“Mountain Dew is so bad for you that the can couldn’t possibly have the body of a dead mouse in it when you drink it” seems to be the ruling of veterinarian Lawrence McGill. The question arose because of a lawsuit filed by one Ronald Ball, who claimed that he drank from a can of Mountain Dew, became ill, and poured out the contents, only to find a dead mouse inside. However, PepsiCo hired McGill (among others) who testified that:
if a mouse is submerged in Mountain Dew between four and seven days, the rodent “will have no calcium in its bones and bony structures.” During those days of soft drink immersion, “the mouse’s abdominal structure will rupture.” Additionally, “its cranial cavity (head) is also likely to rupture within that time period,” McGill noted.
Besides, said McGill, the mouse in question was too young—it hadn’t even been born when the soda was bottled.
Mmmmm. That’s good stuff.
hat tip: The Smoking Gun
