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t1_j9gei16 wrote

To be honest, the Dew is probably the same but the green in the bottles look to be different making the liquids inside appear different.

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t1_j9hmo1g wrote

I used to be a Mountain Dew addict. I am not proud of this, but I can say with absolute certainty that the smaller/skinnier bottles (>16 oz) are made with a slightly lighter green plastic, and the bigger ones (<20 oz) are made with a slightly darker green plastic. The bigger bottles are also made of a thicker plastic, so that could also effect the color.

I guarantee you, OP, if you pour out the actual liquid of both bottles into clear glasses, they're the exact same shade of almost-but-not-quite-piss-yellow. It's the bottles themselves that are different.

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t1_j9i8yw7 wrote

This makes me want to try mountain dew

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t1_j9ij162 wrote

Honestly, as someone who used to drink a minimum of two 20-oz bottles of Dew a day... I wouldn't really recommend it.

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t1_j9joknh wrote

At least drink the one made with real sugar. The corn syrup ones are just okay at best.

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t1_j9k9kcn wrote

>almost-but-not-quite-piss-yellow

It's like piss yellow with a little bit of Prestone green antifreeze.

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t1_j9icmyg wrote

The one on the left is 20

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t1_j9iiwij wrote

With all due respect, you are 100% incorrect.

The only Mountain Dew bottles above the 20 oz are the gigantic Liter sizes, and those are too chunky to fit in even the more generously-sized car cupholder. The Liter sizes are also shaped very differently (they don't have that narrower grip part), so they're pretty visually distinctive. So the taller one (on the right) can't be anything other than the 20 oz.

Whereas the 13? 16? (can't remember which) sized bottle is narrower overall, shorter, and has a noticeably smaller cap, so the one on the left is 100% not the 20 oz. And the only bottles smaller than the 13? oz are the glass bottles and the tiny 8 oz. It can't be an 8 oz because the 8 oz bottles don't have that narrow grip bit at all and tend to also have black caps, not green.

ETA: I'll be damned, I was the one who was 100% incorrect. The one on the right is a 1-Liter, and the one on the left is the 20 oz. This is why you shouldn't get addicted to Mountain Dew, kids: it rots your brain cells and isn't even good for being an accurate know-it-all regarding Mountain Dew bottles on the Internet.

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t1_j9j8n4q wrote

The one on the left is 20 oz. A 20 oz bottle of Mountain Dew has 77g of carbs and 77g of sugar. You can zoom in on the nutritional facts.

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t1_j9ja97r wrote

Well god damn it, you're right.

Even disregarding the nutritional facts, I made such a big deal out of the 1 Liters not having those damn grippy bits and didn't even look closely enough at the bottle on the right to realize that it didn't have a damn grippy bit. It's smooth-waisted.

I'd thank you for pointing out my mistake but I'm too busy eating my own words and being salty about it.

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t1_j9ju5jo wrote

Hey at least you're one of the honest reddit users who don't flip shit on people when a counter point comes up!

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t1_j9kh45r wrote

If your piss is the color of Mountain Dew, you are drinking too much Mountain Dew.

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OP t1_j9gentc wrote

Yeah they are different bottles. I noticed while looking at the dates to make sure I didn't buy a bad one.

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t1_j9gwb4w wrote

One is pee, choose wisely.

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t1_j9gkvf2 wrote

The Dew was probably collected from separate mountains.

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t1_j9gsdhu wrote

Your comment made me realize that Mountain Dew is a great name and I wish it wasnโ€™t wasted on a shitty soda lol

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t1_j9h19ws wrote

It was once the name for moonshine liquor. There is even a song about it.

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t1_j9h6tcz wrote

Mountain dew was originally made as a mixer!

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t1_j9hh7to wrote

Interesting! Now it's just the stereotyped drink of the ubergamer. Not near as cool!

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t1_j9i3if1 wrote

We rednecks are rather fond of the magical tooth destroyer, as well.

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t1_j9i43rd wrote

LOL is it extra sugary?

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t1_j9i4fwz wrote

I've switched to diet to cut down my sugar intake, but the standard ol' yeet water is pretty sugary and delicious. Also terrible for you, in any flavor lol.

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t1_j9ii5rv wrote

You actually get more drunk with diet sodas because of the aspartame in the drink. Any bartender will tell you this. The aspartame is actually worse for you than the sugar (albeit still not great because of the amount in the drink) many studies done on the adverse effects of any alternative sweetener.

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t1_j9iwxd9 wrote

No argument, here. I'm very easily addicted to substances, and decided to play the odds in the short term, and keep my weight down. If I can get off of 3rd shift, and don't feel the need to shove so much caffeine down my throat, I'm going to try to switch to some sort of tea or something. TBH, I'm just happy that I'm only addicted to caffeine and nicotine, these days. Vicodin and I have gone some rounds.

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t1_j9ihyq4 wrote

And from personal experience, it is AWESOME with bourbon, whiskey, rum, and moonshine. It is SOOOOO good.

