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And this is why I'm trying to avoid sodas

SareBear30SareBear30
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Anyone heard the story about the guy that supposedly found a mouse inside his Mountain Dew? The gross part is Pepsi's defense.

In a court response to a motion filed by Ronald Ball--who claims to have found the dead mouse in a Mountain Dew can about three years ago--PepsiCo filed a fascinating/revolting affidavit from Lawrence McGill, a veterinarian who noted that he was ?familiar with the effects an acidic fluid, such as common soda drinks including Mountain Dew, will have on mice and other animals.?

According to McGill, if a mouse is submerged in Mountain Dew between four and seven days, the rodent ?will have no calcium in its bones and bony structures.? During those days of soft drink immersion, ?the mouse?s abdominal structure will rupture.? Additionally, ?its cranial cavity (head) is also likely to rupture within that time period,? McGill noted.

After 30 days exposure to Mountain Dew, ?all of the mouse?s structures? would have disintegrated to the point that it would not be recognizable. In fact, ?the mouse will have been transformed into a ?jelly-like? substance.? The only part of the rodent that could possibly survive, added McGill, was ?a portion of the tail.?

I can't imagine what that does to our insides!

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  • FireChiefsBrideFireChiefsBride member
    barf.
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  • ChandleyChandley
    so glad i read this while sipping on my dr pepper... Ick!
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  • mcurbanmcurban member

    The idea of drinking a jellied mouse is gross, but I actually think this is a great defense by Pepsi (to show that it couldn't happen).Too bad for them that now folks have a mental image of a decomposed mouse in one of their products.

    Soda is acidic. The same thing would happen to the poor mouse if he was left in vinegar, lemon juice, oj, etc.  Throw a whole egg in vinegar over night and you can watch it break down the shell.

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  • MrsAJLMrsAJL member

    Meh. All sodas do this. Further, your stomach acid is far more acidic than the carbonation in sodas, so much of the acid from sodas will be neutralized before anything else in it is metabolized. The acid from soda is not going to hurt you internally.

    The acid will breakdown tooth enamel and the sugar will promote plaque build-up leading to tooth decay. So drink more water and brush your teeth.  Big Smile

     

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  • abh1977abh1977
    imageMrsRosie:

    Except that your insides would need to be constantly submerged in/exposed to the substance for that amount of time.  It speaks to the issue of exposure.  Eliminating any extraordinary sensitivity or allergy to a substance, it is only as toxic as the exposure time.  Additionally, your body cleanses chemicals out of your system in a way that the drowned mouse situation does not reflect.  A mouse submerged in plain old water for 30 days is going to be pretty jacked up as well. 

    This.  But the idea of a jellied mouse?  Ew.  Ewewewewewew.

    I WILL be pouring all sodas that come in a can into a glass in the future. 

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  • L L CGL L CG

    Yeah, stomach acid is pretty damned destructive, too, though.  You've seen pics of bulimics with messed up teeth because the barf eats away at the enamel, right?  I think it's the same idea.  This story is gross, but anything acidic is going to break down a mouse given enough time.

     

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  • SareBear30SareBear30

    Thanks MC and MrsRosie! I will now go get a sprite and drink without shame!

    Honestly, I'm less worried about the jellied mouse than I am about what it does to me. But maybe I should be on the lookout for it now!

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  • mcurbanmcurban member
    imageMrsRosie:
    imageSareBear30:

    Thanks MC and MrsRosie! I will now go get a sprite and drink without shame!

    Go nuts, grab a Sierra Mist instead.

    I mean, you might as well go w/ a rum and coke. Or, my fave, a vanilla vodka w/ ginger ale. It's 6 one way, half dozen the other, right?

    (ETA: changed to correct mixer)

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  • Mrs.FroggiannaMrs.Froggianna
    imagemcurban:

    Or, my fave, a vanilla vodka w/ cream soda.

    Aaannnddd now I need to add something else to the hospital bag list.  Think it would be tacky to pack it in a flask a la the alcohol free wedding?

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    imageMrs.Froggianna:
    imagemcurban:

    Or, my fave, a vanilla vodka w/ cream soda.

    Aaannnddd now I need to add something else to the hospital bag list.  Think it would be tacky to pack it in a flask a la the alcohol free wedding?

    I have 6 you can borrow.

    ETA: and it's ginger ale, not cream soda (sorry about that). Ginger ale + van. vodka TASTES like cream soda. 

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  • EGMphotoEGMphoto member
    Um, ew.
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