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Are you sure you want to drink that?

Posted in Random by Derek at 3:00 pm
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That ice cold Coke you ordered with your adult Happy Meal might not sound so refreshing after this:

The 12-year-old compared the ice used in the drinks with the water from toilet bowls in the same restaurants. Jasmine said she found the results startling.

“I thought there might be a little bacteria in the ice, but I never expected it to be this much,” she said. “And I never thought the toilet water would be cleaner.”

For a middle school student Jasmine Roberts was very thorough with her award winning experiment. Unfortunately, despite the fact that this type of information startles me, I’ll end up forgetting about the whole thing the next time I drop in for some fast food.

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2 Responses to “Are you sure you want to drink that?”

  1. alex cd says:

    The last time i went to macdonalds i asked for a large coke with no ice when ordering my meal – good thing i changed my habits

  2. Mike Gibson says:

    i was at burger king (in lakeside shopping centre, england) and i was still thirsty after the drink, so i started sucking on the ice…… it tasted so bad i spat it out!

    today the friend i was with sent me the link to this page…. never have ice!

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