this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2023
30 points (94.1% liked)

Memes

51481 readers
437 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 6 years ago
MODERATORS
 
top 24 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] null@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 years ago

I love it. I set my SodaStream to "Violent".

[–] snixyz@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I do like sparkling water very much!

[–] Grimlo9ic@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I like it because it helps break my Coke addiction.

EDIT: Coca-Cola* addiction

[–] Linuxduck@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago

I love how most the comments are the opposite.

... I too love sparkle water

[–] gary_host_laptop@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I fucking love sparkling water.

[–] FinasCupil@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Same. I didn’t always love it, but once it grew on me… can’t get enough.

[–] AwkwardPenguin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

It just gives you tingles. I can't go without actually..

[–] Slifer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I, after 29 years of hating sparkling water, exclusively prefer sparkling water now and have been hydrating much more than I used to. It's just water but with more fun and bubbles!

[–] mozzarellamommy@waveform.social 2 points 2 years ago

I love it. Its like 10 times more refreshing than regular water.

[–] Gigloo@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I have my own diy carbonation system. I love carbonated water, and it is absolutely amazing mixing it with juice or simple syrup, or just carbonating whatever liquid I feel like, like pasta sauce.

[–] UntouchedWagons@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

I tried Perrier water (I think that's its name) once and it was awful.

[–] babydriver@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I exclusively drink sparkling water

[–] Hippiemcgee@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

seltzer_addicts@lemmy.world in shambles

[–] F4rtEmp3r0r@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

As an appreciator of sparkling water, I still found this comment hilarious.

[–] Nomecks@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

The Dutch drink carbonated iced tea. Vile.

[–] nostalgia_for_infinity@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It mimics soda in that it triggers the same release as I get from chugging soda. It's a particular "refreshing" feeling that makes my eyes water. I suspect for soda it was the sugar addiction that gave me the release, but because both are carbonated it tricks my brain. Or maybe it's the carbonation alone that triggers it.

Does anyone experience the same?

[–] SCmSTR@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Yes. The sight pain of the carbonation is what I like. It's like the cold in ice cream, hiding but slowly giving way to the flavor and sweet and creamy. But in soda like cola, it's the spicy/pain giving way to an acidic/sweet aftertaste. So, to save money, not destroy my teeth, and to not just drink soda all the time, an at-home carbonator works great. Then, if you really need sweet or something, a little squirt of mio, lemon, or whatever other flavor add-in is fantastic. And if you buy that one carbonator, you can carbonate whatever you want, like milk or juice.

I swear to you, also, the type of container AND straw AND ICE matters way more than you know. McDonald's has put an insane amount of science and engineering behind their soft drinks. Those straws are some of the best in the world, and nobody even knows. Think about the comparison to the experience to a paper straw and you will start to understand.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My wife hates it, but I have always enjoyed it. It also works excellent to breakup thick mucous when you have had radiation to the neck area. Your thin mucous from salivary glands stop producing, while the thicker saliva keeps being formed. Regular water does hardly anything, the sparkling water breaks it up.

[–] Anissem@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

This guy knows mucous

[–] FnordX@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sparkling water tastes like the Sprite machine is broken.

[–] tookmyname@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I’ve noticed that people who hate sparkling water are often soda drinkers. Makes sense.

[–] chaosppe@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sparkling water is cheaper than regular water in the grocery store. Although I have a suspension it's due to weighing less.

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

CO2 molecules are heavier and denser than water, and in a closed container, it isn't in gaseous form. So sparkling water is heavier than normal water of the same volume.

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I like it... :(

I was trying to reduce the amount of Coke I was drinking. I discovered it was the fizz I liked, not the syrup. Now I have a sodastream machine I use to make fizzy water.

~And~ ~something~ ~similar~ ~to~ ~Coke.~

load more comments
view more: next ›