Drinking from plastic vessels

[Hitcher]

WTF are you whittering on about?

The thread's hypothesis appears to be along the lines of the qualities of fizzy and other liquid beverages having intangible qualities dissipated by exposure to plastic containers. My counter is that that is Patent Horseshit(TM).

[mashman]

The thread's hypothesis appears to be along the lines of the qualities of fizzy and other liquid beverages having intangible qualities dissipated by exposure to plastic containers. My counter is that that is Patent Horseshit(TM).

Intangible? I clearly stated the effects that I have witnessed. And what evidence do you have to backup you're Patent Horseshit(TM) claim?

[Hitcher]

Intangible? I clearly stated the effects that I have witnessed. And what evidence do you have to backup you're Patent Horseshit(TM) claim?

Consistently repeatable, predictable occurrences with valid supporting data should carry more weight than eye-witness accounts.

An inert solid material, whether that be plastic, metal, glass, marble, onyx, obsidian or perspex, is exactly that: inert and solid.

To be making a measurable difference to the qualities of any liquid contained within, then the storage material may be solid but not inert.

And thanks for sharing your view that I am Patent Horseshit. It's not a claim that I make about myself, so I have not collected any supporting evidence.

[mashman]

Consistently repeatable, predictable occurrences with valid supporting data should carry more weight than eye-witness accounts.

An inert solid material, whether that be plastic, metal, glass, marble, onyx, obsidian or perspex, is exactly that: inert and solid.

To be making a measurable difference to the qualities of any liquid contained within, then the storage material may be solid but not inert.

And thanks for sharing your view that I am Patent Horseshit. It's not a claim that I make about myself, so I have not collected any supporting evidence.

My observation was not a one off. It is something I have noted and something that has been commented upon by many at various gatherings where plastic pint glasses have been used.

I cite the conductive properties of the storage material as the reason for the change in liquid qualities.

heh heh heh

[F5 Dave]

Well that's what ya get for trying to be cultured... shoulda been drinkin your wine from a screw capped bottle. Snob.

There was no such thing back in the day, perhaps Casks, but we were limited to what we could misappropriate from our parent's stash.

[F5 Dave]

Dear god. It's a Chemtrails thread.

Homoeopathic residues should be more of a worry than plastic containers. But tell that to the knobs who spend a fortune buying their water in plastic bottles.

Well we should all be thankful of those residues. Homoepathy relies on such extreme dilutions that all liquid on the planet should be entirely homepathic by now.

Drink up. Its good for you.




Plastic feels warm on the lips & the thin edge of disposable cups feel nasty. That's all it is. But that's reason enough.

[bogan]

Consistently repeatable, predictable occurrences with valid supporting data should carry more weight than eye-witness accounts.

An inert solid material, whether that be plastic, metal, glass, marble, onyx, obsidian or perspex, is exactly that: inert and solid.

To be making a measurable difference to the qualities of any liquid contained within, then the storage material may be solid but not inert.

And thanks for sharing your view that I am Patent Horseshit. It's not a claim that I make about myself, so I have not collected any supporting evidence.

Bull shit. Beer out of a can tastes different than beer out of a bottle. Both are inert right? so how does that work?

[scumdog]

Bull shit. Beer out of a can tastes different than beer out of a bottle. Both are inert right? so how does that work?

Effect of daylight on one??

[Red39]

Dunno about you guys, but I've always found that my drink goes flatter and gets warmer more quickly when in a plastic container... that and it just doesn't taste right.

"The traditional vessel is already outlawed in nightclubs in the Highlands, which are forced to serve all drinks – including champagne, cocktails and the finest malt whiskies – in plastic containers after 9pm because of police fears over potential injury."


Coz no one uses knives or knuckle dusters or fists or boots etc... Poor Scotland, test bed of the UK's fucked up right whinge.

Don't you usually drink your wine straight from the cardboard box

[F5 Dave]

Bull shit. Beer out of a can tastes different than beer out of a bottle. Both are inert right? so how does that work?

for a start; blind test both out of a glass.

Age is a big thing with beer. Also is light strike. Different plants making the same brew can taste different. Which sucks as it screwed up Montieths Golden which hasn't been good for a decade. used to have quite a nutty taste. sigh.

[bogan]

for a start; blind test both out of a glass.

Then both are beer out of glasses, how is that relevant? This thread was about drinking at clubs from plastic or something before hitcher doddered off on some rant about homeopathic dinosaur piss...

[F5 Dave]

Merely rem,oving the bottle & the can from the mix.

So my previous point probably is that the perceived warmth & texture of the vessel aperture probably has more effect on the experience rather than the vessel changing the flavour.

[bogan]

Merely rem,oving the bottle & the can from the mix.

So my previous point probably is that the perceived warmth & texture of the vessel aperture probably has more effect on the experience rather than the vessel changing the flavour.

Quite right, which would be fine if those materials were only used for transport. But if the only vessel available is plastic, then the flavor change is quite real and unavoidable.

[F5 Dave]

erm not sure what you are getting at. Are you agreeing that it is a perception if you have a plastic glass?

So if someone pours a beer into a plastic mug & you take a sip & then pour that mug into a glass & sip it will not change the flavour or any physical quality of the liquid, but change your perception of the flavour.

[bogan]

erm not sure what you are getting at. Are you agreeing that it is a perception if you have a plastic glass?

So if someone pours a beer into a plastic mug & you take a sip & then pour that mug into a glass & sip it will not change the flavour or any physical quality of the liquid, but change your perception of the flavour.

Does it matter? Isn't flavour just a perception anyway?