A hiker has found an unopened 40-year-old Coke can on a mountain – and said it tasted like new after necking it.
He picked up the Coca-Cola, complete with ring pull and apparently produced in the 1980s, from the icy ground and took it home to try later.
The hiker, known online as Tori-chan, said he found the old can on Mount Kita in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
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He said: “I found this old Coke can on the Okabasawa route on Mount Kita and it was still drinkable.
“It didn’t go flat and the ring-pull type was apparently produced until the 1980s.”
Tori-chan filmed himself opening the can.
He carefully removed the ring-pull before pouring the contents into a tumbler glass.
The drink still appears to be gassy and not discoloured in any way.
Tori-chan said he consumed the beverage and was surprised that it tasted as normal, as reported by What’s the Jam.
He added: “I was expecting some weird liquid to come out, but it looked like regular cola so I drank it.”
One local said: “If your stomach doesn’t hurt, that’s great!”
Another joked: “A few days later, Tori-chan’s behaviour began to change, and six months later the world was filled with sugar zombies.”
“It’s like nature’s very own time capsule,” said someone else.
Jinsei wrote: “That was brave. I was raised to never consume anything I found on the ground so I couldn’t do that!”
Gunkanmaki remarked: “Coke is acidic with a pH of 2.5 so it is less likely to spoil.”
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