Well what do you know...

I forgot to clean up the experiment last week, so it got left over the weekend. There was no change in the colour of the chico, but bizarrely the bearhug was almost clear... there's a brownish tinge. Amazing!

<- Chico

Bearhug ->

Coke->

Experiment called due to fungus

The experiment is going mouldy! Urk! Bizarrely though the Bearhug is lighter in colour than the chico.

<-Chico

Bearhug ->

<-Coke

Now for some pictures of the mould

<- Chico

Bearhug ->

<- Coke

rising from the depths of the glass

The bottom of the coke is definitely a lighter colour than the top. There seems to be more light coloured coke in the bearhug glass than the chico.

The lollies look like they have swollen considerably, but that could just be the effect of looking at it through the glass






<- chico in coke

bearhug in coke ->

<- coke

strange things at the bottom of my glass

I don't know if the bottom of the glass looks slightly clearer or if the lollies are going white.... it looks like the darker colour is rising to the top, with a lighter brown on the bottom
Interesting....

Chico on the left, bearhug in the middle, plain coke on the right.

There is sludge

7.30 am

It looks like there is some kind of sludge floating on top...

Slightly more sludge on the bearhug coke

<-Chicos in coke to the left

Bearhug in coke to the right ->

Normal coke below

Experiment set up

Using approximately 1/2 cup of coke in each glass, 1 chico was added to one glass and 1 bearhug was added to another.

Slight fizzing.

Taste tested chicos. They have a different texture to the Bearhugs... slightly chewier.

The great experiment begins

After a discussion of caffeine and my apparent coke, as in cola, addiction I have been dared to do this experiment.

The premise of the experiment is that Chicos when left in coke turns it, the coke, clear.

While out buying Chicos for the experiment, I came across a rival product called Bearhugs made by the Natural Confectionery Company. It made sense to see if the Bearhugs did the same thing to coke as Chicos.

I will record all findings of the experiment in this blog...

Thanks David.

All left over lollies will be in the lolly container on my desk at work. Please help yourself.

Definitions:

Chicos - jelly baby confectionery with a chocolatey flavour. Produced by Allens

Bearhugs - same as chicos only bear shaped and more natural. Produced by The Natural Confectionery Co.

Coca Cola - carbonated cola flavoured beverage

David - work colleague and instigator of the experiment