The 10 Banned/Controversial Junk Foods / Sodas

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What's the most controversial junk foods you can think of?. 😀 From chocolates to coca-cola to fads to Pepsi Blue.
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[@hewhodestroysmorale764]

"Personally, I'm not an energy drinker myself. I run on anxiety." I feel that, dude.

[@monsteryuu9444]

Same... I often get anxiety, but last time I could really tell I run on it... I was so anxious for over a week...

[@PokemonRules333]

Same here

[@kameronbiggs5495]

Me too. I don't need more Red Bull or cocaine to give me the energy that over blows my anxiety 😣

[@thelonelyninja5881]

i live off water ,apple juice and tea . but i drink mainly water

[@cassandraspoelhof3752]

Try GFUEL. It’s an energy formula with 0 sugar and hardly any calories. I personally haven’t tried it yet although I’d like to because a lot of Pokémon KZbinrs I watch really like it and are sponsored by GFUEL so they’re always promoting it.

[@dimentiorules]

The zombie skittles sounds like the same kinda thing as jelly belly’s bean boozled, which was also intentionally bad flavours hidden alongside normal flavours.

[@vooshmoozik6185]

cashgrab attempt at a fad

[@lovelysartstudio8299]

They taste like spaghetti. Gross for candy

[@faeri_]

Bean Boozled has a catchy name (bamboozled) and came out on the perfect times fads of viral challenges. I feel like that’s the only reason they survived.

[@vooshmoozik6185]

@@faeri_ they survived because people usually buy them due to curiousity or as a party game for a quick laugh, no one buys them on their own when there's normal candy, unless they are masochists or adventurous

[@faeri_]

@@vooshmoozik6185 that too.

[@crakka5150]

I’m embarrassed to admit that I loved the taste of the candy cigarettes as a kid and as an adult.. I still buy them at the corner store to this day and I’m in my 20’s 😂

[@gentletal5101]

Better than regular smokes

[@gojewla]

Nice!

[@mase_mase]

There is nothing wrong with them. Glad I live in the us and not some pussified country.

[@teoniflynn6588]

I like them, they are better than actually smoking😂

[@AiluridaeAureus]

I am not embarrassed to say I liked them and still do. They're still available in Canada under the Popeyes brand as "candy sticks", and I think I'm going to pick some up soon. Guess what the solution is? You don't think about it too hard. It's just a stick of sugar, and I've always had a bit of an oral fixation. Never smoked, never will, and I grew up around a smoker. It helps I can't work a lighter even if it was to save my life.

[@gamingdemon12]

The Zombie Skittles remind me of the Bean Boozled jellybeans, all the beans look like normal flavors and while some tasted like normal flavors, other beans had intentionally bad tasting flavors. Some boxes even had a spinner where you choose the bean the arrow lands on, eat it and hope it isn't bad

[@FunAngelo2005]

Ah yes,a classic

[@imackiemsamich]

Hey I had the one with spinning wheel I played with my friend on Christmas last year

[@dylanstephens524]

I remember those

[@RVAdada]

Yeah i stopped eating that stuff after i got a puke flavor one and then it literally made me puke

[@dragonlorddracodenblaze]

I still have a pack I got years ago as a prize for being the top student in chemistry for candy prize

[@celinepersonman6448]

I love the shift into junk food videos! This is a niche I feel isn't really touched on much in the commentary community, and you definitely do your research. I like how wholesome this channel has always been. The world is so full of sadness and atrocity, it's great to have so many of these positive channels to kick back and relax to. And your community is just as nice as the content!

[@manuelvasconcelos8982]

I 100% agree with you, but one problem i have is that his "coca-cola" jokes are weak and not really funny but If you don't mind these jokes or you agree with them i rightfully respect your opinion

[@admiralAlfonso9001]

Yeah same

[@celinepersonman6448]

@@manuelvasconcelos8982 I'll give you that! It might sound weird but I don't really come to Striders channel for comedy, moreso for just how pleasant he seems like as a person! I love any of those channels where it kind of sounds like a friend is just sitting down explaining things they're fascinated by to you, and he's a perfect example of that.

[@Gabril962]

@@celinepersonman6448 Yea same.

[@manuelvasconcelos8982]

@@celinepersonman6448 yeah i feel the same, strider really seems like a Very wholesome and respectful person

[@MattSayYay]

Can we just appreciate that someone actually decided to name their soon to be unpopular product "Fads"?

[@bluestreaker9242]

Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy, eh? XD

[@TheGuyWhoIsSitting]

I don't know anyone who actually liked those candy cigs. I sure didn't.

[@aquabluerose7734]

@@TheGuyWhoIsSitting yeah they were gross.

[@polish_lad_who_speaks_English]

Train

[@autumbreeze1129]

@@TheGuyWhoIsSitting my siblings and I would literally only get them if we had little to no pocket money or were given them by friends or family

[@alexquick5491]

I LOVED Pepsi Blue! When it got discontinued I was equally sad and happy, my mom had several packs given to her from a local supermarket.

[@Kalking1]

Me too

[@tylerthegeek4245]

It’s my favorite soda ever, I’ve kept an unopened bottle since it got discontinued

[@craigauclair4026]

That was probably the only Pepsi I actually liked.

[@Dovah_Slayer]

​@@craigauclair4026 same

[@MidKid61]

To me Pepsi Blue looked too much like you were drinking windshield washer fluid which could lead to cruel and dangerous jokes being played since windshield washer fluid is poisonous.

[@drakeware655]

I can definitely relate to the sugar-free gummy bears one. I had a bag when I was visiting my older brother in Maine. The second day was spent on the hotel toilet with Pepto-Bismol

[@charadreemurr4839]

Why eat an entire bag?

[@drakeware655]

@@charadreemurr4839 I was hungry, and there were no restaurants opened by the time we got to Maine. It was THAT late

[@charadreemurr4839]

Fair enough, you have a stronger stomach than me then. I'd probably vomit before eating half of a bag.

[@JaredRmz]

Being a Mexican myself I've never seen the chicos candy, and it translates literally into "guys", so the term itself hasn't any derogatory meaning IMO, the fact that they're chocolate and its color alludes to Hispanic people on the other hand might be the reason they got rebranded. A similar case happened here in Mexico where a chocolate covered pastry was called "Negrito"... things didn't go quite well and got rebranded into "Nito" which means nothing in particular.

[@SergioLeonardoCornejo]

Tbh I want the old name back. "nito" sounds dumb. I can't even pronounce it without feeling stupid.

[@TheArceusftw]

Interesting... Hell even I never heard "Chico" used derogatorilly. Perhaps is one of those words where the derogatory meaning referes to a more archaic use?

