Can Mountain Dew dissolve a rat?

While published studies have not been conducted on how rapidly Mountain Dew would dissolve a mouse, there is plenty of evidence to suggest that the neon green soda can eat away teeth and bones in a matter of months, and would likely do quite a number on a rodent.
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What soda can dissolve a mouse?

Pepsi Says Mountain Dew Can Dissolve Mouse Carcasses.
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How fast can Mountain Dew dissolve a mouse?

Back in 2012, a certain Ronald Ball allegedly found a carcass of a mouse inside the can of his Mountain Dew. However, Pepsi Co., the soft drink's brand owner, said that it is highly impossible for Mountain Dew is “very corrosive” that it can completely dissolve a mouse in 30 days.
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What Mountain Dew does to the body?

Mountain Dew has Citric Acid which is a strong acid that promotes tooth decay. Citric Acid softens the enamel of our teeth and leaves teeth looking “yellowish.” As enamel weakens, bacteria that forms on the teeth can reach the inner layers more easily, causing cavities.
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What does Mountain Dew do to females?

It can cause hormone and fertility distruption

The popular soft drink can mess with your hormones, all thanks to the BPA lining used to keep the acid from eroding the metal can. It's been linked to infertility, increased miscarriage, polycystic ovary and reproductive cancers.
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How long does Mountain Dew take to dissolve a rat?

That testimony was appropriately mind-blowing: according to Veterinary pathologist Lawrence McGill, Ball couldn't have found a mouse in the can of Mountain Dew because even if a mouse had been in the can, it would have dissolved into a "jelly-like substance" after 30 days.
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Can rats explode from drinking soda?

Leave soda out for a mouse to drink. Mice don't have the ability to pass gas, so the thought is if they can't burp then the mice will explode after drinking soda. Bizarre, right? And, also, not true.
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Why is there orange juice in Mountain Dew?

Mountain Dew contains some weird ingredients

Part of what gives Mountain Dew its tangy flavor is the addition of concentrated orange juice. According to MEL Magazine, concentrated OJ has been filtered to remove all the water, resulting in a juice that's seven times more concentrated than the original.
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Did Mountain Dew get rid of brominated vegetable oil?

Our ruling: Partly false. The Facebook post's claim that brominated vegetable oil is no longer in Mountain Dew is true. The use of brominated vegetable oil has declined over the years as major companies have removed the additive from their drinks in favor of other emulsifiers.
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Does Mountain Dew rot your teeth?

Mountain Dew Mouth refers to the tooth decay that accompanies the frequent consumption of soft drinks (pop soda), particularly — as you may have guessed — Mountain Dew. The phenomenon is common in the Appalachian region of the United States, where 98 percent of people experience tooth decay before turning 44 years old.
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What's in Mountain Dew?

INGREDIENTS: Mountain Dew (CARBONATED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CONCENTRATED ORANGE JUICE, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), CAFFEINE, SODIUM CITRATE, ERYTHORBIC ACID (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), GUM ARABIC, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR), BROMINATED VEGETABLE OIL, YELLOW ...
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What makes Mountain Dew acidic?

Citric acid, which is found naturally in citrus fruits exists as a powder in its purified form, and is added to citrus-based soft drinks to give them their zing. It also means it lowers the pH of the drink and makes the drink highly acidic.
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How do you dissolve a dead mouse?

STEP 1 — Put on a pair of rubber gloves. STEP 2 — Spray the dead mouse or rat, glue trap and the immediate area with a disinfectant or bleach-and-water mixture. STEP 3 — Place the rodent and glue trap in a plastic bag. STEP 4 — Place any rodent-soiled objects in the bag including feces, nesting material or food.
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What percent of Mtn Dew is water?

Soda is comprised mostly of water. A full-calorie soft drink has 90 percent water, and a diet soft drink is 99 percent water.
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Does Coke dissolve bones?

Drinking caffeinated soft drinks does not weaken your bones or cause osteoporosis.
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How long does it take for a rat to decompose to a skeleton?

It could take anywhere from 3 to 4 months for a rat to fully decompose into a skeleton. All the flesh has to rot from the body first, and the decomposition process is not altogether quick.
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What soda is healthiest?

Sierra Mist

As it turns out, it certainly wins in terms of healthiness. Sierra Mist is the healthiest soda. A single can of Sierra Mist Lemon-lime soda contains 140 calories, 37 g of carbs, and 35 mg of sodium, which allows it to place slightly better than its closest competitor.
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What is floating in my Mountain Dew?

"Since Mountain Dew does contain some fruit juice there is occasionally sediment," Foote wrote. "This is a natural occurrence that happens occasionally — it can usually be rectified by lightly shaking the product to reincorporate the orange juice solids and does not have an impact on product safety or taste."
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Why is Mountain Dew green?

There's flame retardant in your Mountain Dew. That soda with the lime-green hue (and other citrus-flavored bubbly pops) won't keep your insides fireproof, but it does contain brominated vegetable oil, a patented flame retardant for plastics that has been banned in foods throughout Europe and in Japan.
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What is the unhealthiest soda?

According to a recent story by The Daily Meal, the top five unhealthiest — based on caloric, sodium, carbohydrate, and sugar content — are:
  • Sierra Mist Cranberry Splash.
  • Wild Cherry Pepsi.
  • Fanta Orange.
  • Mountain Dew.
  • Mellow Yellow.
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Whats the worst pop for you?

"The worst soda for your health is likely Mountain Dew since it contains even more added sugar than many other sodas on the market," says Claudia Hleap, MS, RD, founder, and owner of Hleap Nutrition.
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