The Bizarre Story of the Seattle Mystery Vending Machine

[@anarchyandempires5452]

The one time I went to Seattle I stopped at this machine, I was wearing my Texas flag shirt and my Texas edition all-stars, I put my money in there, press the button and...... I got a can of Texas Red.......a soda that was discontinued in the freaking 70s, I refuse to believe this is not a real life scp.

[@felixblakat7718]

Damn.....it's been a minute since I've even heard of texas red, I'll bet the nostalgia hit you in waves

[@virginiapicker]

Did you drink it? 🤭😆

[@lowleypeasentmr.l8836]

@@virginiapicker nah bruh that shit's haunted

[@St0N3RZoMBiE]

Its not its the wonder fizz machine from the call of duty story it comes from the aether 😜

[@mystictimewarp9831]

They're probably cameras and they control under the machine

[@KimberlyGreen]

Don't care *who* is restocking it. More curious how they are getting a hold of the rare goods to put in it.

[@masterrserch3971]

agreed. Especially if the sodas are as rare as he says they are, he's gotta be taking a bath to cost of restock vs ROI when someone buys a can...

[@gabriels1163]

Ebay has most old sodas, but not very cheap.

[@Kellestial]

MAsterr Serch or it is all fake labelling and fake ageing marks on the cans to make them appear super old or look like a discontinued type of soda

[@aftersexhighfives]

@@MantasticHams agree, my father in law worked for coke and brought home messed up cases for years.

[@ambiguoustvreference835]

Its an scp plain and simple

[@Chango_Malo]

the Mystery Coke Machine has been gone for a year now. The city put in an overgrown bus stop in its place. I live three blocks away and miss grabbing a random soda on my way to gigs downtown.

[@moe8577]

Do you know who restocked? Was it the locksmith?

[@thepsychicpeach8425]

😢😢I was actually hoping to go there and get a can Fuck me

[@birdsamora9925]

Destroy that stupid bus

[@manifestationsofasort]

Destroy the bus station and put the machine back.

[@ItsJustLisa]

That’s sad. ☹️

[@JamesR624]

It's nice to see in this day and age of the internet and constant info gathering, cameras in everyone's pockets, and instant social media, despite all of that, there's still a few genuine urban legends that seem to be completely mysterious.

[@MyRusty89]

Is more fun that way, keeps the mystery alive

[@kennethterrell1167]

People have seen the machine being worked on or stocked, they simply haven't told anyone as it would appear a very mundane.

[@themontu7066]

I've literally walked past it about a bazillion times over a decade, and never thought anything of it, tbh. I didn't even realize that it was anything special until my boyfriend told me about the fact that no one knows who's stocking it, and that was only 2-3 years ago. It was just an old, beaten up soda machine to me until then, and I'm sure I'm not the only one in the neighborhood who didn't realize it was a land mark. An old, beaten up soda machine on a lawn that sometimes stocks hard to get sodas (but mostly stuff you can get down the street at QFC) is pretty par for the course in Capitol Hill. It's a weird, hipster neighborhood, so unless you know the story about the machine, it's probably really easy to see folks stocking it and not think anything of it.

[@karoulilliehook9825]

its really not that strange considerig its on a side street and that unlike new york, Seattle is a city that absolutely sleeps. if someone wants to do something and not be seen, literally all you have to do is wait until anytime after 3am... thats it.

[@chrislaird7805]

Man I thought the same thing. Like how hard would it be for just one person to set up a camera and if the machine is removed at night to restock, put a GPS tracker on it.

[@safespacebear]

I live in Seattle, and while i can't speak for the entire city, nobody i know really wants to solve this mystery. We are happy with it remaining a curiosity.

[@MrBizteck]

Yes now thats the spirit !

[@vatoloco744]

I.so very much miss Seattle.

[@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer]

I live in Seattle and had no idea this existed

[@bthemedia]

Has it been replaced after they repaved the bus stop? I have not seen it there for months (ie late 2018, and it also ate my $$ then, have not checked lately though).

[@manpotion]

I dunno, man. It's a bit creepy that the locals want to keep it an enigma. Not that I'm a proponent for the federal government having control over every aspect of our lives, but a certain amount of regulation is needed to prevent things like mass poisoning or biological outbreaks. Without lab analysis, who knows what's actually in those 'mystery' beverages? I'm sure they're harmless and the people who stock it are probably hobbyists recreating old soft drinks (or simply making their own), yet at the same time it is a bit worrying that no one from the FDA has poked their nose into the matter.

