You are not missing anything though.

Just a lot of sugar

tjwebbnorfolk 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

There's a lot of reasons Carbonated Sugar Water, Inc. isn't a $200B business, and Coca Cola (tm) is, that "just a lot of sugar" doesn't even begin to explain.

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dylan604 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

that's a very oversimplification of it. how people can be willing to consume a beverage that can be used to eat the corrosion off of battery terminals is beyond me. so they'd be missing that on top of the sugar, unless of course they are drinking the sugar free versions, then it's just the battery cleanser

	▲	kstrauser 7 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> how people can be willing to consume a beverage that can be used to eat the corrosion off of battery terminals is beyond me. Wait 'til you find out what water can do. I do get your point, but really, it's just corrosive in a different way than the usual highly corrosive stuff we consume daily.
	▲	jrochkind1 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		> can be used to eat the corrosion off of battery terminal That's just acidic, orange juice will do the same thing. But perhaps you are amazed people are willing to consume orange juice too!
	▲	rootusrootus 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		About the same acidity as lemonade. Less acidic than the stomach it is going into. There are far more pressing things to worry about in this world.
	▲	tjwebbnorfolk 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		I'm drinking a coke right now. The reason? I like it. Also I'm not sure how the pH level of a food is relevant to anything
	▲	Arch-TK 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Lemonade (made from real sugar, water and lemons and nothing else) can also eat the corrosion off of battery terminals...
	▲	rhyperior 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Let me tell you about this thing called saliva…