[@Toastybees]

@@SergioLeonardoCornejo Oh gee that must happen so often that's totally worth not avoiding racism, how embarrassing for you.

[@SergioLeonardoCornejo]

@@TheArceusftw nope. I think it is something only a small portion of Americans, probably from a place in the West Coast, know. I've never seen that slur until today. And I'm Mexican.

[@SergioLeonardoCornejo]

@@Toastybees I could not care less about what American leftists think of me.

[@Sk8rToon]

One day on the school bus on the way home, one of the high schoolers had one of those candy cigarettes. They were the type that would even “smoke” if you blew the candy dust off of them. Well the bus driver saw the teen “smoking” & thought it was the real thing. The bus driver yelled & pulled the bus over. The teen ate the “evidence” & the bus driver refused to continue to drive home until someone fessed up & gave over the cigarette. There was nothing to give!! We sat there for hours until the school demanded we drive back to the school. Meanwhile, none of the parents (like mine) knew why the school bus was hours late & this was before cell phones. So all the kids on our route just “vanished!” In the end no one got in trouble - teen or driver - & I missed the Disney Afternoon that day because it was before we owned a VCR…

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

It's almost like real cigarettes smell horrible and candy ones don't.

[@justingrill8115]

Were was that chippewa falls Wisconsin?

[@BlueWormyYT]

About Zombie Skittles, last year I went trick-or-treating with my friends. At one of the houses, the only thing there was a GIANT BAG OF ZOMBIE SKITTLE PACKETS.

[@GUSTAVO_06]

the strangest thing is I actually saw the "cocaine" drink at five below the other day, so it is still mildly available at stores. edit: I also remember seeing a four loko can on the floor, and again I was questioning their legality

[@andymorin9163]

Four Loko is legal again bc they removed the caffeine. if you can find the Warheads sour flavor you should try it, it’s actually tasty (but strong)

[@ub-06austin40]

Recently I saw it at my local gas station. I haven’t tried it, but I am a little curious about it

[@ReolRuki]

As a latino I don't think the name "chicos" is offensive, i even find it adorable because the candies resemble baby-shaped people and chicos means "boys" anyway (sorry if my english is weird :(( )

[@doubledont4949]

Yea white people have a habit of trying to speak for other cultures nowadays lmao

[@anonimoqualquer118]

Hi buddy 😃 I am latina as well (Brazil) and I don't think "chicos" are offensive.

[@nadadada3938]

most of the time tht happens, I just find it funny

[@trollge8731]

ye im latino to i understand youu

[@christopherdaniel5919]

I'm Cherokee/ Scot. Redskins may be a bit insensitive, but Chico certainly is not. Some folks just aren't happy, unless they're offended by something. 🙄👈

[@christopherdaniel5919]

I remember eating candy cigarettes as a kid. Actually liked the flavor. They were basically solidified marshmallows.

[@neilgibbons2532]

Exactly that is a good discrip of them I to use to like them as a kid . Use to smoke I mean eat two picks a day. By the age of 8,🙃 true story

[@docE3885]

The bubblegum ones with the powdered sugar that you could blow out like smoke where better. They where a penny apiece when I was a kid in the 90s.

[@danielfranz6560]

@@docE3885 those where the cigar ones though right?

[@docE3885]

@@danielfranz6560 no bubblegum cigars are different. Bubblegum cigarettes looked like filterless cigarettes wrapped in white paper with powdered sugar on the inside of the paper so when you blew through them they would send out puffs of sugar that looked like smoke.

[@MaraJadeSkky]

I found some for sale at Big Lots. Got them for my kid as a surprise...not as tasty as I recall.😅

[@HydraSpectre1138]

Calling cigarettes "deathsticks" just reminds me of that one scene in Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Remember, when someone tries to get you to smoke, tell them to go home and rethink their live, just like Obi-Wan said.

[@Lakshmi1118]

I loved candy cigarettes and never became a smoker. Just like I loved root beer and never became a drinker. I pretended like I was drinking beer when I was a kid. Choice is still king.

[@slashermaster28]

The funny thing with the Skittles is that this immediately made me think of just how far manufacturers went with the real life Every Flavor Beans, actually including all the nasty flavors that were mentioned in the Harry Potter books. But at least those had a legitimate excuse in that this was done to be as authentic to the source as possible. This just feels like a really bad Halloween prank gone wrong.

[@lofty7316]

i was thinking about the every flavor beans too! at least you can tell the grody flavors apart from the desirable ones with those :/

[@matthewkuscienko4616]

I honestly feel like the Rotten Flesh Skittles was more an attempt to appeal to the spirit of the Halloween season gone too far than anything else. I mean, if you compare them to the Every Flavor Beans, you'll notice that those had flavors that were meant to be gross intentionally, most likely as a sort of "risk versus reward" kind of gamble, if you want to think of it that way, in my opinion. Besides, sometimes kids actually WANT to try something that sounds like it might be unappealing, even if just out of curiosity; in fact, I remember that my younger brother and sister had at one point when we went to a huge candy store each bought a bottle of bacon flavored soda, despite them not expecting it to taste good. It wound up sitting in our fridge for quite a long time (I think it was years, if I'm not mistaken) before they finally decided to try them out of curiosity, I took a sip, too, and while it was definitely odd, it wasn't as bad as I thought it might be, all things considered

[@CasperTheRestless]

just made me think of bean boozled

[@jugsyarts]

I never got the appeal of this kind of candy. Feels like a waste to me

[@robiu013]

if I'm honest I don't even think it was taken too far. the skittles were edible, i just find the concept a bit baffling. zombies don't exactly eat other zombies. i guess they wanted to capitalize on the zombie boom, but even considering that, they were a bit late for that train by 2019/2020. dunno, they could do green sludge or something like fanta when they did a blood red version a halloween or two ago.

[@zombsterr]

Oh the candy cigarettes, I've only had them like once and they were given to me by my grandparents. I remember vividly the thing I thought was cool about them was that it was literally cigarettes but for me, and candy. A lot of my close family smoked and I was convinced I would do that when I was older. Now that I'm actually older, I get to see the consequences of smoking not just on my family but by the public as well.

[@sunshinegirlmissriddlerent5605]

We actually still have candy cigarettes over here at my little convenience store but they're not called candy cigarettes they're just called sugar sticks and they're a lot smaller and skinnier than candy cigarettes probably so that they look as little as a cigarette as possible

[@joffreybaratheon4904]

Ah yes.. They had some in a campgrounds candy store

[@StonerWaifu]

I remember being a kid in the early 90's and going to store with Mom, she would buy herself a pack of smokes and get me the candy cigs, until she quit awhile later.

