All Soda Yearns to Be Red
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- The author reflects on childhood art projects and the first time they mixed all soda fountain flavors into a 'suicide' drink.
- The term 'suicide' for mixed sodas dates back to at least 1950, with regional variations like 'graveyard' or 'kamikaze'.
- At the World of Coca-Cola, the author combined samples from over 100 different sodas into a single drink called the 'International Incident'.
- Surprisingly, the massive mixture was complex and pleasant, yielding a vibrant red color rather than muddy brown.
- The author contrasts the lonely 'redshift' of the universe with the hopeful proximity of mixed colors and flavors.
- The article argues for embracing complexity and chaos over conventional wisdom that favors simplicity.
- An anecdote recounts a friend's disastrous 'Suicide Suicide' at Sonic that tasted like melted Skittles and caused sugar overload.