fliguana t1_j0pygtl wrote
CO2 is used for fizz because it dissolves in water extremely well and mostly safe. Speed of sound in CO2 is almost 20% lower than air's, if would be noticeable if it worked.
Having gas in your stomach will only change the tone of your burps. When talking, the voice box and resonating cavities almost immediately filled with gas from the lungs, replacing what was there.
Tl;dr: not possible, foreign gas needs to be in the lungs to affect tone of voice.
ebinWaitee t1_j0qfy6n wrote
Also because it reacts with water to form carbon acid which affects the taste of beverages
fliguana t1_j0sl9zp wrote
>Also because it reacts with water to form carbon acid which affects the taste of beverages
Not in a good way though.
"Soda" is called that because most carbonated bevs contain baking soda to compensate.
There is one common drink (seltzer?) that does not have soda.
eightdx t1_j0sly29 wrote
Ah, so that's why seltzer tastes, uhh, like seltzer despite being similar in appearance to sodas.
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compounding t1_j0tsqj2 wrote
Soft drinks don’t contain sodium bicarbonate.
That was used in the old days to make soda water, and thus became the colloquial name for all carbonated beverages when soft drinks became popular. But CO2 is added directly to modern sodas, no bicarbonate reaction required.
fliguana t1_j0ufjvh wrote
Check out sodium content on a coca-cola can, then try attributing it to one of the ingredients below.
compounding t1_j0uybl1 wrote
Sodium comes from many additives, including from salt directly which is common to counter balance the sweetness. Baking soda is not some hidden ingredient and would actually just react with the acids they put in for the taste.
fliguana t1_j0uzd5s wrote
Ok, I buy. Which listed additives would you suspect for sodium?
Coca cola label: https://us.coca-cola.com/products/coca-cola/original
compounding t1_j0v16tl wrote
Anything ionic will likely have a sodium ion. That includes the coloring and natural flavors. Keep in mind that there is only 0.01% sodium by weight according to that label, even the smallest additives can easily account for that.
scarabic t1_j0shw1z wrote
Yes the only way the gas gets into your lungs is if you let the liquid sit in your mouth while you inhale. This is a great way to choke on the liquid, and will barely get any gas into your lungs anyway.
fliguana t1_j0sm8t8 wrote
Good point. One can transfer gas into lungs by burp-inhaling (don't recommend).
In that case, methane dissolves in cold water very well, forming hydrate ice. BP's Deep Horizon oil platform felt the power of hydrates seconds before exploding.
CygnusX-1-2112b t1_j0rzybu wrote
So what you're saying is that I need to breathe my Coke instead of drinking it?
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Early-Midnight5537 t1_j0s97qf wrote
Ok so what if you carbonate the drink with a heavier/lighter gas and then it goes down the wrong hole, would your gurgles for help be high-pitched?
Ausoge t1_j0t6ekn wrote
Quick note - it is not the speed of sound in the gas that affects a person's voice, it is the density of the gas that affects resonance. Speed of sound usually correlates with gas density if the pressure remains equal, however, so it is easy to conflate the cause there.
Gas density will also affect how Bernoulli's principle causes your vocal cords to vibrate - a less dense gas will lessen the effect of Bernoulli's principle, which is responsible for pulling your vocal cords into the moving airstream - but this is counterbalanced by the fact that it also offers less physical resistance to your cords springing back and forth, and that it requires less effort for your diaphragm and lungs to expel. The result is that more gas volume will be expelled for a given amount of effort i.e. your lungs will push out the air faster if you do not consciously compensate, thereby increasing the effect of Bernoulli's principle. So these two effects more or less cancel out and the fundamental pitch and amplitude of a person's voice will remain basically consistent.
Rather, it is the resonant characteristics of your head and chest, which give your voice its unique timbre, and distinguish it from another person's voice (and indeed from a piano or violin), which will be noticeably affected.
fliguana t1_j0udn7l wrote
>Quick note - it is not the speed of sound in the gas that affects a person's voice, it is the density of the gas that affects resonance.
Air density is lower by half (at least) at mount Everest. I don't remember mountain climbers having funny voices at altitude.
Are you sure about your density statement?
makesyoudownvote t1_j0r32z5 wrote
I was going to say though, I could swear my voice gets slightly deeper immediately after a burp after chugging a coke.
blacktongue t1_j0r7egm wrote
Can we confirm that this would produce higher-pitched burps if ingested?
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