[@gbales84]

I remember the only time I got them was from an ice cream truck in the neighborhood. They were awesome lol.

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

Candy Cigarettes don't cause children to smoke, friends and loved ones smoking around children influence them to smoke.

[@candiedpandie]

I remember when I was a kid, I used to buy those candy cigarettes from the icecream truck.. the ones they used to sell there, had extra powder wrapped in them that you could blow out so it looks like smoke! 🚬 I'm surprised nobody is mentioning that aspect of them. Thankfully, I never became a smoker but I understand how crazy it is that they were ever sold to kids!

[@Fido-vm9zi]

Yes. We're purchased for us kids all the time. I wouldn't buy them for children.

[@floraflowers]

I *loved* Pepsi Blue when it came out and if I think long and hard about it, they might have definitely put something in it because it bordered on addiction. The aftertaste, as I remember, was more cotton candy than blueberry to me. And then they pulled it from shelves when the EU banned Blue 1 as an ingredient. I still miss it to this day.

[@jaredsamples6969]

Is there an alternative to blue 1?

[@kathryncampbell4432]

If you’ve ever been to a Halloween party where they have those “feel the gross object” thing going on, that’s probably what makes Zombie Skittles so popular during the holiday: it fits the more “Do you dare” aspect without doing something rather questionable. The fact that it’s just a gross flavor that makes it infamous probably helps too, as it’s pretty much harmless in contrast to everything else on this list.

[@jasperjazzie]

yeah, i think it just failed because bean boozled was already doing the same thing, and kinda did it better by having different kinds of gross flavors to make the challenge more interesting

[@NecromancyForKids]

Ironically, people wanted to buy it because of packaging but then saw it tasted bad and put it down.

[@garywheeler7039]

I think its like that candy in the Harry Potter book, that varied in flavor, one flavor being ear wax that made people cringe.

[@brians1793]

@@garywheeler7039 And they actually came out with them IRL like another comment mentioned and then Jelly Belly brought them back as bean boozled, it's crazy how accurate flavors like dirt and grass were, and I could see earth worm being accurate but don't remember how close the ear wax one was. They're fun but are at least balanced with a good flavor of the same color and not knowing what you're going to get. Not sure if the Skittles one has good flavors mixed in or not. EDIT: I guess most are good flavors but still, a minority being one bad flavor is kind of weird and it could be any random color, not multiple weird flavors that are color coded but with a good one of the same color.

[@IShy2]

Main question, how did they get the rotting flesh flavor (wrong answers only)

[@nicksrandomreviews]

I actually remember candy cigarettes having the same branding as real cigarettes. I fondly recall getting a pack of Camel candy cigarettes a few times as a kid. I remember them being chocolate flavored. Always liked them, but hated smoking. I still hate smoking. Also, the fact Fritos didn't market Wow chips with the phrase "they're the shits", is a missed opportunity.

[@kaitlando636]

Lol!

[@Daviticus042]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Solanin0803]

Oh yeah, haha, I used to get them when I was a kid as well. A bunch of my uncles smoked and I would always tell them not to, with a pack of chocolate cigaretts in my pocket lol

[@aynisbahlsak5465]

I used to mix a 20oz bottle of Pepsi blue and a 20oz bottle of code red every lunch break back in 2002ish when I worked at Kmart. This mixture turned into a fantastic kinda translucent purple drink that I’m sure has caused health issues. Tasted great though.

[@howardg2435]

#1 Pepsi Blue was an interesting soda with a berry flavor. I also remember Jolt Cola in the 1980s for the insane amount of caffeine. What I really like is the Mountain Dew flavors of "Code Red," "Voltage," and "White Out." This led to the Independence Day (July 4th) themed "Red White and Dew" flavor that mixed all three flavors that give the soda a purple color. It has a nice berry soda taste, and I'm one person petitioning Applebee's to feature this drink for the summers.

[@MaraJadeSkky]

It's funny how Jolt Cola seemed like super high amounts of caffeine...yet now you can get a 300mg can of caffeine in any flavor you can think of.

[@OliverRatts]

I hate code red, it makes my mouth completely numb and just tastes like puke.

[@howardg2435]

@@OliverRatts I might actually have something to "one-up" you on this. PEEPS FLAVORED PEPSI. I am totally serious, and I tried this interesting flavor adventure. It is very sweet, but drinkable. It has a caramelized sugary finish to it. It is interesting, but I will not be drinking anymore of this. I think Pepsi wanted to bring in Spring and/or Easter with a splash. This was terrible!

[@robert-raven5381]

@@howardg2435 I read this first as Pepsi flavored Pepsi lmao had to go back n reread lol

[@francesheinig6420]

I remember Jolt. I drank a can of it before I left Chicago and drove all the way to the middle of NY, the Mohawk Valley area, without stopping except to use the restroom. When I got to NY about ,16-18 hrs later, I was still jumpy and couldn't sleep until the next night. It lasted about 48 hrs for me, I guess bc I wasn't used to all that caffeine and sugar. I tried almost everything to flush it through my system and to calm down but it was no use it just had to run its course I guess. It was very powerful for me. If it's your first time trying any energy drink be prepared for anything. They are not safe bc it can lead to heart palpitations and heart attaches as well as weight gain and other issues to. Just remember everything in moderation, bc to much of any one l thing can be harmful.

[@RaphBlade7]

According to one tribe that once practiced cannibalism, human flesh tastes similar to to pork (which makes sense as pigs are sometimes used by scientists as human analogs due to similarities in body tissues) which is why they referred to it as "long pork". Saw it on an episode of River Monsters where host Jeremy Wade was investigating a case involving a species of fish that was attacking the "privates" of local men (known locally as the "Ball Cutter") and Jeremy used pork (as a substitute for human flesh) as bait. Ironically, he discovered the culprit was introduced species of piranha which normally feed upon nuts and vegetation, but unfortunately they became a invasive species and became carnivorous due to the ecological damage they caused by eating local plant life. The episode always stuck with me cause it answered the question, what does human meat actually taste like? So I'd imagine rotting human flesh would probably taste similar to rotting pork!

[@sosansational]

thanks, i hate it!

[@tonyrogganbuck2413]

"Feed upon nuts" ! LOL

[@RaphBlade7]

@@tonyrogganbuck2413 That's why the name the natives gave the attacking fish translates as Ball Cutter. Makes you wonder if they were attacking men's testicles cause they mistook them for actual NUTS.

[@wall-e3313]

That would jive with what I read once. Someone asked a firefighter what a burnt human body smells like, and he said 'barbecue'.

[@b3nt079]

Well, I thought I hated pork already but it's even worse now.

