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Foiling Soda Pop Moochers.
if you are residing in a large family or communal living situation and suspect someone is stealing into your beverages regardless of what you buy. Then there are three options (and in each case- be sure to write “Do not touch” and your initials-to justify your cause when the culprit is revealed):
First is the trendy Mentos /Diet Cola booby trap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4EfO0XEmEs
The only problem with that is it more popular than folks think, and after a mess is made, the indignation of the prank being traced to you will outweigh the beverage-nappers pilfering. Also, one has to hope nobody jostles the bottle in the meantime, causing the soda to make contact with the Mentos and build up a pressure-bomb in your fridge-which there is a high chance of that. Yet, if all works well, you can be the one to come out and yell bloody murder at them “What the hell is going on! Is that my pop?! Why did you shake it up and make a big mess!! Arrrrrrgggh etc. etc.”
The second is to buy a bottle of clear Magnesium Citrate which is faintly effervescent (like it were semi-flat soda) and most have a lemon/lime flavor akin to Sprite (Walgreens carries a lemon flavored version of Magnesium Citrate). Of course, you will have to buy a bottle of Sprite. Empty most of the Sprite and pour in the Magnesium Citrate. Magnesium Citrate is a powerful laxative, and within a few hours, you will know who the culprit is when they shit their brains out (if not into their pants). Think about it, you can be the one to pound on the bathroom door “Hey! Hey!! You alright in there?! havin’ some tummy trouble? Hope you didn’t drink that bottle of Magnesium Citrate I had in a Sprite bottle clearly marked ‘Don’t touch’.”
Only drawback is the expenditure it will have on toilet paper, whether you may rely on that person to take on a serious task that day (they are going to be a little indisposed for a while), or whether they happen to be sitting on your furniture or in your car when the Magnesium Citrate takes full effect.
The third is simple, just the classic shake the hell out of the bottle or can….I mean, what can possibly (”bly” said with a long “I” sound) go wrong, right?
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