I feel like it would be useful to know exactly how much alcohol is in a can or a bottle. Also why is alcohol the only thing measured in percentages and not sugar or caffeine or medicine?

      • SorteKanin@feddit.dk
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        10
        ·
        10 months ago

        The difference is quite small though right? Since a soda is still largely just water with sugar in it.

        • krellor@kbin.social
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          5
          ·
          10 months ago

          I would guess about 4% heavier with sugar, which is just enough so that a can of Dr. Pepper sinks while a diet can of Dr. Pepper floats. I think I recall the specific gravity of most sugar flavored soda was around 1.04 but I would need to check sources.

      • ebits21@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        10 months ago

        Yes but I figured a pretty good approximation. I’m actually curious how much of a difference it would actually make.

        • squidman64@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          10 months ago

          A quick google says you can dissolve up to 2g of sugar in 1g of water, so a pretty big difference apparently