[@meghanlee3959]

The epic airport security review on Amazon of the sugar free Haribo gummies had me rolling and feeling horrified at the same time. The poor guy ate some while waiting in the airport security line and when the rumbling started the TSA thought he was smuggling something and well it didn’t end well for the TSA agent or the poor consumer.

[@r.j.penfold]

I remember reading that one. I was in tears.

[@nicoleknight9412]

LMAO!

[@fluffystream3772]

What happened in that story?

[@r.j.penfold]

@@fluffystream3772 long story short he shat on the TSA agent (iirc)

[@cocheeseknox7440]

Sheesh. That’s just plain horrific. Speaking of Haribos, does anyone acknowledge how hard and chewy they are?

[@Foggy_Til_Noon]

Dang man. What Coca-Cola ever do to you?! lol

[@lauravampire1276]

I remember mindlessly picking up a zombie skittles packet from my Halloween candy bag. The flavors were pretty good but then I just started gagging when I took a green one. I had to read the packaging and I hated myself for the rest of the day 💀

[@ThemeParkAvenue]

It's been interesting to see you cover a lot of different topics from theme parks to junk foods. Would you consider making videos about travel?

[@totallynormalcat1]

I would like that

[@Eatingguy]

I agree 👍🏻

[@katefeider]

I’m now thinking Strider’s going to make a Paw Patrol list concerning he mentioned them in this video. But I’m probably aiming too high.

[@jcool348]

Ohio especially

[@greaterparrot3]

I think he was best when he was removing shows and movies

[@r.j.penfold]

I remember reading sugar-free gummy bear reviews with my family and dying of laughter at how creatively descriptive they all were. 10/10 would read again.

[@SupersuMC]

Can't anymore now that Amazon took the product page down. A crime against comedy, I tell you!

[@r.j.penfold]

@@SupersuMC aww they did? Oh well, at least I can Google some

[@bloodystatic4156]

“This product has been around for 45 years, Let the disease change its name.”-Frank DiPrima, now that, is a rare insult.

[@eleanorhogan8643]

The Nestle magic ball had a warning on the packet saying very clearly "warning toy is not suitable for children under 3 years old, choking hazard" My guess is adults brought them for under 3 year old children without even bothering to read the warning. I was 7 years old so I never stuck them in my mouth.

[@Retro_Red]

"What's wrong with showing a package of chips and saying, 'Hey, these taste good!'?" Give this man all the advertising awards.

[@laurasohn8332]

There was actually one that you missed... Called Chocolate Babies... You might obviously realize why they were banned and discontinued, but... Surprisingly enough, they were actually a favorite candy of the late Beatle George Harrison

[@tobysresearchprogram9296]

My country sell something with a similar name, Choco Babies, but they're just harmless little chocolate pellets that look suspciously like rabbit poop.

[@Cookiofshadows2]

Shall I mention the **erhem** Jelly Babies?

[@tobysresearchprogram9296]

There's also a statue of a Jelly Baby family outside a large mall

[@sally-annebrown1298]

Actually here in Australia, they sre called "Cheekies". I can still buy them with that name

[@sebber218]

@@sally-annebrown1298 *Cheekies* 💀💀💀

[@howardg2435]

#9 I'm 51, and I remember these as a young kid in the 1970s in the U.S. They had a mint like taste, which was actually like mouthwash. In the 1980s, there was also Big League Chew bubble gum. This was shredded bubble gum that resembled an outsized attempt to look like chewing tobacco, and the bag it came in looked like a traditional chewing tobacco pouch.

[@belugasmith]

I have never understood why anyone would want to give a drunk caffeine, especially if they are being obnoxious. You just ended up with a wide awake drunk.

[@TwiddleFingersDB]

"I'm no an energy drinker myself, I run on anxiety" OMG brilliant line. I hear you brother.

[@WitherofEarth]

sounds to me like skittles tried doing their own take on the iconic "beanboozled beans" with their zombie skittles idea, which i guess makes sense, but in my honest opinion, if i wanted to do a new twist on a piece if candy, i wouldn't wanna mimick beanboozled in the slightest. what about making flavors meant to troll others is a good idea? just the gamble of it all? im overall very mixed on this

[@SillyVaporeon]

Yooo, I thought I was the only one who thought that!

[@donaldpaccerelli198]

well in the case of beanboozled it leans more into the Russian roulette aspect of the candy in the form of the beanboozled challenge. in case you didn't know, the beanboozled jellybeans come in a special box/tin/case with a spinner wheel included. the challenge involves you and one or more of your friends taking turns spinning the wheel, with each space having corresponding jellybean, or rather two. this is where the risk comes in as you have to eat the jellybean matching the one you landed on, but there's a catch: as each jellybean on each space represents two different beans that, while the look the same taste radically different. (for example one could be peach or barf flavored.) with points being awarded accordingly. (two for swallowing a bad tasting bean, one for spiting it out and none for getting the non-gross bean.) with the goal of getting the most points at the end. though players are allowed to come up with custom rules to add to it, such as how many time a player must chew before swallowing the bean etc.

[@SillyVaporeon]

@@donaldpaccerelli198 Damn, you could make a whole Wikipedia page with this info

[@yaawns]

Just wanted to comment and say your videos have been really wonderful to watch while I’ve been home sick! You are such a cheery and nice fellow, thank you for your kindness and the effort you put into your videos 😊

[@CMan185]

29:52 why did bro choose THIS music 💀

[@Snorlax-]

I’m not surprised that the “blackout in a can” was made by people from Ohio University. I’ve lived in Ohio my whole life and both my parents went to OU for college. That city has so many bars and restaurants, it’s literally the perfect place for college parties.

[@lizzieduhh]

Same, and the fact the power went out all day yesterday because of the storm..?

[@ericgoldberg8358]

I don't remember the original 4Lokos but I know I had it the current version is gross

[@jakek5627]

Strider, you could literally make a top 100 list of the most boring words. I’d still watch it. You bring so much life to your videos and I’m really enjoying you branching out and trying new subjects. You are literally my favorite content creator on this website

[@aldocamilleri2927]

I agree with you

[@birthdayfruitecake8158]

Yes, Strider is so vibrant all on his own!

[@pinkfoxboi1331]

True he makes anything he talks about sounds so Interesting and fun and entertaining

[@pinkfoxboi1331]

And also like how there's this air of sophistication and Intelligence in his video's it makes all his videos feel very professional and smart

[@davekennedy6315]

The older version on candy cigarettes I remember in the 70s/early 80s were chocolate sticks wrapped in an edible rizla/rolling paper! They even came in boxes that were perfect recreations of genuine brands (I always loved the look of the Camel brand)

[@hwgray]

The ''older version" dates back to at least the '40's, when I was a kid. They were essentially molded powdered sugar with a dab of red food-coloring as "fire" and they were loosies, two for a penny.

