Saturday, 21 April 2012

The Pepsi Challenge

Rob and I did a blindfolded taste test to see if we could tell the difference between different kinds of soda. We each took a randomized series of 14 samples each. (The only rules we had were that each soda must occur once, and must never occur twice in a row.)

Here's how we did. Correct guesses are in green, while those that are way off are in red.

Rob's results:

SERVED:
Pam's (regular)
GUESSED:
Pepsi Max
Coke, Diet Coke, Diet
Coke (regular) Pam's (diet)
Pam's (diet) Pam's (regular)
Pepsi (regular) Pepsi (regular)
Coke Zero Coke (regular)
Pam's (regular) Pepsi Max
Pepsi Max Pam's (regular)
Pam's (regular) Pepsi Max 
Coke (regular) Coke Zero
Pepsi Max Pepsi (regular)
Pepsi (regular) Pam's (diet)
Pam's (diet) Pam's (diet)
Coke Zero Coke Zero

Logan's results:

SERVED:
Pepsi Max
GUESSED:
Pepsi (regular)
Coke, Diet Coke, Diet
Coke (regular) Coke (regular)
Pam's (regular) Pam's (regular)
Pepsi Max Pepsi (regular)
Pepsi (regular) Pam's (diet) 
Coke (regular) Pepsi Max 
Coke Zero Coke Zero
Pepsi Max Pepsi (regular)
Pam's (diet) Pam's (diet)
Coke, Diet Coke, Diet
Coke (regular) Coke (regular)
Pepsi Max Pepsi Max
Pepsi (regular) Pepsi (regular)

To be fair, I drink about six times more soda than Rob does, so my junk food palate is more refined.