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Porridge and Diet Coke – an experiment

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  1. Heather says:

    That was brilliant! Fan -flippin- tastic. but what about if you let the coke go flat first? Would that improve the after-taste thing or is possibly just that microwaved coke is never going to be that great?
    .-= Heather´s last blog ..This Old And Broken House =-.

    1. Dan says:

      @Heather, I’m pretty sure it wasn’t just the fizzyness that was causing the aftertaste. It might be worth a go though.
      .-= Kerry´s last blog ..This one goes out to the one I love (25/365) =-.

  2. The Mad House says:

    I love this, please dont let my boys see this. I wonder where you get your ideas from, but MadDad tells me that it is a man thing.

    I really like the fast forward bits!!

    1. Dan says:

      @The Mad House, yes, I thought that making everyone sit through two minutes of me waiting for the microwave to ping might be a bit much.
      .-= Kerry´s last blog ..This one goes out to the one I love (25/365) =-.

  3. Tara says:

    Dan Dan Dan. For a shy man you sure have embraced the whole video on your blog thing. And you do it BRILLIANTLY. Can’t wait to see your next experiment. Bit disappointed the house didn’t blow up, it has to be said.
    .-= Tara´s last blog ..Confessions =-.

    1. Dan says:

      @Tara, I’ll try microwaving TNT next time. that’s sure to cause an explosion.
      .-= Kerry´s last blog ..This one goes out to the one I love (25/365) =-.

  4. Idaho Dad says:

    I thought it was funny until my wife crossed her arms, cocked her head to one side, and snidely remarked, “This is the man you’re trusting your life to for six days?”

    Hmmm.

    1. Dan says:

      @Idaho Dad, Your wife is a shrewd woman. Actually, I should point out for legal reasons that you aren’t entrusting your life to me – I’m just going on the walk with you. So any death or injury is entirely of your own making.

      Even if I do push you in a river.
      .-= Kerry´s last blog ..This one goes out to the one I love (25/365) =-.

      1. Idaho Dad says:

        @Dan, Okay, just so long as you don’t try to sneak any of that rancid mixture into my breakfast bowl.

  5. Lee says:

    I’m ashamed of being associated with you in any way shape or form.

    Any idiot knows that it’s Coke Zero that goes with everything.
    .-= Lee´s last blog ..Thoughts of a Storm Trooper part 2 =-.

    1. Dan says:

      @Lee, coke zero? Blurgh.
      .-= Kerry´s last blog ..This one goes out to the one I love (25/365) =-.

  6. MrsW says:

    I’m not convinced… you say it’s conclusive proof but still you shovel it in your face… hmmmm.

    Anyway, real men eat their porridge with salt. None of your pussy sugar coated woose porridge – on Rabbie’s birthday too!

    I started off watching without the sound so when I saw you looking a bitty nervous brandishing a bottle of diet coke under a heading that included the word “experiment” I was rooting for you… “Eat the Mentos… EAT THE MENTOS!” (actually don’t, passage through a human digestive system does nothing to temper that particular reaction – really – believe me – it doesn’t).
    .-= MrsW´s last blog ..I AM in charge, I am too…. =-.

    1. Dan says:

      @MrsW, I have a theory about “traditional scottish foods” They only exist because the scotts couldn’t afford the nice stuff.
      .-= Kerry´s last blog ..This one goes out to the one I love (25/365) =-.

      1. MrsW says:

        @Dan,
        Probably – poor bloody crofters. Oats, barley and sheep are hardy and grew well in Highland soil hence porridge and haggis and crannachan and skirlie and all manner of mutton barley broths … even wur cheese is wrapped up in oats ;)

        Nowadays it’s considered slow release energy food, low GI, lowers cholesterol and combats heart disease – yay for oats.
        .-= MrsW´s last blog ..I AM in charge, I am too…. =-.

  7. Barbara says:

    Well, if nothing else, conclusive proof that too much caffeine is never, ever a good thing.
    .-= Barbara´s last blog ..Second Christmas =-.

  8. That is the funniest thing I have seen on the internet for a very long time! Clearly you have too much time on your hands, possibly you need to speak to a psychaitric nurse (and I don’t mean yourself!). Proof (as if it were needed) that Diet Coke is dangerous stuff. Your eyes looked quite wide, dilated pupils? Clearly you are drinking too much of the stuff!
    .-= Rosie Scribble´s last blog ..I have told my child she does not have to share =-.

    1. Dan says:

      @Rosie Scribble, that would have been the amphetamine, not the coke.

  9. Arjan says:

    I’m afraid for any breakfast, lunch or dinner in the UK now, I knew you had some strange food habits, but this just plain scares me.

    @ Lee: coke zero? pfft you fell for that scheme..I feel saddened. I always order coke with the sugar and bad stuff, just so I know I don’t get any diet version.
    .-= Arjan´s last blog ..Micmacs à tire la larigot =-.

    1. Dan says:

      @Arjan, I hear the dutch eat tulips.

  10. Rol says:

    I can’t watch videos at work.

    I’m sure it was very funny though.
    .-= Rol´s last blog ..The Book Of Eli =-.

    1. Dan says:

      @Rol, probably best you don’t come back and be disapointed.

