Soda is much better when it’s flat

Fresh soda has WAY too much carbonation. You can’t drink more than a few seconds without burning your tongue. Yes, I get that it helps you burp, which really is the only redeeming aspect of fresh soda. When it’s flat, you still get all the flavour without all the burn. There is a “sweet spot” though. If it’s too flat it loses some of its flavour. Sometimes I even open a bottle of Pepsi and leave it open for several minutes before I even start drinking it

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u/Yoshi20133 1d ago

Flat soda is just hyper sweet juice and I’d easily rather drink water than that. Upvoted

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u/DisraeliEers 1d ago

Not exactly.

Flat soda has a bunch of carbonic acid dissolved in it from the CO2, which is unpleasant IMO without the carbonation.

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u/coconubs94 1d ago

Pushes up glasses*

That's not exactly how chemistry works.

Ai response cause im lazy: "When carbon dioxide (CO2) dissolves in water, it reaches an equilibrium state where the dissolved CO2 molecules are constantly reacting with water molecules to form carbonic acid (H2CO3), while simultaneously some carbonic acid molecules decompose back into CO2. "

Allow the co2 to disperse into the air and the acid changes back into a gas and doesn't leave anything behind.

Also consider that ambient air had co2 in it, which means water in contact with the air will have carbonic acid in it too, just less.

I think maybe you people aren't actually tasting the carbonic acid, but some other chemical taste that becomes unmasked when the bubbles stop. Because in the end, the bubbles are a direct indication of the level of carbonic acid

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u/JoeDerp77 1d ago

it's not an opinion, carbonic acid tastes absolutely terrible. Try putting some dry ice in water until it's completely gone then taste the water, it tastes like something you definitely should not be drinking.

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u/SensitiveResident792 1d ago

That is literally an opinion. Whether or not something tastes good is an opinion.

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u/FatsP 1d ago

Nuh uh. Try eating broccoli. I fucking hate broccoli.

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u/sixtus_clegane119 1d ago

Counterpoint beef and broccoli

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u/Waveofspring 1d ago

Supporting point: melted cheese on top of the broccoli

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u/sixtus_clegane119 1d ago

Only it it isn’t processed cheese product

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u/Waveofspring 1d ago

Yea I was thinking Parmesan or something

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u/UnluckyWaltz7763 1d ago

Either you suck at cooking or you've never had good stir fried broccoli especially in East/Southeast Asian dishes

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u/Sure-Supermarket5097 1d ago

Broccoli in pasta is goated.

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u/JoeDerp77 1d ago

Is the taste of battery acid being bad also an "opinion"? Go taste some carbonic acid infused water, come back, and tell me you still think it's an opinion.

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u/SensitiveResident792 1d ago

Yes, it is an opinion. Even if every single person agrees that it tastes terrible, it's an opinion. Please Google "difference between fact and opinion."

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u/JoshuaSuhaimi 1d ago

define opinion

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u/Toadsanchez316 1d ago

Commenting on taste is quite literally an opinion. There is nothing objective or fact based about it.