bedsitter23 | Life is alright in America

Like the Great Wall of China, the Sphinx, and the Grand Canyon, I have read stories, but was not fully prepared to experience it.

The Coke 100-Flavor machine

Created in 2009, the Coca-Cola Freestyle dispenses 125 flavors of soda.

I knew a few had hit Iowa, but I got my first taste (literally) when I walked into the local Godfather's Pizza.

This is the kind of innovative, forward thinking decision-making that would make Herman Cain the best choice for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

100 Flavors, of course is deceiving. One expects a rainbow of products, but at the end of the day, it is Coca-Cola and so only their products populate the machine.

Still, it's pretty amazing. Essentially, it's the usual flavors- Coke, Sprite, Diet Coke, Sprite Zero, Mr Pibb, Coke Zero with some usual add-ins (vanilla, cherry) and some less than usual (orange, lime, raspberry, lemon).

So, I had a Raspberry Coke Zero for no other reason than I could.

I like Raspberry and it was good enough, though 12 ounces of that flavor probably covers me for life.

In any case, should 125 flavors of soda enjoyment come to town, you just have to experience it.