Why does soda burn?!
Answers: and while we're on the subject - who else thinks the drink is nasty?
It's the carbonation that burns. I like soda every once in a while. I much prefer water with lots and lots of ice!
The only time I've had it burn is when it goes somewhere it shouldn't: accidentally inhaling it into your lungs or when you get laughing so hard it shoots out your nose. The carbonation is to blame.
Because it's acidic; it causes an increase in stomach acid production and decreases the pH in your stomach.
Because of carbonic acid which melts limestone over a period of time and like when you vomit you feel the acid coming up. That's why your teeth get so brittle when you drink a lot of it. And it has it's disgusting points depending on the kind it is.
I always thought that soda was just plain or flavoured water with carbon dioxide bubbles in it, not so.
Some of the carbon dioxide chemically combines with the water to form an acid - I want to say carbolic acid? - and this is where the tingling or burning sensation comes from.
Another interesting fact is that this acid takes calcium from the body, which means too much soda is bad for teeth and bones.