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t1_j9iewdl wrote

My uncle Bill runs a still on the hill

Where he runs off a gallon or two (or three)

The birds in the sky get so highhhh they can't fly

Off that good 'ol mountain dew!

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t1_j9igd6w wrote

My uncle mort is sawed off short he stands about 4 foot 2

But he thinks he's a giant when you give hime a pint

Of that good ol mt dew

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t1_j9ihdj6 wrote

I can't believe we used to sing that in boy scouts. 12 year old me couldn't comprehend it wasn't about the soda. Turns out almost all of them were old drinking songs haha

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t1_j9jf3rw wrote

Let the grasses grow and the waters flow in a free and easy wayโ€ฆโ€ฆ..

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t1_j9kj01q wrote

Ever realize how similar Mountain Dew and Sierra (means mountain) Mist are?

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t1_j9guzs2 wrote

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OP t1_j9gvxlc wrote

The Garfield panel is real, from 7/27/78, but the text was edited in by the Amazon seller i got it from.

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t1_j9iew80 wrote

Thatโ€™s the original print from 78โ€™, or they photo shopped it?

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OP t1_j9if0tc wrote

Its shopped. If you zoom in on the text box, you can see some ugliness from the edit on the background. Edit: Garfy smoking the pipe is real tho.

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t1_j9ifatj wrote

Yeah I canโ€™t tell if thatโ€™s from them splicing paper or printing it out after a photo shop lmao

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t1_j9h2bzc wrote

Mountain Dew is piss yellow, the bottles are different shades of green.

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t1_j9h3gqh wrote

Careful, Garfield looks like he is ready to Dew some damageโ€ฆ

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t1_j9hycc2 wrote

The bottles are different colors

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t1_j9h142a wrote

One of those may have passed through a trucker ๐Ÿ’โ€โ™‚๏ธ

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t1_j9hawlm wrote

One is Green while the other is ๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ.

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t1_j9hbime wrote

It looks like one is in a clear bottle and ones in a bottle thatโ€™s colored green. I donโ€™t know

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t1_j9hnvzk wrote

No one is talking about the Garfield sticker.

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t1_j9i8qgu wrote

No. The left one is in a clear bottle. The right one is in a green bottle.

Get better eyes.

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t1_j9i9qqy wrote

The first pressing of the mountain produces a lighter dew. This is โ€œextra virginโ€.

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t1_j9il92h wrote

Are the expiration dates the same? Some drinks (even sealed) seem to dissipate color closer to/after the expiration date.

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t1_j9go66o wrote

154% DV sugar idk how ppl drink these stuff.

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t1_j9hiqgt wrote

Left one looks like a refill.

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t1_j9i1q97 wrote

I wondered if one was diet or something, but nop.

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t1_j9i2tbx wrote

They must have gotten the mountain and dew ratios off when they made the batches.

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t1_j9ic522 wrote

Theyโ€™re in 2 different types of bottles fuckwit

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t1_j9ihufq wrote

Shrink-flation. You pay the same price for less. Same idea has been applied to cereals with narrower boxes and many other products at the store.

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t1_j9ij9fs wrote

Mountain is more yellow like the left one. The bottles are green tinted like Sprite Bottles were. The left has less green. If Pepsi follows coke eventually it'll be pure piss color. Though that may be why they don't do that, fuck recycling. Not going to let our consumers know they're drinking piss.

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t1_j9ix5i4 wrote

Isnt it just the color of the plastic ? One transparent and the other a little more green ?

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t1_j9j6iga wrote

Stan Lee drank one of those in The Incredible Hulk

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t1_j9j8l74 wrote

Mountain Dew itself is yellowish green. The bottle on the left is mostly clear so you see the real color. The bottle on the right is dark green so it looks different.

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t1_j9jdq1l wrote

The key ingredient is orange juice. Mountain Dew contains orange juice, which of course is a product that is subject to the whims of nature and cycles of growth and harvest.

I always personally found the bottles that expire in November to taste best.

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t1_j9jght6 wrote

Is one of them pee? Hard to tell with Mtn Dew

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t1_j9jj4bs wrote

Is no one going to mention the Garfield in the background

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t1_j9jk71k wrote

Different colored bottles

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t1_j9jpf2h wrote

With added piss.

With less added piss (and more bile).

I assume.

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t1_j9juki0 wrote

Stay away from the trailerparkaccino

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t1_j9jwgle wrote

Buddy of mine used to drink 20+ a day. He'd get done drinking one and then go open another. Allll day. Always had a bottle on him. Really didn't understand it. Thankfully, last I talked to him he quit. That shit has more sugar than redbull does.

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t1_j9k10bi wrote

Looks like Garfield is trying to syphon himself some dew with his pipe.

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t1_j9k9sb6 wrote

And yet, I want both of them in my mouth

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t1_j9kb8fi wrote

Gotta check the expiration date. Mountain Dew gets a wonky color when itโ€™s expired.

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t1_j9kkd3p wrote

Letโ€™s just say it was a very long car ride. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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t1_j9kxjrs wrote

Smh the bottles are clearly two different shades.

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