t huge, but I prefer the sugary variety.

The Coca-Cola Company is by now quite familiar with the Mexican Coke cult. It is true, acknowledges a Coke spokesman, Scott Williamson, that different sweeteners are used by the company’s bottling partners in different parts of the world, for reasons having to do with price and availability. But, he says, “all of our consumer research indicates that from a taste standpoint, the difference is imperceptible.”

Photo by cnix I got a case Heritage Dr. Pepper this weekend, and quite like it. I’d be happy if they switched the whole line to use sugar instead of corn syrup. I have no idea if the overall campaign, along with Pepsi’s “Throwback” drinks, has been successful, but I wonder if they’d have the guts to do it. Some people certainly prefer the corn syrup taste. Would they have a “New Coke” calibre fiasco on their hands if they changed their formula? From the Soda Can Library, here’s what Dr. Pepper cans looked like in the 50s: If you were wondering what the numbers “10”, “2”, and “4” on the can mean: The 10-2-4 times as suggested above were indeed times to drink Dr. Pepper. This advertising campaign was based on research done by Dr. Eddy in the 1920’s that showed that a persons energy levels were at their lowest points during the day at 10:30am, 2:30pm, and 4:30pm. So drinking a Pepper and getting all that sugar just prior to those times would pep one up. One last factoid: the Dr. Pepper logo doesn’t have a period after the “Dr”. (I use one because I’m not a cretin, of course.) Click for high-res photo

Photo by cnix

I got a case Heritage Dr. Pepper this weekend, and quite like it. I’d be happy if they switched the whole line to use sugar instead of corn syrup. I have no idea if the overall campaign, along with Pepsi’s “Throwback” drinks, has been successful, but I wonder if they’d have the guts to do it. Some people certainly prefer the corn syrup taste. Would they have a “New Coke” calibre fiasco on their hands if they changed their formula?

From the Soda Can Library, here’s what Dr. Pepper cans looked like in the 50s:

Vintage Dr Pepper Can

If you were wondering what the numbers “10”, “2”, and “4” on the can mean:

The 10-2-4 times as suggested above were indeed times to drink Dr. Pepper. This advertising campaign was based on research done by Dr. Eddy in the 1920’s that showed that a persons energy levels were at their lowest points during the day at 10:30am, 2:30pm, and 4:30pm. So drinking a Pepper and getting all that sugar just prior to those times would pep one up.

One last factoid: the Dr. Pepper logo doesn’t have a period after the “Dr”. (I use one because I’m not a cretin, of course.)

In a moment of weakness, I gave in to curiosity and ordered a Domino’s pizza to try out their new recipe. Their website has a bizarre order tracker that tells you the name of the person making your pizza and its status. Click for high-res photo

In a moment of weakness, I gave in to curiosity and ordered a Domino’s pizza to try out their new recipe. Their website has a bizarre order tracker that tells you the name of the person making your pizza and its status.

Coca-Cola "Happiness Machine"

Heritage Dr. Pepper

Remember Pepsi’s brilliant idea last year? To do a special limited-time run of beverages made with real sugar? Well, theyve expanded this wonderful program this year and added Dr. Pepper to the “Throwback” lineup.

Also: “Why doesn’t the Coca-Cola Company ever come up with ideas as good as this one?” Agreed, though the taco stand near the capital on D Street sells Coke from Mexico with real sugar.

Brain Slug Cupcakes

A sign the internet has matured: it’s gone from being just about sharing pictures of women with their clothes off, to a place where you can show naked girls and/or pictures of your cat, to now a place where you can also share pictures of creative desserts. Ex.: brain slug cupcakes.

Man Stuck In No-Man’s Land Between Two Domino’s Delivery Areas

This report by The Onion essentially happened to us when we moved into our place. Each area Pizza Hut thought we were in another’s territory. Eventually we just placed an online order and let the internet solve it.

The Perfect Way to Slice a Pizza

If a pizza isn’t cut through the middle, how does one divide up the slices so that each eater gets an equitable share? Here comes the math.

Alice Rawsthorn writes about the Arne Jacobsen flatware Stanley Kubrick used for his astronauts in 2001: A Space Odyssey. It’s available from the MoMA store.

Wal-Mart is going to start selling knock-off Girl Scout cookies, which is completely messed up.

Timeline of Pepsi and Coca-Cola Logos

See Pepsi and Coca-Cola’s logos over the years. The chart is a little unfair in that Coke changes its can design just as often as Pepsi, but not its logo. Still, does anyone prefer the new Pepsi logo?

Update: Brand New fact-checks the image, showing that Coca-Cola really has changed over the years.

Mix an Exploding Drink - Wired How-To Wiki

Freeze Mentos into ice cubes and serve them in Diet Coke. Preferably at an outdoor event, I’d think.

Licence to chill: Ice lolly shaped like James Bond star Daniel Craig

Pepsi Throwback, Mountain Dew Throwback » Sugar-sweetened Pepsi-Cola and Mtn Dew without High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) » BevReview.com

Pepsi is going to start selling cola with sugar instead of corn syrup again. The name makes this sound like an early April Fools joke, though.

Banksy's Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill - Boing Boing