# A warning. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 12, 2000, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-warning/14641 "2000-03-12T04:15:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-warning/14641/1 "2000-03-12T04:15:00Z")
Storm comes in a clear green bottle just like Mountain Dew or Surge. It tastes similar too, but if you pour it in a glass it is clear and not yellow. Dont be alarmed, I think its s’posed to be that way. ---
**Author:** ![MrKnowItAll](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrknowitall/32/87_2.png) [@MrKnowItAll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrKnowItAll)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-warning/14641/2 "2000-03-12T04:30:00Z")
Had to do some looking to find out what the hell “Storm” was. For anyone else who doesn’t know, it’s a 7-Up and Sprite rip-off that is currently being test marketed by Pepsi. It was first introduced in '98. Pepsi will soon release “Lite Storm”, a no-calorie version. * * * _Now with 1000 posts of pure wisdom!_ (or something) ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-warning/14641/3 "2000-03-12T04:34:00Z")
B-Line, 7-Up comes in a green bottle too, and is clear. ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-warning/14641/4 "2000-03-12T05:03:00Z")
YES! however, storm is a MountainDew/Surge type drink with the caffein equivalent and advertisement of Jolt cola… find me one drink like that in clear! yeah… I thought so… I rest my case. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-warning/14641/5 "2000-03-12T16:09:00Z")
yellow drinks don’t sell well, if you can see them that way when you buy them. ---
**Author:** ![PurpleCrackwhore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc348/32.png) [@PurpleCrackwhore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleCrackwhore)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-warning/14641/6 "2000-03-12T16:18:00Z")
If it’s clear… how can you be sure it is just not flavored water? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2000, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-warning/14641/7 "2000-03-12T17:59:00Z")
Exactly Whore! …your wisdom extends far beyond most whores! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NickyLarson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b2d939/32.png) [@NickyLarson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NickyLarson)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2000, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-warning/14641/8 "2000-03-13T06:09:00Z")
Just about **every** soda pop is clear; the coloring is added later. Years ago (late 70’s) the Snapple people marketed a line of natural sodas in the northeast (and maybe elsewhere), All of them were clear, the two I remember most were Tru Root Beer (their spelling, not mine) and Krystal Kola. Tru Root Beer was fabulous; the moment you opened the bottle the root beer aroma would fill the room. Krystal Kola was at least a decade and a half before Crystal Pepsi (a vile concoction). Interesting to note: At the time, Snapple didn’t market the iced teas they have since become so famous for, they were a regional company, and I think they still maintain their original mailing address in Valley Stream, NY. I beleive that Wendy the Snapple Lady was the receptionist in that office. * * * “If I pinch my nose with my fingers, close my mouth tight, and blow real hard, I can make my ears bleed. It’s not as cool as Superman’s X-ray vision, but it’s my own special talent.” ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2000, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-warning/14641/9 "2000-03-13T06:26:00Z")
Hey thanks for the warning. Whew, I mean I think yuo may have saved me from losing years of my life. Imagine the horror…It’s… cleeeaaaarrrrrr!!! Ahhhhhh! Thanks, bro! * * * I’ll buy that for a dollar. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2000, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-warning/14641/10 "2000-03-13T04:01:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by handy: > **yellow drinks don’t sell well, if you can see them that way when you buy them.** Golly. Why do you suppose THAT is? ---
**Author:** ![Louie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Louie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Louie)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2000, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-warning/14641/11 "2000-03-13T06:27:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by handy: > **yellow drinks don’t sell well, if you can see them that way when you buy them.** So is that why they make lemonade pink?