Sarah Katz, 21, had a heart condition and was not aware of the drink’s caffeine content, which exceeded that of cans of Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined, according to a legal filing.

Sarah Katz, 21, had a heart condition and was not aware of the drink’s caffeine content, which exceeded that of cans of Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined, according to a legal filing

  • czech@kbin.social
    11·
    2 years ago

    Sprite is “sparkling water” plus syrup. There’s usually a second button on lemonade and lemon-lime soda which holds the syrup.

    • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
      11·
      2 years ago

      A lot of the fountain machines I’ve used also have a soda water secondary option on one of the drinks. There’s usually a plain water one, too.

      • SheeEttin@lemmy.worldBannedEnglish
        61·
        2 years ago

        I’ve seen plain (still) water, never sparkling water. Maybe it’s regional. Very few people in the US drink plain sparkling water.

        • LinkOpensChest.wav@midwest.social
          6·
          2 years ago

          I’ve worked at several restaurants here in the US, and they all had both sparkling and still water from the fountain

          You also might be surprised by how many guests would order sparkling water

        • czech@kbin.social
          3·
          2 years ago

          I was referring to the “soda water” as “sparkling water” per the OP. I don’t really know what the difference is tbh.

          • QuinceDaPence@kbin.social
            1·
            2 years ago

            They’re the same thing.

            But at least in some regions of the US it’s extremely unpopular. I’ve never seen a soda fountain with a button for soda/sparkling/carbonated water. The only way you get that is if one of the sodas is out of syrup.

          • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
            1·
            2 years ago

            I don’t think there is a difference, though I could be wrong. Soda water is just water and carbonic acid. Sparkling water I’ve tried tasted like that plus some fruit flavouring but no sugar, so I’ve assumed that plain sparkling water is just soda water.

        • CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world
          2·
          2 years ago

          I live in the US and get sparkling water from the beverage fountain frequently. It’s usually there as a separate little lever on one of the sodas. Maybe you just aren’t noticing it. I’ve found it to be pretty common.

        • Very_Bad_Janet@kbin.social
          1·
          2 years ago

          I agree it may be regional. Seltzer is very popular in NYC, where I am. I once overhead flight attendants on a flight discussing how much seltzer they had to have on hand because they were headed to NYC.