I'm generally entertained by illogic.

[blackcat4866]

This particular illogic comes in the form of a new drink: Sunkist 10

Like all diet drinks they play the serving size bait and switch, claiming 10 great tasting calories per 8 fluid ounces when there are multiple servings per bottle, but there's an interesting twist. They seem so have invented some new math. In the 20 Oz bottle that I purchased there were 20 calories. Yes that's correct, 20 calories.

So either 16 of the fluid ounces had 20 calories and the remaining 4 fluid ounces had zero calories, or now 10 + 10 + 5 = 20

I'm generally pretty good at math, and I'm going to be seriously irritated if I am going to have to re-learn basic addition. =^..^=

[gwaddle]

Re: I'm generally entertained by illogic.

I'll break out my old Texas Instruments calculator from the 70's when I get home and see if the math has changed. But I suspect you may be correct that they have invented something new.

[Tonerbomb]

Re: I'm generally entertained by illogic.

I'll break out my old Texas Instruments calculator from the 70's when I get home and see if the math has changed. But I suspect you may be correct that they have invented something new.

HMMM yes I think the TI 30 is in order for this task.............

Got snow ??

[blackcat4866]

Re: I'm generally entertained by illogic.

Got snow ??

Only where it was piled up, but temperatures are staying in the 20's. Too cold to snow very much. =^..^=

[10871087]

Re: I'm generally entertained by illogic.

I'll break out my old Texas Instruments calculator from the 70's when I get home and see if the math has changed. But I suspect you may be correct that they have invented something new.

I did the math with an old slide rule I had laying around and their math looks good to me.

[Master Sparkee]

It's a bigger bottle so the calories are spread out more.... duh!

[blazebusiness]

Re: I'm generally entertained by illogic.

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This particular illogic comes in the form of a new drink: Sunkist 10

Like all diet drinks they play the serving size bait and switch, claiming 10 great tasting calories per 8 fluid ounces when there are multiple servings per bottle, but there's an interesting twist. They seem so have invented some new math. In the 20 Oz bottle that I purchased there were 20 calories. Yes that's correct, 20 calories.

So either 16 of the fluid ounces had 20 calories and the remaining 4 fluid ounces had zero calories, or now 10 + 10 + 5 = 20

I'm generally pretty good at math, and I'm going to be seriously irritated if I am going to have to re-learn basic addition. =^..^=

And for those questioning the math on Dr Pepper Ten's calorie count vs. the calories/ounce proclamations, we can thank the confusing calculations of the FDA's Rounding Rules, which oddly allow for drinks with less than 5 calories to report as "0 calories", while those with 50 calories or less need to round to the nearest 5 calorie increment — thus how the same drink can have zero calories in one size but non-zero calories in another. Confused yet? I know I am!

[blackcat4866]

Re: I'm generally entertained by illogic.

... so anything from 15 to 25 = 20 when it's less than 50 fluid ounces.

So how may actual ounces is in the 20 fluid ounce bottle? I don't like it one bit. =^..^=

[Shadow1]

Re: I'm generally entertained by illogic.

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And for those questioning the math on Dr Pepper Ten's calorie count vs. the calories/ounce proclamations, we can thank the confusing calculations of the FDA's Rounding Rules

Just wait and see what the government does with your health care.