[@brians1793]

3:12 his description of it is actually brilliant.

[@mochilucitor342]

I remember trying the rotten flesh skittle. It was pretty gross and tasted similar to the rotten egg jelly bean. It was fun trying it with my friends tho lol

[@LOVE-iv2pw]

I feel like they were trying to be the next Beanboozled challenge or something now that you mention jelly beans.

[@EssJayy817]

lol yea, my friend and i tried them like the bean boozled jelly bean game

[@lavendernightshade5631]

@@LOVE-iv2pw yeah that's what I thought of too

[@EmberMcLain87]

i tried them, and it wasnt so bad. it's like those harry potter jelly beans. you know what your getting into by trying them, and the reactions more than make it worth the money.

[@deadlockraven1849]

Now that's how you do a sponsorship Strider! You really went above and beyond in making it personal and less soulless than others. Just a taste of personality and proof that the KZbinr actually tried the sponsorship makes the ad actually watchable.

[@Bambihunter1971]

I'm in the US and you're absolutely right when you said "it starts with you". I had candy cigarettes in the 70's and I haven't ever once wanted to smoke. They were a fun novelty. No need to ban things, just teach the kids the difference between candy and cigarettes. It isn't that difficult.

[@charlescoffman8930]

I remember having the candy sticks back when I was younger, the one I would always go for was the Popeyes themed ones. Never realized people would actually smoke them like actual cigarettes though

[@pinkdarkboy7127]

I always got ones with Spiderman on them in my trick or treat bag as a kid! I knew they were supposed to be cigarettes but it never occurred to me to pretend to smoke them lol. My mom smoked and quit and then took up smoking and then quit again on and off throughout my childhood, and I had no desire to imitate that kind of behavior. Plus cigarettes make you smell like ass.

[@plumsparkles945]

Honestly it stuns me that you grew up with no friends. You are one of the kindest most understanding people I've ever come across! I grew up without friends too. Your channel has helped me through panic attacks. Thank you for that

[@bwilliams1234]

Got it...

[@averytubestudios]

I tried the "Zombie" Skittles when I was in school. I remember it tasting like an expired drink but in a physical form. Another time I tried it, it tasted like dried orange pulp.

[@Lincoln11512]

“Hey, what are you drinking?” “Cocaine”

[@christopher9727]

.... Do you know Jesus Christ can set you free from sins and save you from hell today Jesus Christ is the only hope in this world no other gods will lead you to heaven There is no security or hope with out Jesus Christ in this world come and repent of all sins today Today is the day of salvation come to the loving savior Today repent and do not go to hell Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today Romans 6.23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus

[@Toad917]

Candy Cigarettes in america (at least the ones I’ve been to Pennsylvania,Florida,Nevada)are very extremely rare to find usually only found in mom and pop candy shops

[@adamf1980]

22:55 "Why should I change? He's the one who sucks!"

[@ryantannar5301]

Those candy cigarettes have reached a point where they are rare enough in the States that trying to ban them now would just increase people's awareness that they even exist. I haven't seen one in 10 years

[@inkersbrew6370]

Ironically enough I was lucky enough to find one retailer who sold them when I was 12. The people were right, it tastes like chalk lol

[@Tang-qi6zw]

I’ve only ever seen them in tobacco stores. So the only people really exposed to them are smokers. They’re a great prop for high school plays for a prisoner character or something, and a way for people quitting smoking to get the whole oral fixation without the chemicals and stuff. Something more powerful got them off of mainstream shelves than governments: money. Advertising smoking directly to kids is distasteful, and turns people away from buying other stuff.

[@matthewvoss7365]

@@inkersbrew6370 I'm an 80's kid and I remember them. The last time I saw a pack in a Stop and Go was 1992 when my friend's sister pointed at them and their dad yelled "not even as a joke." I would have told anyone they tasted like chalk and I'm not surprised people told you that. Candy cigarettes were made more for the image than anything else.

[@floskywalker6220]

I had to go to a tourist retailer who sold all sorts of more obscure candy to find them. The rock candy on the shelf next to it and the chocolate coins were far more appealing to me though

[@milesipka]

I haven't seen those candy cigarettes in well over twenty years... Glad they are now rare - the purpose of those things is insidious.

[@idonteven8794]

For those wondering, the zombie Skittles tasted like very strong tomato paste, with a little bit of garlic.

[@devinjanosov]

My step daughter was the victim of SA because someone gave her a 4-loco. We had to pick her up from the police station, puking blue, swearing at cops and take her to the hospital. She didn’t realize what had happened to her until the next morning. 🤬

[@TorchicNidoran1994]

As a Latina, we don't mind the Chicos name. In fact we love it. We're just happy to get some acknowledgement Also I distinctly remember Wonder Balls and Pepsi Blue and enjoyed both. I had no idea about Pepsi Blue causing cancer though

[@candiedpandie]

Also a Latina here but I gotta partially disagree. This was my first time seeing/hearing about it and I at first didn't understand why they were controversial. I didn't mind it but I also had no idea 'chico' was a derogatory term used for us.. upon learning that, I rather not have that type of acknowledgement..

[@UnrealGamesProfessor]

Still have a candy named Filipinos...

[@Plsrateeight]

​@@candiedpandie frito bandito

[@candiedpandie]

@@Plsrateeight What? Lmao

[@smellycat6386]

@@candiedpandie I thought chico just meant like little kid 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@slightlylessthanaveragepro8796]

The rotten zombie skittles tasted to me what I imagine a mix of raw meat and some insanely sweet cherry would taste like, it was the worst tasting food i’ve ever eaten.

[@yasminemobley7858]

Eww!

[@kameronbiggs5495]

I think jelly belly did something similar where they had mysterious flavored jelly beans that ranged from popcorn flavored to sweaty socks

[@yasminemobley7858]

@@kameronbiggs5495 Bean-Boozles. Those were nasty! 🤮

[@kaitlando636]

Bean boozled still exists

[@NYChica23]

I can just imagine the execs when coming up with that energy drink name...:"Here's a good idea, let's call our drink Cocaine, because there's no way that could ever go wrong!"

[@cac_deadlyrang]

My furry OC, Tim Tam, once dumped a bag of Zombie Skittles into his mouth, and didn’t care. But to be fair, he _is_ a Tasmanian devil.

[@skullscarkatgreen]

Actually tried the 2021 version of Blue Pepsi once and it was pretty alright, It had a nicely subtle blueberry flavor. Now if they could bring back Crystal Pepsi…I can’t help but miss it.

[@RyeLeeBread]

Crystal Pepsi was back in 2019! Probably will return again at some point.