  11. You and your sponsored posts.

    Where is the method statement?
    .-= SingleParentDad´s last blog ..What sort of man are you? =-.

    1. Dan says:

      @SingleParentDad, strangely enough I actually did get an email from a porridge company today!

      1. @Dan, Right, that’s it. At dawn I shall be performing my ‘does-diet-cherry-coke-turn-my-Zafira-into-a-Porsche-911′ experiment, and after conclusion shall be spending the rest of the day looking at my inbox.
        .-= SingleParentDad´s last blog ..What sort of man are you? =-.

  12. Oli says:

    A braver man than I, Mr Hughes, eating from that kitchen. I only drank the coffee because I knew it had been boiled.

    I’m also conducting a gastronomic experiment at the moment – a tin of beans for breakfast every day. Apparently pulses help surpress the appetite, thus keeping hunger at bay until after lunchtime. So far, it seems to be working and has the added bonus of also keeping other people away for most of the day too.

    1. Dan says:

      @Oli, It had been boiled true. I did pee in it, but it had been boiled.

      I ate beans for breakfast when I was dieting and it worked wonders.

  13. JJ Daddy-O says:

    This reminds me of the origin of Spiderman, except in that case, a radioactive spider fell in the porridge and Coke mix. No? Maybe I’m thinking of The Green Lantern then.

    1. Dan says:

      @JJ Daddy-O, I think you’ll find it was “Irritable Bowl Syndrome Man”

  14. Catherine says:

    Hehe. More science! You should do a weekly experiment.

    On a complete side note I always thought you’d sound more like Daddy Pig than the third Hairy Biker. I was wrong.

    1. Dan says:

      @Catherine, I’d love to sound like Daddy Pig – his voice is cool beans.

      I haven’t heard any of the hairy bikers though, I shall investigate.

  15. Dwayne says:

    Male chromosomes + microwave = Disaster! Need further proof: http://sluggoisyoyo.blogspot.com/2010/01/two-posts-in-one-day-is-world-ending.html
    .-= Dwayne´s last blog ..Productive day, lazy afternoon =-.

    1. Dan says:

      @Dwayne, Hurrah! Dwayne is blogging again!

  16. bon bon says:

    gosh, who’d have thunk that hot soda pop would be less than appetizing? maybe you should try going the opposite route and freeze porridge-made ice cubes to go in your coke.

    1. Dan says:

      @bon bon, of course! Now why didn’t I think of that!!?

  17. Martin says:

    Vile.

    But you do look oddly like Derren Brown in that video.
    .-= Martin´s last blog ..Foliage =-.

    1. Steve says:

      @Martin, My Goodness you’re right, he does! If he lost a further, say, 3 stone he could make TV shows about gluing people to their chairs.

    2. Dan says:

      @Martin, I really can’t see it, and I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.

      I wish I had his money though.

  18. Gary says:

    Irn Bru would work.

    I bet it would.
    .-= Gary´s last blog ..Ron and Mildred =-.

    1. Dan says:

      @Gary, you are right Gary. I was a fool not to think of it.

  19. Erin says:

    You’re a nutter.
    .-= Erin´s last blog ..Retirement Announcement =-.

    1. Dan says:

      @Erin, how dare you madam!

  20. Steve says:

    Proof that Diet Coke is the Devil’s own drink!

    1. Dan says:

      @Steve, but much like he has all the best tunes, he has all the best carbonated beverages.

  21. john says:

    as an old psychiatric nurse myself….all I have to say….is……

    “put the porridge down…….walk slowly away from the porridge….”

    very funny man…your nuts!!!

    best
    john
    .-= john´s last blog ..Woolly hats =-.

    1. john says:

      @john,

      I mean you’re
      .-= john´s last blog ..Woolly hats =-.

      1. Dan says:

        @john, when it comes to nuts, the difference between your and you’re can be quite crucial :)

  22. Mwa says:

    That was great! And I laughed. A lot. But
    porridge = vile
    diet coke = vile
    so – duh!
    Also quite painful when at the tail end of morning sickness.
    .-= Mwa´s last blog ..It’s a baby! =-.

    1. Dan says:

      @Mwa, diet coke – vile? What are you talking about woman!? It’s the nectar of the gods!

  23. “There’s a kind of fizzy after taste that doesn’t sit very well with porridge.”

    My life is now complete with this information.
    .-= Insomniac Mummy´s last blog ..Calling all Thomas & Friends Fans! =-.

    1. Dan says:

      @Insomniac Mummy, I’m glad to be of service

  24. I had thought porridge went extinct years ago. This may just do it in finally.
    .-= Seattledad (Luke, I am Your Father)´s last blog ..Hexed =-.

    1. Dan says:

      @Seattledad (Luke, I am Your Father), either that or it will mutate into some sort of creature that will attempt to take over the world.

  25. Noble Savage says:

    This made me piss myself laughing. I’m loving all these vlog posts from everyone! Might have to do one myself. Err, or not.
    .-= Noble Savage´s last blog ..I had a vision of love =-.

    1. Dan says:

      @Noble Savage, just as long as you don’t video yourself pissing yourself, that’s all.

  26. john says:

    can you try it with Lilt????

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