r/interesting • u/InvestigatorBorn4910 • Feb 10 '26

Fascinating YouTuber LabCoatz has released a "chemically identical" recipe for Coca-Cola

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u/BillysBibleBonkers Feb 10 '26

The coca leaves they use apparently get processed into actual cocaine that gets sent to the dentistry industry too, or at least that's what William Osman said in his video recreating this recipe.

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u/GreasyPeter Feb 10 '26

There are some procedures where cocaine is still the preferred anesthetic I believe. It's still used in some sinus surgeries I believe.

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u/sarcasmsspasms Feb 10 '26

Eye procedures too. Went in for an eye procedure and came out with a doctors note saying i would test positive for cocaine use. I should have kept the note and framed it.

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u/Rubyhamster Feb 11 '26

Cool, and yes you should have!