LTO wrote:I drink a lot of Coca Cola. Always have. So I know the taste pretty well. And I drink regular Coke, not Diet Coke as I have never liked the taste of the artificial sweetener. It tastes too sweet and leave an aftertaste.

IT FLOATS, just like Diet Coke and unlike regular Coke.

My tentative conclusion: The stuff the Cambodian Coca-Cola factory is putting in regular Coke cans is not regular Coke. It is Diet Coke. (At least for this batch of cans.)

I wonder if that is a 'honest mistake' or if it perhaps cheaper to manufacture Diet Coke than regular Coke.

Would love to have some of the more science orientated types here critique my experiment and conclusion.

OrangeDragon wrote:Drop some mentos in it. if they erupt, it's diet.

dagenham wrote:Unbelievable that someone with an education and an (obvious) sharp and inquiring mind drinks many cans of coke a day. That shit is pure poison.

dagenham wrote:Unbelievable that someone with an education and an (obvious) sharp and inquiring mind drinks many cans of coke a day. That shit is pure poison.

Kuroneko wrote:Another possibility is that the cans may not be filled with the stipulated 330ml either the machine had a fault or it could be deliberate to increase profit. Having less liquid in the can would reduce the SG somewhat. Thats something you could measure. If in fact you open it and it is 330ml then I suspect they have put less concentrate in the mix.

Edit Just found a SG value for Coke, its supposedly 1.042 in that case for a 330ml can to float the volume of liquid at an SG of 1.042 inside the can would be 330/1.042 approximately 317 ml. If there is 317 ml or less in the can Bingo! Of course this is a very rough and ready calk. You would also need to check the actual volume of "sinking coke" and weight of cans etc.
Edit Post edited to acertain more accurate SG values found here http://depts.washington.edu/chem/facils ... istry.html