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From: meister@linus.UUCP (Phillip W. Servita)
Newsgroups: net.misc.coke
Subject: Re: Classic Coke vs. Old Coke
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Date: Mon, 2-Sep-85 12:18:38 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep  2 12:18:38 1985
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In article <3496@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> friedman@topaz.UUCP ( -Gadi ) writes:
>I just came back from Martha's Vineard MA.  And the A&P there
>still had 3 litter bottles of the OLD Coke along with cans of
>Clasic.  Yes there is a difference.   (in a blind taste test).
>The Clasic tastes like corn syrup.
>From now on its RC cola for me.  
>
>
>                             -Gadi


OK. however, consider the following:

while at a pseudocon in new jersey, i conducted the following blind taste
test in the following manner: two sample boxes were prepared, each box 
contained ordered pairs (x,y) of cups of Coke. Box A was prepared with 
cups x containing Classic Coke, and cups y containing OLD coke from my
stash at home. Box B had both x and y cups containing OLD coke. On the 
table next to the test samples were a few bottles of OLD coke for general
enjoyment. the test was given in the following way: a participant was 
given an ordered pair of cups from one of the boxes, and asked the question:
"are the two samples the same or different?" I recorded the results.

Results: 

   for Box A, the box containing the different samples, 4 out of 6 people 
said that there was a difference between the x's and the y's.

   for Box B, the box containing all old coke, 5 out of 6 people said
that there was a difference between the x's and the y's. 

Hmm, makes you think, doesn't it? Now, for the real shocker. The bottles of
old coke for general enjoyment which were next to the taste test, were really
filled with (you guessed it): PEPSI. And, NOBODY detected it. 

Comments, anyone?

                                        -the venn buddhist