[@nerd0Chija]

I got one releases of Blue Pepsi (that one from the Philippines in 2018 or 2019 (?) ), and I can tell you it just tasted like blueberry Pepsi. Also in 2018(?) Coca-Cola Clear got released in Japan and I also got it. And it tasted like a citrus soft drink (like 7up or Sprite) but just a little bit sugary and with a pinch of salt (well it's normal for Japanese Coca-Colas to have salt added to it). Another less known Coca Cola, because it was another Japan-exclusive was Strawberry Coca-Cola (in 2020) and it was your typical Japanese version of Coca-Cola (it has more caramel taste than sugary sweet (or terribleness of artificial sugar found in the "diet" version of soft drinks) and has that pinch of salt in it) mixed with a creamy strawberry soft drink (yea creamy sodas and other soft drinks of this type are popular in Japan and many other countries from Asia region). And those two things mixed worked very well. It's so sad it was a limited release. I hope someday it would come back. It was one of my favorites.

[@Soul_Alpha]

@@RyeLeeBread can confirm saw it once but sadly didn't buy

[@doubledont4949]

Crystal pepsi came back in 2016 for a few years

[@angelface925]

@@RyeLeeBread I saw it as well! Loved it as a kid and wanted to try it again! I can't remember, but it was missing something (either sugar or caffeine?) I think. Those would have been the only reasons I can think of for not buying it. I was an EMT so caffeine and sugar was something I wanted lol.

[@akumaouja4062]

Fun fact with the wonderballs, a big part of their repeated reappearances had to do with people smuggling Kinder Eggs in from Europe which were very popular, it was an attempt to cash in on the popularity with people [the most common story is a foreign relative or family friend sneaking a case of them in via their luggage, usually with glowing nostalgia] but often failed because they usually didn't understand that the toy/candy filling was fairly secondary to a fond family memory and actually fairly unusual chocolate for an American palette [Kinder Eggs are two-toned, german milk chocolate on the outside, white chocolate on the inside, and the chocolate softens and turns flexible before it melts] and so they'd usually flop. They finally managed to regain some staying power in the last rough decade.

[@pastpatour]

I'd buy those candy cigarettes solely for the box art. They're very cool. Also here in my country we had chocolate cigarettes until the 90s, but just one brand made them so no collectible potential. Nowadays they are rebranded as innocuous colored pencils. They still taste like crappy hydrogenated "chocolate" though. Ah, the nostalgia.

[@sabrinaleedance]

Bruh Coca Cola company saying Cocaine js copyright infringement is like peak unhinged capitalism

[@bridgettherose609]

As a kid, anti smoking PSAs scared me away from any cigarettes. Even seeing candy cigarettes made me feel disgusted. Hearing that tobacco companies were preying on kids to smoke doesn’t shock me in the slightest. Imagine a vape candy 🤢 Also those skittles remind me of those jellybeans that could taste like pear or boogers and stuff like that

[@colbyrobbins7035]

Candy cigarettes were awesome tasting

[@missicequeen2963]

Bean boozles I think is what those were

[@bluefungi]

Try huckleberry licorish. It does kinda taste like vape juice actually.

[@cocomuffy]

shhh! dont give them ideas! 🤢 also, i believe that it’s bean boozled jellybeans that you’re referring to.

[@PatWatson1957]

I was born in the mid 50's. So I grew up watching commercials on tv where they claimed that DOCTORS recommended certain brands of cigarettes. Then as we, as basically an entire generation, became old enough to smoke, big tobacco companies started adding chemicals to the tobacco to get us and KEEP us addicted.

[@ub-06austin40]

I didn’t know about the history behind Pepsi Blue. A year ago I just saw it at the local gas station, was curious and tried it. I liked it. I’m a little sad to know it might never come back

[@popixel]

I loved Pepsi Blue. When it originally came out I remember the day it disappeared from the shelf. When I asked where it was at, the guy at the convenient store told me that I was the only one buying it and they don't have it anymore. Then a couple years back when they re-released it I was in heaven... but that was short lived.

[@Patrick-hm4eg]

Skittles trying to compete with Bertie Botts every flavor beans from Harry Potter.

[@cuttieartgirl8294]

As a fellow Latino... I don't know which specific countries say chicos is derogative, but in Chile it's not derogative, like a all. Chicos means boys, like kids. Between friends we even call ourselves chiquillos. Hell, chico/s is used constantly here in Chile (some places even using chico as part of their name). We Latinos normally don't care about the names, except if it's REALLY insulting. But most most of the time we laughed it off xD In fact, what actually makes us angry is when people not from latin america say we found something offensive when it's not (the speedy Gonzales controversy and the Whitewashing in Encanto come to mind). Also when you call us latinxs, please never do that If we don't raise our voice about a topic we actually don't really care. Sometimes we like this kind of stupid representation xD

[@hagane_0]

As a latino myself I was confused about how chico was even supposed to be offensive until I looked it up. Apparently in Australia it's used in a insulting and racist manner towards latinos and since the candy is based there, that can explain why they rebranded.

[@davidthedeaf]

Right? Chico and the Man, tv show? Chica and Chico are said by Latino/as all the time. I think this guy being in another nation is confused.

[@whatisthisalgorithm]

This reminds me of the controversy around the episode of The Golden Girls that was removed from Hulu. A lot of people of color, my family included, found the situation funny. Another complaint I saw on Reddit was the guy that called Crayolia, can’t spell, racist because the Spanish word for black is negro. There are some things that are obviously wrong, but if you’re not sure, look to see how the specific group feels.

[@littlesongbird1]

I agree. I am in the usa and never hears Chico used as a racial slur (it may be in some areas) I have heard of people saying "Chiks". I am glad however that they changed the names. To be Cheekies sounds much cuter!

[@Who_1s_r4y4]

Latinx is actually a word? I thought it was just a grammar error and they simply meant latin.

[@hurricanefury439]

6:57 the reason candy cigarettes aren't banned in the USA is that we have no reason to ban them. outside of symbolism they have no ill effects and can't be pulled legally. and I honestly think that's a good thing. I'd rather see a kid with a candy cigarette in their mouth than a real cigarette and most people i know say that they taste bad enough that they make real cigarettes seem much more unappealing. the thought process goes "if this is how bad the candy version is the real one must be nightmarishly bad"

[@keylimepython641]

I think they are often sold as Candy Sticks in the USA.

[@channel45853]

they do taste bad, yet i kept eating it anyway. I guess it would be like real tobacco, it tastes bad but you're addicted.

