The cola wars never made sense in Australia, where the two tasted very different and no-one preferred pepsi. Then I went to the US and found that the coke there isn't "sugar coke" and tastes a lot more similar to pepsi - the 'pepsi challenge' could make sense there.
Agreed. I find the taste to be very different between the two and well.. Pepsi is vastly inferior. Pepsi Max however is superior to any diet drink Coke has ever released so I guess it evens out.
@@arrgghh1555 you just don't have a refined soda palette, a real connoisseur knows the nuanced differences (and why Coca-Cola is objectively better) in their flavour an essential aspect to the success of the soft drink industry.
@@Nukawa lol, connoisseur of carbonate sugar water... As to your other BS claim, time and time again in blind taste tests Pepsi wins, it is the objectively better product, but people will come up with bizarre hypothesises to justify to themselves continuing to drink an inferior product. It's just human nature to argue against facts to avoid being wrong, happens in all aspects of life from politics to fashion. Cokes success is 100% down to marketing.
Ha, Sam O'Nella mentioned both Scaptia Beyonceae and Neopalpa Donaldtrumpi in a video a few days ago. Gotta love random coincidences and the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon.
Julian... the way you weave your stories sure does maintain my short attention span, then your video is over leaving me wanting more. Fantastic job. Thank you.
I fought in the Cola war back in the mid 80's. I took shrapnel from the enemy when they opened a can of coke and shoved a bag of pop rocks over it and shook it then through it in my direction. I was able to cover a small child and save her, but received wounds from the explosion. I'll live, but war is hell... it'll never be over. All kidding aside, you all that serve in our military, have our deepest respect and admiration. Love and respect!
Hey Julian, you have a really charismatic voice!! You make the most mundane skills sound fascinating xD And thats an admirable skill you have. Love your videos!!
5:12 "Generally, the powdered drink Tang was considered better..." So you mean to tell me that running gag on the space episodes of Archer (finale of season 3) is historically accurate? Lmao
Okay the whole taxonomy segment was wack because now I have seen the donaldtrumpi and beyonceae species twice in one week with this video and Sam O'Nella's newest one. And will probably never hear of them again for years.
The cola wars in India was won by Thums Up in the 90s - Coca Cola had pulled out due to restrictions on foreign investments and brands, and Indian made colas including Thums Up ruled the roost. When Coca Cola and Pepsi returned, no one liked either, so Coke bought Thums Up and tried to shut it down, which backfired as people moved to Pepsi instead of Coke, so Coca Cola had to bring Thums Up back.
Anything that keeps enthusiasm or interest in space for the general population is a good thing IMO, without it there would be little to no budget for any space science at all. After the Apollo 11 moon landing, with its record setting TV audience, people quickly got bored of people landing on the moon ("been there, done that"); numbers declined dramatically. We're a fickle bunch, a bit of novelty is always a good thing in these situations.
It may have seemed like a daft publicity prank to get the average person interested, but they learnt a few things, discovered some science facts, and worked out that pressurised containers can be used in microgravity.
The fact that the astronauts got so shitty over an experiment seems kinda wild to me. Maybe it's because I'm not in any field of science and look at it from the outside but imo any kind of experiment involving space and things we take for granted on Earth is highly valuable information.
There is a lot of work to be done at all times on the ISS and I can imagine wasting precious time on what he perceived as some marketing event could make people unhappy, but I was quite surprised he refused to participate at all.
you should re-phrase that to, the fact that the cola companies cared so little about the experiments because they only cared about the marketing of their brand.
I think the obvious thing to do is go to NASA but to cover a subject that has not been done before is hard. How about some interesting civil engineering project?
Anyone back then that shrugged this off as being dumb or "distracting from science" has now been proven dumb. If you think they aren't gonna use these on commercial space flights you're crazy. They'll probably have an insane markup but hey it's space soda.
I’m currently in the USA! Anything you think I should make a video about while I’m here? 🇺🇲
Weird request but the history of the Statue of Liberty? Because I’m Australian and have no idea
Weird logistics. Like San Frans rolling hills and freakishly steep roads, like Newcastle on crack.
@@moldiworp9143 I second this
I’m an Australian, but I understand that one of the original London Bridges is now in Lake Havasu City, Arizona
As an American, 2 random ideas.
Emergency services between the US and Australia?
Or postal services between the US and Australia?
The cola wars never made sense in Australia, where the two tasted very different and no-one preferred pepsi. Then I went to the US and found that the coke there isn't "sugar coke" and tastes a lot more similar to pepsi - the 'pepsi challenge' could make sense there.
Agreed. I find the taste to be very different between the two and well.. Pepsi is vastly inferior. Pepsi Max however is superior to any diet drink Coke has ever released so I guess it evens out.
Pepsi is for commies and eastern europeans
@@nutsandgum All colas are vastly inferior to almost all other soft drinks.The distinction between pepsi and coke is inconsequential.
@@arrgghh1555 you just don't have a refined soda palette, a real connoisseur knows the nuanced differences (and why Coca-Cola is objectively better) in their flavour an essential aspect to the success of the soft drink industry.
@@Nukawa lol, connoisseur of carbonate sugar water...
As to your other BS claim, time and time again in blind taste tests Pepsi wins, it is the objectively better product, but people will come up with bizarre hypothesises to justify to themselves continuing to drink an inferior product. It's just human nature to argue against facts to avoid being wrong, happens in all aspects of life from politics to fashion.
Cokes success is 100% down to marketing.
Ha, Sam O'Nella mentioned both Scaptia Beyonceae and Neopalpa Donaldtrumpi in a video a few days ago.
