What? It turns out that Coke was originally a spermicide! Later, it became a popular drink because of its good taste! ——This news was frequently forwarded thousands of times on Weibo, and everyone commented in a calm manner: No wonder they say that Coke has contraceptive function! Some people wondered silently: My husband and I both love to drink Coke, but our children can play soy sauce. What is going on?
Rumor: It turns out that Coke was originally a spermicide! Later, it became a popular drink because of its good taste! ——This news was frequently forwarded thousands of times on Weibo, and everyone commented in a calm manner: No wonder they say that Coke has contraceptive function! Others asked: What about Pepsi? Some people even wondered: My husband and I both love to drink Coke, but our children can play soy sauce. What is going on?
A cold joke from weibo
Wow, this is such a fresh rumor. It's less than a month since it was fresh. In fact, this is a cold joke posted on his Sina Weibo on October 12, 2010 by "Science of Bullshit" [1]. The original paragraph is as follows:
Due to an allergy to rubber products, nineteenth-century American pharmacist John Pemberton developed a dark-brown, sperm-killing spray-on contraceptive for men. One night in bed, when he took safety measures, he found that his wife was inconvenient, so he had to ask her to solve the problem for him in another way. Afterwards, his wife said that his potion tasted very special. Two years later, John sold his formula to Isa Keidler, who soon formed The Coca-Cola Company. "
We specifically contacted the original author "Science of Bullshit", who said that this joke came to his mind when he saw the entry for Coke on Wikipedia. John Pemberton, an American pharmacist, is indeed a man, and he was the first to invent the Coke formula. But the spermicide is pure fiction. The truth is, Atlanta had Prohibition, so he invented this non-alcoholic drink. [2]
Nonsense Science is also surprised that its jokes are believed to be true by the public. After all, the reason for registering this account was to make it clear that the jokes in it were all fabricated. Unexpectedly, in the Internet circulation, the original author information was quickly lost, and people began to spread it as "truth". It can be seen that one of the most important factors for a rumor to become popular is to hit some kind of fear hidden in people's hearts.
In fact, although the idea of cola killing sperm has been circulating for a long time, there is currently no reliable scientific evidence to support this claim. [3] Although Coke is not a healthy drink, it is by no means a "functional drink" for contraception.
Conclusion
Rumors debunked. Please stop spreading this news as the truth, let the bullshit be bullshit, and the scientific be science.
References:
[1] Bullshit Science
[2] John Pemberton
[3] Cola Spermicide
