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[–] Droggelbecher 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's not how they make fizzy drinks, they directly add the CO2. The acid thing is a myth, you'd just get very sour and weird tasting water with the slightest bit of gas since that process is too slow to be viable for this use.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Carbon dioxide dissolved in water creates some carbonic acid. Don't think they meant they added carbonic acid to water to carbonate drinks.

[–] Droggelbecher -3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Very little tho. And it's what they said as well as a common belief

[–] Cornelius_Wangenheim 6 points 1 month ago

It's actually quite a bit. It's enough to push the ph of carbonated water down to around 4.