Gotta love random coincidences and the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon.
Yep - it’s clearly at the top of the search for famous celebrity names.
Julian... the way you weave your stories sure does maintain my short attention span, then your video is over leaving me wanting more. Fantastic job. Thank you.
Cheers, David - appreciate it.
I would have terminated the test the moment I found out the cola wasn't chilled.
Cola brands are the masters of spin! working for pepsi's marketing team is like making it into an olympic squad
I fought in the Cola war back in the mid 80's. I took shrapnel from the enemy when they opened a can of coke and shoved a bag of pop rocks over it and shook it then through it in my direction. I was able to cover a small child and save her, but received wounds from the explosion. I'll live, but war is hell... it'll never be over. All kidding aside, you all that serve in our military, have our deepest respect and admiration. Love and respect!
I knew you were at UChicago when I saw the Facilities sign in the background!
Love your videos so interesting
Marketing is a crazy thing
Hey Julian, you have a really charismatic voice!! You make the most mundane skills sound fascinating xD And thats an admirable skill you have. Love your videos!!
How’d you arrive at the audio ID with that title card? It’s good!
5:12 "Generally, the powdered drink Tang was considered better..."
So you mean to tell me that running gag on the space episodes of Archer (finale of season 3) is historically accurate? Lmao
Just do what my family does and call them "one of them pepsi-cokes"
Grab me a pepsi-coke-rc-drpepper-sprite-dew.
“Cola taste good, Pepsi taste good,” The solution to the cola war
Me for years thinking 'Pensacola' was actually 'pepsi-cola' and a completely fictional place.
@@idontknowwhatswrongwithme but Cola is so much better than Pepsi.
@@Tupsuu bro, we just don’t want no violence over soft drinks
That was awesome 😉Thx for the vid
Cheers, Aaron!
Okay the whole taxonomy segment was wack because now I have seen the donaldtrumpi and beyonceae species twice in one week with this video and Sam O'Nella's newest one. And will probably never hear of them again for years.
Really? Sam O'Nella published a new video?? That's news onto its own!
"media friendly science" is how many of the researchers get fundings. that's the unfortunate reality.
Sad to see the cosmic ray detectors just sitting there in the weather rotting away.
The good ol’ sugar vs science. Fun.
The less said about the VB vs Toohey's New experiment two years after this happened the better. Phew! that one was rough!
The cola wars in India was won by Thums Up in the 90s - Coca Cola had pulled out due to restrictions on foreign investments and brands, and Indian made colas including Thums Up ruled the roost. When Coca Cola and Pepsi returned, no one liked either, so Coke bought Thums Up and tried to shut it down, which backfired as people moved to Pepsi instead of Coke, so Coca Cola had to bring Thums Up back.
Always interesting!
good video O'Shea!
Thanks, Bradley!
I have never experienced a brain more brilliant with inquisitory. ❤
Now I really want a coke
So Julian… Coke or Pepsi?
I thought this might have been how we ended up with whipped cream from a can, but apparently that goes back to at least 1946.
Bring science to the people
New video, hell yeah!
Yeah! - I like this one. :)
Anything that keeps enthusiasm or interest in space for the general population is a good thing IMO, without it there would be little to no budget for any space science at all. After the Apollo 11 moon landing, with its record setting TV audience, people quickly got bored of people landing on the moon ("been there, done that"); numbers declined dramatically.
We're a fickle bunch, a bit of novelty is always a good thing in these situations.
Is there anything more American than this story?
Hello Julian
I know I have the unpopular opinion, but I prefer Pepsi to Coke.
But Diet Coke is better than Pepsi Max.
It may have seemed like a daft publicity prank to get the average person interested, but they learnt a few things, discovered some science facts, and worked out that pressurised containers can be used in microgravity.
The fact that the astronauts got so shitty over an experiment seems kinda wild to me. Maybe it's because I'm not in any field of science and look at it from the outside but imo any kind of experiment involving space and things we take for granted on Earth is highly valuable information.
There is a lot of work to be done at all times on the ISS and I can imagine wasting precious time on what he perceived as some marketing event could make people unhappy, but I was quite surprised he refused to participate at all.
@Roboterson ISS didn't exist at the time, but the rest applies in pretty much the same way
because they they were wasting thousands of tax payer dollars on what was essentialy an advertisement for the brands
you should re-phrase that to, the fact that the cola companies cared so little about the experiments because they only cared about the marketing of their brand.
I think the obvious thing to do is go to NASA but to cover a subject that has not been done before is hard. How about some interesting civil engineering project?
John-David Bartoe, I respect your decision (but not your haircut).
All of those cola drinks taste disgusting 🤮🤮
Anyone back then that shrugged this off as being dumb or "distracting from science" has now been proven dumb. If you think they aren't gonna use these on commercial space flights you're crazy. They'll probably have an insane markup but hey it's space soda.
Captive space going market.
@@JulianOShea let's be honest though we'd both still buy a can and display it proudly in our nerd display 😂😂🤙
Nice video! Not sure if you forgot your mic or anything, but a decent microphone would have made this video so much higher quality.
Am I finally first to a video?
First. -ish.
Comment for algorithm
Reply for the algorithm.
Coke is the real thing. Pepsi tastes bad
Am I first?? 😳
You know - I think you were.
He's only bloody done it!
@@JulianOShea 😳😳 woah that's so cool
NASA hides many skeletons in its closet.
1:06 youtubers intentionally leaving in mistakes is so annoying, too bad commenting about it still counts as engagement.
And you played into it by commenting!!
Now who is annoying?