Why is soda/pop made with carbonated water?!
And also: why are there deposits on soda/pop, but no deposit on "safer" drinks like Hawaiian Punch, fruit juice, and tea? (Is the deposit supposed to be "compensation" for the damage being done to my stomach? x_x)
Answers: Does pop HAVE to be made with carbonated water? Does it lose its "edge" or something without it.
And also: why are there deposits on soda/pop, but no deposit on "safer" drinks like Hawaiian Punch, fruit juice, and tea? (Is the deposit supposed to be "compensation" for the damage being done to my stomach? x_x)
Carbonation is what makes it "soda". In the "old days" people went to a soda fountain and soda water would be mixed with their favorite syrup. Without carbonation, it would just be a sugary "ade". I don't live in a state where we pay a bottle deposit, but I used to. Glass bottles were charged a deposit when purchased, and then you returned them to redeem the deposit. It was to recycle the bottles, not compensation for stomach problems.
Soda won't be fizzy if you don't make it with carbonated water. If it wasn't made with carbonated water then it wouldn't be soda, it would be juice, or just like Kool-Aid.
If it wasn't then it wouldn't really be called soda pop and it also won't be fizzy!!!! that would really suck
The carbonation adds to the taste, giving a contrast between the sweetness of the soda and the acidity of the carbonation. (Same idea as lemonade.) Laws vary about bottle deposits.