[@milesthepeacefulinkling286]

Well, I can *BARELY* taste the depiction of battery acid in normal Coca-Cola. And yes, I mean *BARELY.* I don't taste that at all in Pepsi. I would seriously give the revamped version of Pepsi Blue a try, if PepsiCo gave the drink another chance.

[@violets_drop_seeds]

As someone who lives in the US and is a candy lover, I'm disgusted that candy cigarettes are still on the market and being sold. However, I know that each time I go to a candy store that sells them, it's always in full stock.

[@peteradams1121]

The cocaine drink is a really awful example of companies not caring for people as much as they act. If they really cared they wouldn’t have changed the name back to cocaine! Great video, Strider. I love the wholesome content on this channel.

[@a.grimes4202]

They didn’t accept the FDA telling them what to do and didn’t allow their double standard of allowing a soda product that still to this day, although you won’t see it on the ingredients list for obvious reasons, still includes a very small trace of actual cocaine and banning them, a product which simply uses the word cocaine as a trademark. I’ll agree though that calling your energy drink that definitely isn’t the smartest from a sales and marketing perspective, and while it does have an absolutely absurd amount of caffeine, at the end of the day it’s up to any potential consumer of it to remember: _caveat emptor_ (“Let the buyer beware.”).

[@Maximalistcollector]

or they just chad pulling a chad move

[@dashietheytpproductions2521]

I actually my play group did have Candy Cigarettes. We were doing a production of the Outsiders and in context of the book, the main cast are teenagers in gangs, which included drinking and smoking… so we had prop cigars that did look like it puffed smoke and the candy ciggerates… I was such a non smoker that I didn’t even try the fricking CANDY cigars cause I was worried it would lead me to real smoking…. Amazing list like always Strider!

[@AutumnBlaze689]

I appreciate that I’m able to multitask and learn more about fast food and fizzy drinks in these videos. It’s genuinely interesting. 👍🏻

[@jasonbean2764]

I miss the original 4Loco. The combination of alcohol and caffeine is traditional; think of Irish coffee. But the mistake was that many people thought you should drink 4 of them! No, one represents 4 ordinary beers. By drinking 4, you are in effect drinking 16 high alcohol beers with no chance to recover, because of the stimulants. I still drink the current 4locos. The grape is my favorite, the lemonade is a close second. However, one is enough, for at least 4 hours!:)

[@ghostein.stereo]

24:34 that’s rich coming from a company like Nestle. Also, thank you for handling the controversial topics with respect. It felt refreshing to watch as well as insightful.

[@BrickShorts8118]

I’m very happy that your starting to mix things up a bit with your videos. These fast food videos are so enjoyable to watch!

[@totallynormalcat1]

I totally agree. I like his food videos a lot!

[@Eatingguy]

Same 👍🏻

[@BrickShorts8118]

And his reactions to all of the entries are so fun to watch. And he gives a lot of cool facts!

[@lorddrayvon1426]

To be honest, it's more the personality I feel that makes these videos interesting. You can have the most interesting video topic in the world but I'll still be checking my watch if there's no shits given in the presentation. For instance, a lot of the time with Top X videos, you've seen them once you'll never go back. A lot of them are done-in-one throwaway mindless content. Think Watchmojo, it's dozen spin-off channels or Top 15s. Strider's content exists in a weirder place in that even his worst videos (mainly from using examples that he's used before like SpongeBob's multiple Top X lists) he's already used in other videos) are still very watchable just because he shows some personality beyond "dead inside robot."

[@BrickShorts8118]

Wow, that’s a really interesting depiction. I never thought of that lol Watchmojo is just oversaturated garbage anyways

[@mikeNgary]

Thanks for the shout out PhantomStrider!

[@iswhatitis94]

Ah man this brings me back to better days, 90s early 2000s childhood was the best. My neighborhood street was full of kids outside all day till night we all skated & played GTA 3 & vice city on my PS2. Right up the block was a corner store we always went to, i always got candy cigarettes & the Jolt drinks or the Nos bottles. I also remember drinking pepsi blue & getting chocolate wonder balls at the food store. I heard about the drink cocaine but never had it. Also don't forget the different colored Ez squirt ketchup & those weird sour tasting funky fries lol. Thanks for the upload.

[@Toon_Lucario]

I’m curious if there’s enough candidates for cancelled cereal products such as the Froot Loops cereal straws. I feel like such a list would be neat. Also as an American while candy cigarettes aren’t banned, they aren’t sold anywhere major either.

[@HK47_115]

Right, I remember I used to get these things in every Easter back I would get as a kid. Which kind of annoyed me cuz I was never into candy cigarettes. I was very very picky with my candy. By the time I got to high school it's like they just disappeared. Never saw a box again in stores or an Easter egg baskets or anywhere really. I mean, this is literally vanished straight off the earth. I can't remember the last time I've seen anybody eating a candy cigarette

[@GamingGardevoir]

They’re only sold in novelty shops at this point, just like bubblegum cigars

[@supersmilyface1]

I've only seen candy cigarettes at gas stations, candy shops, and the state fair here in Ohio.

[@Cerinaya]

@@HK47_115 The dollar tree has them on occasion as candy sticks in the seasonal candies.

[@24kgoldplatedvermeil]

Never saw them anywhere besides novelty shops or ice cream trucks growing up.

[@nathanwithrow35]

I like how much boo has evolved from being a cookie cut boo from the Mario games, to having a sense of character.

[@Bambihunter1971]

The wow chips advertisement with the guy in the tube was so that he could just $h!+ out the bottom of the tube while eating them. LOL

[@eugenesis8188]

8:50 To be fair, floating down a river in a tube might be the most relaxing place to have diarrhea.

[@reneemachuca3026]

26:29 I wasn’t expecting that noise to appear

[@dogmanwes2790]

Me neither nice to know that Josh is somewhat in touch with memes

[@EpicgamerGTG]

AAAEEEUUUUGGGGH

[@chayden153]

So i had a bag of sugar free haribos back when was trying to cut back on sugar because it makes me break out and I genuinely regretted my life choices. I actually had to stay home from school because of it

[@Subject_Keter]

The LA beast video of him eating the gummy bears should be it all. Madman literally does the craziest things and that almost broke him.

[@primalycia]

My sister and I used to get those packs of candy cigarettes each week. I liked the Round Up packages with the cowboy, she got the Stallion packages with the black horse. It wasn't until my mid 20's that I took up e-cigarettes due to working in the movie theater business, but still limited myself to one each holiday season (otherwise known as absolute hell at that job). When the theaters closed in 2020 I quit. Took it back up when I briefly rejoined that industry for three months in 2022, but haven't smoked since. My sister never took up the habit at all.

[@the_UF365]

I'm glad my friends never pulled a rotten flesh skittle prank on me. I tried beanboozled once and threw up just the bean I had eaten.

