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Drink carbonator (feddit.uk)
submitted 3 weeks ago by to c/buyitforlife@slrpnk.net
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Does anybody have recommendations for a drink carbonator? (like a sodastream)

My partner likes fizzy drinks. I want to get something that will last, and won't lock us into a single vendor for refills or replacement parts.

I looked at making our own custom one - like this. We might still do something like this, but I'm also pretty clueless with this stuff and don't want anything to explode or poison us :)

Our priorities, ordered by importance, are:

  • No lock-in (adversarial interop is fine)
  • Well built/long-lasting
  • Convenient, safe, easy to use

Any suggestions?

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[–] 7 points 3 weeks ago* (4 children)

No lock-in (adversarial interop is fine)

I didn’t realise Sodastream had a lock-in mechanism, which means buyers not only support Israel w/the purchase but they are in fact forced to continue supporting Israel. The DiY page you linked says this:

It uses no electricity (no microchips, like some Soda Stream systems).

Oof.. so IIUC, Sodastream needs electricity for the purpose of powering a vendor lock-in mechanism. yikes.

In my area, the streets are littered with N₂O tanks because making whipped cream is /very/ popular (particularly around university campuses). I wonder if those tanks can be repurposed for fizzy drinks. I heard they are spec’d to handle around 100 bar, which is far beyond what would be needed.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    For those that are intrigued/confused, there is no actual whipped cream being made, inhaling compressed NO2 is just an easy way to get a quick, very temporary high (generally called 'whippets'.

    This does fuck you up long term, especially higher doses, just like every other drug on the market.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

    just like every other drug on the market.

    I agreed with you up till this point. Not sure which market you mean here. The nitrous oxide I referred to is the food market. There is also N₂O in the car market and dental markets. Only dentistry has other drugs but I doubt that is what you are referring to. Assuming you meant the black market of recreational drugs, no they are not all equal. N₂O can permanently damage the nervous system after copious use, but not really mj, lsd, or shrooms.

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