Drink Pepsi, Go to Space?

Kayaker writes "According to an article on AdAge.com, Pepsi is considering a new promotion contest that would include a ride on the Russian Soyuz space taxi. Maybe Pepsi is better than Coke?"

I'd rather...

[FortKnox]

...have the cash value, thanks.

lance better start drinking

[inteller]

Maybe if Lance Bass drinks enough Pepsi he can get his childhood wish fulfilled.

Skyway Soap contest

[cryofan2]

I use Skyway Soap because.....

whatever happened to that contest, anyway?

You couldn't get me in a Russian space ship.

[stratjakt]

No way, no how. I don't think I'm ready to trust my life to a space program that has to cowtow to B-List celebrities to pay the rent.

Plus, I've seen too much media coverage about Russian technology in action. Think submarines, chernobyls, satellites, space stations, political ideologies.

No thanks, Pepsi. I'll take my chances with the giant slingshot I'm building in my backyard.

nope

[Jonny Ringo]

Maybe Pepsi is better than Coke?

Nope, You don't order a Jack and Pepsi for a reason. And that's all I have to say.

also - more practically

[lingqi]

since they pay britney spears a LOT of cash, apparently. how about a "drink pepsi, get laid (by teen sensation)" promotion.

only THEN, will pepsi be better than coke. and only until you see the "morning after" spears.

Re:also - more practically

[vex24]

Better yet... how about a rendez-vous with Britney in space. Not that gravity has had any effect on her so far, but why risk it?

Re:Let's just wait and see...

[vex24]

If you're going to cut him down, at least do it right....

"I am Jack's shamelessly ripped off joke."

Re:I'd rather...

[xSauronx]

id rather have a coke and stay on earth i dont even like roller coasters :(

Re:Does pepsi keep their promises?

[torinth]

Bart ended up getting the elephant but decided to give it up in the end, returning the family to the status quo for next week.

Re:Does pepsi keep their promises?

[Tablizer]

This is Yet Another Pepsi Scam, just like their ads showing people dating Britney because they drink Pepsi's drek.

If I was a lawyer, I just might press for that one also.

Ironically...

[cascino]

I recall early NASA attempts to bring soda into space. Evidently, straight up carbonated beverages will make the average human very sick in zero-G.
I wonder if you'll hear about that in the Pepsi commercials...

Lawsuit waiting to happen

[goldspider]

I'm just waiting for some obese computer geek (nobody here, right?) who buys soda by the case win this thing, be unable to pass the physical requirements for the rigors of space travel, and then turn around and sue Pepsi for the $20 mil that they didn't have to pay Russia.

It could be kind of humorous, actually, the kind of people who will think they're cut out for space flight just because they drink soda.

What about tooth decay?

[madstork2000]

I am going to drink a helluva lot of pepsi (and probably Mountain Dew) I already drink over 2 liters a day average. So a little more won't hurt. But I am hoping to win AND be able to sue, because there is no warning label on the bottles that my teeth may all rot and fall out.

I smell cash and a ride to the space station, which is will work out great because the mushy astronaut food will be all I can eat with out teeth.

Cola Jitters

[doublem]

OK, so if I switch from Red Bull, Bawls, Whoopass and Skyrocket Syrup to Pepsi, I would have to drink...

(Quick Math)

245 cans a day to keep up my caffeine intake.

I think that will give me an edge.

Space, Here I Come!