[@LincolnRon]

Adding a mystery button to vending machines would be interesting. Especially if it was a random mixture of their less popular flavors.

[@nicksurfs1]

Ronald for sure! I’ve been dying for an upside down 7Up for at least 15 years lol

[@boriszakharin3189]

We did that in our High School (we got the coke and renting the machine from Coca Cola, but operated the machine ourselves). It was just one of three or four flavors, and there wasn't anything special about them, just regular Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, and Dr Pepper. On the other hand, the school somehow got tons of breakfast cereal made in US, but for export to Canada, so, aside from French names added to the English, we got to see some alternately-branded cereals like Sugar Crisp instead of Golden Crisp.

[@MrWildbill]

There was a machine like that at a place I worked in the employee lunch room, button just said, "TAKE A CHANCE". Not sure if it was the unpopular flavors but it was a random selection of something the machine offered on other buttons. The guy who stocked it said it vended nearly twice as many sodas as any other selection in the machine. He said the boss did it to round off cases.

[@MandleRoss]

They already have that here in Japan on certain vending machines.

[@shayanthis]

There is/was a vending machine in MONA that is basically a roulette machine. There's a few possibilities, I think 6. 5 are really good beers and one is Fosters. I saw a bloke get Fosters on his try. It was pretty damn funny.

[@joeottsoulbikes415]

The vending machine is now gone. Sadly a moving of the bus stop at that intersection required the removal of the machine. I loved stopping there on a hot day in the summer. I hope that it someday returns someplace at sometime. I have gotten a Japanese Coke, a Russian Pepsi, and other strange sodas.

[@Poodleinacan]

Nooooooo.... maybe it will pop somewhere else.

[@cpufreak101]

Two comments mentioning it... Shame. I really hope it's still out there somewhere

[@baileyjerman5573]

You haven't got a Russian Pepsi We've got a Russian pepsi

[@safetinspector2]

In Russia, soda pops you.

[@OOO_BARRACUDAAA]

Oh no! :(

[@claudiobizama5603]

Nothing more refreshing than a cold can of [REDACTED]

[@AccessDenied20078]

Claudio Bizama Yeeeeeessssss

[@johnnycampbell3422]

Ok, that was clever

[@LindaB651]

Lol!

[@Matthew-um5kt]

Maybe it is a pschyop?!

[@richardbidinger2577]

I now picture a number of people with OCD, beating themselves about the head with their own phones, screaming NOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[@calknight]

Someone who came into an inheritance of a warehouse stocked with vintage sodas?

[@tea397]

calknight - I need to see the expiration date on those cans

[@popefacto5945]

@@tea397 PLOT TWIST: They were all manufactured before "best by" dates were mandated.

[@dontdrinkthekool-aide]

Maybe

[@TimmyCherry]

There's something magical in this internet age about an inherently knowable fact that is unknown.

[@goopah]

Yeah, I love this kind of stuff, especially when everyone cooperates in leaving it a mystery. "Some things are best left unsolved."

[@regularfather4708]

We could use a little more wonder in the jaded and cynical age of google, that's for sure.

[@jonlee2286]

I think you'd like the podcast Tanis. It's about the Myth of Tanis, the last mystery to survive the modern age.

[@roxanneworld11]

not really, the most curious locals just refuse to use modern day tech to dig up the answer is all.. watch again because it's obvious.🙄

[@natalie8212]

Very well said. Like the mysterious man who visited Edgar Allan Poe's grave every year on his (Poe's) birthday. People would watch him arrive and nobody ever bothered him.

[@ShelloTheLusky]

This is like a real-life SCP, man.

[@ristopoho824]

I was thinking just the same

[@Mirandorl]

Came to look for this comment :3

[@SaffronWitch]

came here to say this

[@Zergliskful]

Glad I wasn't the only person who thought of that

[@EonityLuna]

SCP-261. 👀

[@Jared2324]

Anyone else impressed by the impeccable pronunciation of “hubba bubba bubblegum”?!?

[@thedorkone1516]

I live a few blocks from where the machine used to be. I miss that machine. Every time I got a soda from there, there were quarters taped to the bottom.

[@kyle18934]

So they didn't even make any money off of it to possibly pay for the costs. Those are awesome people who ran it

[@revwroth3698]

It was probably the CIA. Ever heard of Operation Midnight Climax?

[@trixtrix520]

mica davis Rotfl 😂 what operation midnight climax wtf!!!!

