2007-03-25 10:01:23 · 6 answers · asked by Sarah C 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Check this out. The diet coke floats and the regular coke sinks. plus they answer your question.
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~vawter/PhysicsNet/QTMovies/PressureFluids/FloatingDietCokeMov.html
2007-03-25 10:34:13 · answer #1 · answered by Paintballer77 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They use wayyyy less of the artificial sweetener in Diet Coke than they do of corn syrup in Coke. Artificial sweeteners are like 1000X sweeter than natural ones.
2007-03-25 17:23:21 · answer #2 · answered by retzy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is due to the sweetener. Artificial sweeteners weigh less than sugar in the amount needed to sweeten the same quantity of product.
2007-03-25 17:09:14 · answer #3 · answered by Silmarel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same reason why a cup of sugar weighs more than a cup of splenda, aspartame, or other artificial sweeteners
2007-03-25 17:08:10 · answer #4 · answered by julesjuggalette 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sugar is heavier than the sugar replacement.
2007-03-25 17:05:08 · answer #5 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sugar is heavy stuff
2007-03-25 17:09:53 · answer #6 · answered by Itnoc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