[@Joker-lh7eo]

I feel like the whole appeal of the Zombie Skittles was supposed to be akin to the Bean Boozled challenge from a few years back. You get to play something of a party game with your friends or prank someone and then shove it online for internet clout. I'd say they had pretty damn good reason to rail on this and not the original, though; the original Bean Boozled challenge had quite a bit of variety in the flavors, good and bad, while with the Zombie Skittles you only get, like, 10 flavors if you count each "zombie" variant as a different flavor.

[@jeremyfarley2699]

I think Congress has bigger problems to worry about than candy cigarettes 😂

[@gveltaine]

I remember the candy cigarettes that had an edible paper wrapping covered in powder sugar, so you would blow on the end and "smoke" would come out. Wild these were sold up until VERY recently.

[@kecleonfan7495]

I find it humorous that Strider is practically the anti-MatPat due to his pure disdain for Coca-Cola, which was MatPat's favorite soda for the longest time (well, Diet Coke actually, but you get what I mean)

[@DisneyfanBeckers]

When I saw the explanation of Zombie Skittles, I thought of BeanBoozled jelly beans. I never tried those jelly beans, but when looking at the boxes alongside Harry Potter themed jelly beans, I saw a few "gross" flavors in common between them, though not identically named

[@Someguy-hw7fo]

The term “F*g” used to mean French Cigarette, explaining the name of the candy. My father remembered eating candy like that back in the 80s or late 70s.

[@psychie8625]

Four Loko is an interesting sort. Had it not been for this video, I would've just wrote it off as one of the other 27 types of beer sold at the 7Eleven I worked at senior year of high school.

[@darknesskingsized8996]

Luckily, growing up in America after candy cigarettes were rebranded, I can say that nearly 100% of my peers hated candy cigarettes, and even those who ate them only ate them as absolute last resort candy. They definitely aren't appealing to the kids of today.

[@kidwolf0015]

You're right. "Smoking" cheap bubblegum shaped and packaged like crayons is much funnier to experience. Remember kids, smoking cigarettes is bad... smoke your crayons inside! 😂

[@darknesskingsized8996]

@@kidwolf0015 My friend had gum crayons! I always wondered if they used to be cigarettes.

[@HK47_115]

When were those candies ever appealing? Other than kids thinking it's cool because they get to pretend that they smoked. That's literally the only thing I ever did with candy cigarettes. They taste like crap. I mean, it must be a very acquired taste for some people. Cuz I for one never like the flavor. I never knew anybody who did. And what's funny is now I'm actually a smoker. But I was more influenced by at home full of smokers rather than a box of candy. Crap, I would rather have an actual cigarette over a candy cigarette. It still taste like shit, but it's the feeling that matters. That's why people smoke. The feeling of the nicotine buzz, and the feeling of the smoke going in and out. In reality, the only real influence that gets people into cigarettes it's just curiosity. That or peer pressure. But most people I knew only tried savers out of pure curiosity. What is it like? How does it feel? Why do people crave it if it taste and smells like shit? Literally the only way you're going to answer these questions is by trying it. So in reality the only thing that's going to convince you to try it is whether or not you want to answer these questions that badly. Personally that's what convinced me to start smoking. Curiosity more than anything. And no, you're not going to get the answers just by asking a smoker those questions. That's not how it works. You'll never be satisfied with the answer or think it makes sense. It's not going to make sense. You're trying to understand a physical feeling from a chemical reaction. Now I'm not here trying to convince anybody to smoke or anything. I'm just standing a fact that matter. These questions can't be answered unless you try it. And typically it's not recommended. So really it's not worth answering those questions. And asking a smoker is not going to be enough to answer those questions because it's an experience thing. You can't understand it unless you experience it. No amount of questions or how specific they are is going to give you the answer you're looking for. And pretty much the same goes for any other experienced that you may not be into or want to try but you just don't understand why people do it. You can ask all the questions all you want. You never truly going to understand until you experience it for yourself. And there's a good chance you might not ever know what that experience is like. Cuz you might not even like it anyways. everybody's body is different. Just because you can inhale it doesn't mean your body will like it. And the last thing you should be concerned about is not like in a drug. You should be more concerned about really liking it.

[@kidwolf0015]

@@HK47_115 Supposedly, in the US there were like super fancy ones made with butterscotch, * a way to light them *, and bubblegum built in. I say supposedly because my parents (who are in thier 60s) claim that these were some of the most luxurious candies around and NOTHING like the cheap, chalky ones that came later. Big Tabacco was obessed on the American market during the time, so I guess it would make sense that they went ALL OUT on the propoganda. Also, my parents are glad that they are no longer a thing for obvious reasons.

[@kidwolf0015]

Okay, so I figured it out... My parents must have had access to the 1950s *bubblegum* cigarettes, which DO seem to fit thier description. These came in many flavors, had a butterscotch "filter", and from what I can tell... were indeed meant to actually taste good. The cheaper regular ones were always... weird sweet chalky things.

[@LOVE-iv2pw]

I believe you missed Doritos Roulette which were similar to the zombie skittles. only difference was that instead of rotting flesh flavored chip, you would be likely to bite into either a normal nacho cheese flavored chip, or one VERY spicy chip; measuring 78k on the Scoville Scale apparently! This amount of heat alone was enough for the states to ban them, but spicy food daredevils in the rest of the world were welcome to try their luck (hence “roulette”). The bags even stated that they were not meant for children, but the apparently didn’t stop one asthmatic student in the UK from getting her hands on the bag, then being hospitalized after eating the hot chip. As a result of this incident, the chips were actually banned in schools across the UK. They’ve done a rerun of the chips in 2021, but I’m not sure if they were limited or not (the 2021 version packaging looked pretty good tho).

[@lShishkaBerryl]

We had the original run of Canadian ones, they were hot but not that crazy. I'm not a spicy food person and it hurt but it wasn't that bad, my bf ate them like regular lays lmfao.

[@lorddrayvon1426]

Can see why they were left off is Strider's even aware of them. They're factually very similar with (as you said) only the gimmick being different. If it came to a toss-up, I can imagine he left it off since there's just more joke potential than burning your mouth off. That or there's just more ways to describe zombie flesh flavour than a food with its gimmick being "this was really fucking hot."

[@dejankartalija1987]

Thanks for the information kind stranger

[@niamhwallace8779]

0-0 What in the name of Arceus?! I mean, I can't help but feel that's CERTAINLY something on the outright INSANE scale!

[@TheDerpyBoi]

I know I should really be laughing but when you got to this moment --> 26:26 I just, I just lost it man

[@MushroomLKM]

Honestly, this dude is amazing