It's currently 33 Celsius (91 Fahrenheit), here - weather.com says it feels like 38/100.

I just bought a bunch of those 6-packs of Diet Pepsi bottles (they were not refrigerated at the store) and they're now sitting in my trunk. If they remain there until 10pm, they're not gonna "spoil" are they?

I know this is a complex math problem, but I have a feeling you're up to it, org!

Back when I drank soda, I used to do similar things. I don't think it ever hurt them.

The pepsi delivery guys truck isnt air conditioned is it? Or the warehouse?

I have had pop cans burst open in a hot car ~ messy shit to clean up man

Efan said:

Back when I drank soda, I used to do similar things. I don't think it ever hurt them.

Thanks, E! Howard back Mon.!

tinaz said:

The pepsi delivery guys truck isnt air conditioned is it? Or the warehouse?

Mach said:

I have had pop cans burst open in a hot car ~ messy shit to clean up man

These are those plastic bottles.

Ace said:

Efan said:

Back when I drank soda, I used to do similar things. I don't think it ever hurt them.

Thanks, E! Howard back Mon.!

I can't wait! I've been going through some Howard withdrawals and need to get him back.

Doesn't aspartame become unstable at extreme temperatures?

CarrieMpls said:

Doesn't aspartame become unstable at extreme temperatures?

I think so. Ace, you should probably ignore what I said. I gave up soda years ago, so I don't know what I'm talking about.

CarrieMpls said:

Doesn't aspartame become unstable at extreme temperatures?

I think that's why you can't bake with it... It's no good at extreme temperatures over a duration. Turns into formaldahyde or something.

Maybe I'm wrong, though...

Ace said:

Mach said:

I have had pop cans burst open in a hot car ~ messy shit to clean up man

These are those plastic bottles.

Ahhh good thing !

I wouldn't drink it!

Carrie is right - aspartame loses its sweetness with temperature. (That's why soda-fountain beverage syrups contain a mixture of aspartame and saccharin.)

The soda might not "spoil," but it isn't going to taste very good.

Efan said:

Ace said:

Thanks, E! Howard back Mon.!

I can't wait! I've been going through some Howard withdrawals

Me, too!

Genesia said:

Carrie is right - aspartame loses its sweetness with temperature. (That's why soda-fountain beverage syrups contain a mixture of aspartame and saccharin.)

The soda might not "spoil," but it isn't going to taste very good.

Thanks, everyone! I'm seriously thinking of pulling them out of the car...

I lost an entire case of diet green tea in the 16oz bottles because I forgot about them. They sat in my car for about a month before I "discovered" them. By the time I retrieved the case, the tea had turned a sickly brown color. I opened a bottle to taste, and it was simply awful. Wasted my $16.