[@revwroth3698]

@@trixtrix520 the CIA was operating brothels and they were dosing the johns with LSD. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Midnight_Climax

[@scottmcman7659]

No doubt the quarters were an indirect way of paying patrons back for the times they were stiffed by the machine. Actually, this could be a good business. Maybe operate a few machines in big cities. Then again, coming up with the rare sodas would probably end up costing more than any profit could ever cover. Of course, the owner could be an avid traveler who visits many different countries. Often certain soda is popular in one country, but not in another. So, they keep making it and shipping it, but only to specific places. I know there's a lemon lime soda I just loved that came out in the late 90s, then was gone. Come to find out, it was no longer sold in the US due to failing sales, but it was very popular in Mexico under a different name. Problem is, I don't live in Mexico.

[@thegreatestamericanalive]

I was in Seattle 10 years ago and stayed a few weeks in the Green Tortoise Hostel. While I was there someone on the staff told us all about it. Two other guests and I walked to Capitol Hill and sure enough, there it was. Every selection said mystery. I got an Orange Fanta, But one of the other two got a New Coke. I hadn't seen that stuff since I was a little kid! The stories are true!!

[@cpufreak101]

Quick fact on the new coke, it was actually recently brought back as a promotion to stranger things. It's just very hard to come by

[@MTGeomancer]

@shoved to the right? The vintage ones are not in date, that's for sure. As for drinkable, that's debatable. Most of the old ones probably use real sugar which is fine with age. Artificial sweeteners though, like used in diet, is another story. They won't taste right though regardless.

[@not.spir0s]

no they aren't bro, lived here my whole life and i never saw it.

[@JwilliamsAssociates]

What is a hostile?

[@muzzleflash7056]

Jeffery Williams hostel is Europeans’ way of saying Hotel.

[@violetdusk1968]

Loved hearing him say hubba bubba bubble gum cola

[@birdsamora9925]

Is that whay asmr is? I can't stop listening.

[@dahliadolores9903]

I hope the owners are watching this video getting a good laugh.

[@hiloglenn]

do time traveling aliens laugh?..hmmm I wonder

[@sakariaskarlsson634]

Must be pretty cool people, those ;)

[@nathankopy4005]

How many times do you think he messed up saying “Hubba Bubba Bubblegum” lmao!

[@TooLameToDie]

Hahaha

[@patty6260]

I am

[@pauld2810]

I've lived near this machine since the mid-1980s. I remember when you could buy "normal" sodas, with clearly marked buttons, plus a button marked "Mystery". I don't remember when it turned into a full "Mystery Soda" machine.

[@wordforger]

Probably as vending machine technology updated, making this one look less appealing, and whoever owns it got stuck with a very large stockpile of discontinued sodas.

[@firesurfer]

The locksmith has changed owners. I'm guessing the previous owner started with the machine as extra income and became a collector. Eventually, he would have a stock of random soda and he saw the mystery selection as a way to get rid of it. When it got really popular, he went full mystery soda in the machine. This clearly was a hobby for him. When the city put in the bus stop he decided to retire and that was the end of the machine.

[@DaveVargas90012]

Sounds like someone did the homework here thanks.

[@556deltawolf]

Someone contact the Mobile Task Force, I think an SCP breached containment!

[@jenniferlee1993]

Yes. And this one wants people to drink it's "nectar".

[@redmoon383]

I feel like this one is safe enough to keep on public, no one has had any negative effects and it's likely funding some other operations. As such, removing it would cause more fuss publicly, and internally, I would assume, than it is worth

[@556deltawolf]

@@redmoon383 The irony though is that if it can't be contained it could easily be categorized as a keter class! Because while it won't bring the end of the world, if not properly dealt with it could cause an info breach.

[@tprtiger]

You guys know SCP is fiction... right?

[@octane613]

@@tprtiger we know that, asshole, we're just having fun.

[@HarrisonCSmith]

SCP-5000 aka: Time Travelling, Inter-Universal, Unlimited Vending Machine. Object Class: Safe. Containment Procedures: SCP-5000 is currently uncontained by the foundation. The Foundation currently does not see any need to contain SCP-5000 nor is it possible due to SCP-5000's tendancy to initiate random inter-universal travel, and its usual location in another universe. If SCP-5000 comes back to our universe it is to be cleaned by one D-class Personnel. The money will then be extracted by any site researchers on hand and used to fund the foundation. Description: SCP-5000 is a vintage vending machine with an unlimited amount of cans. The vending machine is usually located in Seattle, however the Seattle it exists in is a universe without anomalous objects. The Machine has the capability to blip back to our universe and travel through time both in our universe and the non-anomalous universe that is resides in 95% of the time. The foundation currently uses SCP-5000 as a source of free funding. The Machine however will only allow access to its internal currency storage if its exterior is throughly cleaned.

