There’s actually a Rocket Fizz franchise just a block away from where the vending machine was. I doubt it’s them though since Rocket Fizz’s stock is almost entirely glass bottles.
The machine is (or was) plugged to an electrical outlet. Surely someone in Seattle’s electrical utility keeps records of who is in charge of paying the bill for the juice that goes through every outlet in the city. Find out who owns the outlet where the machine is plugged into, and you now know who owns the machine.
How would leftover soft drink cans from decades ago still be drinkable?
There’s people out there with cans of Billy Beer. You can buy a single can on eBay for ~$30 including shipping. Not everything is for consumption.
In the video a still pic is used of a hand inserting a coin into the machine. But it’s a UK coin. Couldn’t he find a still that shows a US coin?
Did you watch the video? They know who owns the outlet where the machine was plugged in; outlet owner has denied having anything to do with the machine.
Well, it doesn’t necessarily dispense mystery novels (though it could, who knows?), but you might be interested in theBiblio-Mat machine in Toronto.
As it says right on the machine, “Every book a surprise. No two alike. Collect all 112 million titles.”
It is not there right now. (Walked by this evening)
I know I’ve seen it before, I just never gave any thought to it one way or another (or put any money in.) huh.
This is my favourite mystery vending machine.
There are also Art-o-Mats all over the US. There’s a few in my area and I have actually purchased art from them as stocking stuffer type gifts.