When I was about 10, I was drinking the last can of Coke. I wanted some more, so I took a Pepsi that was in the refrigerator since it's pretty much the same. My dad, not wanting me to drink anymore, told me that if I drank Coke and Pepsi together, it would bubble up into my lungs and I'd suffocate and most likely die. She told me that the reason they had the Coke and Pepsi at opposite ends of the isle in the store was so if they were to spill it wouldn't explode. I believed this for about three years. My friends all thought I was nuts when I would ever so daringly get a cup of each, spill them on top of each other while outside, and run like a mad woman.
A childhood belief about drinks
others believed things like this
- when I was little, I called coke and pepsi "Black Juice"— can I have a refil on the black juice?
- When I was younger, I thought that coke tasted like chocolate.— Ann
- My sister told me once that if I sucked too much helium out of a balloon, my lungs would explode.Anon
- I used to think that if you mixed a diet drink with a regular drink, it would explode. Anon
- My older brother told me that everytime you sneezed your lungs would bleed. I believed this until I was 21!— Gem
- I thought that soda was also called "pop" because if you drink too much of it, you'd explodeAnon