[@zo6679]

Karma Global TV R/woooosh

[@zo6679]

Jonathan Stiles r/woooosh

[@pixis2881]

Euclid not safe. Euclid-class SCPs are anomalies that require more resources to contain completely or where containment isn't always reliable. Usually this is because the SCP is insufficiently understood or inherently unpredictable. Euclid is the Object Class with the greatest scope, and it's usually a safe bet that an SCP will be this class if it doesn't easily fall into any of the other standard Object Classes.

[@garbagebison511]

Either your a huge fan of steins gate or you have a incredible imagination n to much time on your hands.

[@zo6679]

Karma Global TV ha ha what loser can’t take a joke

[@alexanderjamesaustin]

This machine is straight up an SCP

[@dbcooper206]

SCP?

[@RealSnarb]

DB Cooper 206 Google "SCP Foundation" and enjoy the limitless entertainment. It's a great time waster and a lot of fun to explore.

[@janX9]

@@RealSnarb isn't it based on a video game? I'm pretty sure I used to play it. SCP-XXX, where 'xxxc was a 3 digit number? I think 087 perhaps? An FPS where you're in some facility... And some weird story line about monsters. It's all pretty vague in my mind. I think it was an independent free game. I probably found it on Desura or Stream a decade ago. If I recall, it was about monsters housed in a government facility for study. Is this what you guys are talking about? If so, I think I still have a copy of the game on my hard drive. I keep a copy of almost every game or software I ever get... Data hoarder one might say.

[@burnttoast26]

@@janX9 There are SCP video games, but it's mainly an "open source" wiki for the SCPs that anyone can make articles for. As such, quality drastically varies but it has great stuff.

[@burnttoast26]

@@dbcooper206 Secure Contain Protect/Special Containment Procedure. It's like international X-Files on steroids but for various anomalies and makes extensive use of clinical language. Like a statue that can only move when not observed and snaps peoples' necks (SCP-173) or a dark infinite staircase that has a floating face that chases you and makes the people that enter the staircase disappear (SCP-087).

[@midwest4416]

Your pronunciation of Hubba Bubba Bubblegum was Fresh and I see you had some fun with it as well. LoL

[@Dante-uk8pr]

10/10 wholesome

[@LnPPersonified]

Try saying it out loud, it's surprisingly difficult.

[@ddd1hhh]

Is this the part where he talks about how they went there and it took their change because I couldn’t understand a word of what he said at that part... lol

[@ryugo7713]

1:45

[@randommeguminirrelevant6893]

No one ever: History Channel at Midnight: This mysterious vending machine may uncover the truth about WW2.

[@luvondarox]

History Channel: It was aliens.

[@hisroyalfatness8430]

I do like the history channel. At the very least they provide interesting if not particularly plausible explanations of various world-wide phenomena.

[@marcsoliday5190]

Truth about what?

[@THE-HammerMan]

The truth about WWII has been out since 1945, you titanic twat!

[@margraveofgadsden8997]

Matthew Hamersly that’s... part of the joke, man.

[@abbyb3582]

So glad someone posted about this! I've used this machine before when I lived in Seattle. I always thought it was weird and sketchy until someone told me about it and made me try it out :)

[@CoryMoll]

I drive by this intersection regularly. After returning from the walk and shower, the machine disappeared a few months ago so the city could build out the sidewalk for a bus stop. The current state and location of the machine is unknown.

[@cpufreak101]

Wait really!? That sucks :(

[@FaoladhTV]

It was almost exactly a year ago.

[@MTGeomancer]

Well that's Seattle for you, can't leave a good thing alone.

[@weckar]

Hmmmm Well, if it occasionally eats your cash and other times dispenses drinks worth several times what you put in -- shouldn't the owner need a gambling license?

[@baileyjerman5573]

He should but the city doesn't know who to tell

[@micahphilson]

1:45 I need this sound byte as a ringtone.

