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I figured out a way to read under any cap without having to open it! This so far works on every bottle I've tried, including 20-oz Pepsi, 20-oz Coke, and 2-liter bottles! I was not the first to post this idea, and I doubt I came up with it first. However, I did come up with it independently. What's the trick? REFLECTION. Get a flashlight, tilt the bottle slightly, and use the surface of the soda as a mirror! |
 Notice the reflection of the cap in the surface of the 20-oz. Sierra Mist. |
 Room lights off; different angle. There's less glare, and we can almost make out the redemption code. If we zoom in (and use a better shutter setting)... |
 Pretty clear, if you can read backwards... |
 Bingo! It says "ONE FREE SONG," and we can even read the code: "S9FKB FZJFC." (All images flipped via Graphic Converter.) |
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I think this trick is easier with the darker sodas. (Although with the clear sodas I think just inverting the whole bottle and looking through the bottom works well.) Here's a 20-oz. Pepsi: | ||
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Many are familiar with the old "tilting" trick made famous on macmerc.com. That can separate winners from losers with 20-oz Pepsi, but not with Coke. Let's try reflection: | ||
Well, we can definitely see something... |
Room lights off; closer view. It's a code--backwards! |
Well, we can read most of it. (Just change the angle slightly to read the rest.) Not only can we tell winners from losers on Coke bottles, we can read the entire code without opening the bottle! |
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Does this trick work on 2-Liter bottles? | |
 2-Liter Dr. Pepper. Notice the cap's reflection. |
 Room lights off; different angle. Pretty clear, even without zooming in! |
Prevous image roated and flipped. "PLEASE TRY AGAIN." Drat. |
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Note: I do not endorse reading the codes off of bottles and then not buying them. Think how you would feel if you found a "winner" but later discovered that the code had already been used! I just think the reflection's a neat trick.
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