The latest TikTok hack that has made me question reality is the marinated Diet Coke trend.

(Brace yourself for a lot of quotation marks in this post.)

The Diet Coke is then consumed.

What would you name this activity?

Maybe the word storage came to mind.

Perhaps you would call that drinking Diet Coke.

Chilling is also a worthy description (for this entire trend in more ways than one).

All of that is really a matter of preference and how flat or bubbly you like your drink.

My main concern is the marinating process.

She describes the Diet Coke shes using as super cold because of marinating it in the fridge.

Lets talk about that.

What is marinating, really?

Marinating is a culinary term for soaking meats, fruits, or vegetables in a liquid.

This liquid is called a marinade.

The marinade is usually composed of an acid, fat, salt, and maybe sugar.

The acid is for flavor and to tenderize tough fibers.

The salt helps the flavors penetrate the meat.

The ingredient list hints at the purpose and benefit of marinating foodto add flavor and to tenderize.

Does this happen in the Diet Coke hack?

You cant marinate without a marinade.

Furthermore, can you even marinate a liquid?

This is when the walls of reality begin to bend if you think too hard.

Marinating a liquid with a liquid is just mixing liquids.

You cant marinate Diet Coke, but you’re able to marinatewithDiet Coke.

The purpose of the can, and any packaging, is to prevent that.

But marinating is just to make the soda super cold, right?

Maybe marinating is just a cute way to describe something that sits for a while.

Usually foods marinate for hours so the effects of the marinade can take root.

While there is some truth in there, thats just not how temperature works.

Otherwise, why even have a freezer?

After that happens, nothing will make the soda colder, besides a decrease in the ambient temperature.

How can you actually make your Diet Coke colder?

When you play with fire, as they say.

You want crispy-cold Diet Coke?

What are you doing putting it in a fridge set to a feeble40F?

Looks like you have 8 degrees youve been missing out on this whole time.

Instead, if you’re committed enough, you should really buy a second Diet-Coke-only fridge.

Set the temperature to 33F and load it with Diet Coke.

Now youll have the coldest beverage on TikTok.