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Funny, just today I talked with a co-worker about how be both feel like we are approaching Idiocracy.

His nephew 'watered' their plants with Coke. Not quite Mountain Dew, but also not far off.

Why would he water plants with Coke? Coke doesn't have electrolytes, and that's what plants crave.

It's a liquid. It's fine. Plus it's colored, so it must be more than water. Water is transparent. What can it contain? d'uh.

But does it have e-lec-tro-lytes? That's what plants crave, you know.

Isn't this the point the OP was trying to make?

It's a quote from the movie.

Brawndo.

Ok, TIL :)

so you want us to reed furst? wat ar u dumb?

I bought some actual Brawndo back in the day. An energy drink company had licensed the brand. Did not share with my plants, having learned better from the movie.

I saw a TikTok of someone recommending to put cut roses in Sprite instead of water. Apparently it keeps them fresh much longer.

Yeah that works and I remember learning that in the 90s so it's pretty old.

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