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Man vs mini-kitchen
March 11, 2005
Posted by Hunter Walk, Drink Challenger (and Product Manager)
Google's broad
corporate goals
are
well documented
, and as Googlers, we work hard to uphold these values. But sometimes one also needs individual and short-term objectives to motivate and inspire. My personal challenge? Drink one of each beverage offered on the Google campus. Every Google building has several mini-kitchens stocked with a variety of familiar, and unfamiliar, libations. Why do you climb a mountain? Because it's there.
In no particular order, I will imbibe every cola, juice, energy drink, caffeinated liquid and enhanced water. Scoff if you must, but cast no stone until you've taken on the
entire line of Snapple beverages
and lived to recount the experience. Because Google's great operations team is forever adding new choices to our refrigerators, my project is somewhat of a moving target, but here's what I've concluded thus far:
The magical properties of
VitaminWater
are impressive, but their benefit-focused names ("Endurance," "Balance") remind me a bit too much of the
Successories
motivational posters.
50% of
Extreme Energy
drinks are flammable.
Boylan's Bottleworks makes the best
Ginger Ale
. 'Nuff said.
What weird beverage am I missing?
Send
a link and our network of refreshment procurement experts will get on it.
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