[@frequentfiler]

I've lived in Seattle since I got my discharge in 89. I first encountered "the machine" while working as a delivery driver. This was 89-91. It was the cheapest way to get a soda fix, as it only charged 50 cents at the time. 5 of the selections then were fairly mundane, mostly flavors of Fanta Soda. However, the lower right button was marked "Mystery" . This usually dispensed some off brand, discount soda, but then I began hearing tales of true rare drinks being dispensed, described in the video. The price stayed low through the decades, keeping the machine well-endeared to the residents of Capitol Hill (the neighborhood it's in). It has been featured in several news and magazine stories, and is part of the Seattle mythos, being one part mundane, one part weird, and one part urban legend. The last few years it has sadly had to be protected by a welded cage around it. The Seattle that birthed this quirky, classy, fun mystery has disappeared I'm sad to say; perhaps the final disappearance of the Mystery Machine was the last gasp of the Seattle I loved. Here's a local blogger's report: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f32zh4lnfbqhn6s

[@rooster01410]

".....with a hidden camera and moderately good research skills..." Sounds like he might know more about this then he wants to say, and I thank you for that Somethings need to be left a secret

[@cpufreak101]

I'm guessing the reason nobody talks is the machine keeper offers lifetime free soda as hush money

[@eyesonchaz6511]

I live and work a block from there "other side of Cal Anderson park. It's been gone for a while. Pretty sure that seattle times lady ruined it.

[@brandonwilliams6085]

what didshe do?

[@rocketgrunt5252]

Yeah that's what I thought...curiosity killed the cat..or soda machine..she just tattled to the city..couldnt mind her own business and ruined it for everyone

[@FakeAssHandsomeMcGee_]

@@rocketgrunt5252 Fricking journalist. Nothing better to do.

[@longlivegarybusey6409]

@@rocketgrunt5252 Live and work in Seattle. I would never in my life drink something I bought out of that vending machine. I didn't even know it worked. Seems like something bums would pee all over.

[@rocketgrunt5252]

@@longlivegarybusey6409 I wouldn't either but it's still a cool piece of local history..I'd buy one just to see what comes out

[@l1233799]

Looks like some sort vending machine that exists simultaneously in two different time periods. Or two different dimensions. It get stocked in the other time period/ dimension and collect the cash. But drinks only comes out in this time period/ dimension. Someone call the SCP

[@MisterRorschach90]

Someone is stealing money from the future.

[@l1233799]

@@MisterRorschach90 but is it stealing? You are selling cans of soft drinks. The guy emptying it maybe wondering what's with all this fake money

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

@@MisterRorschach90 That's how capitalism works.

[@curiousnerdkitteh]

It's like the mailbox at the lake house! :D Who knows what secret messages could be sent back in time and literally change recent history!

[@chopinbloc]

Most of the money put into it would be worthless in the 80's.

[@SkinnyAsHer]

It's not a vending machine it's a tardis with a slightly damaged camouflage circuit.

[@spalto4239]

Water bear!!

[@daniellafferety4025]

If tarduse have it replicate a 1970's prime rid dinner steake that 1.5 inches thick and two pounds at least.

[@GTLees]

Hah! I've never heard of this before now. That's really cool that it's become an attraction of sorts and I hope nobody ever reveals who is behind it. The fact that they are able to source the rare and discontinued products is a bit of a mystery as well. Bravo, well played whoever you are.

[@SmokeBreakWithHuck]

I lived pretty close by this infamous machine for years. It truly is a local legend!

[@scotthenrie5674]

Someone said it isn't there anymore?

[@TheMichaelGrace]

Google Street view shows that it is gone.

[@jonathanjones770]

I read an article that says it's been moving around

[@SmokeBreakWithHuck]

@@jonathanjones770 #MysteryCokeMachineOnTheMove is real!

[@fimothy]

@@SmokeBreakWithHuck do you know where it is currently I want to check it out.

[@OhighOSkater]

That was my vending machine but I traded it to a guy for some magic beans

[@jorceshaman]

You got the short end of the stick. The magic vending machine was better.

[@bigtoke9456]

magic beans for a magic vending machine that dispenses magical rare soda? you got ripped off

[@maxscott3349]

oh shit man i need some of those

[@lickmyfuckinnuts]

Thanks for the magic beans.

[@Chellapo]

nobody: dude in video: *HUBBABUBBABUBBAGUM*

[@czerf1]

i was looking for this post xD i was fairly imprest how easy he sayed that xD

[@TheRogerbacon]

Probably gonna hear this chopped and screwed as a hook for a new number 1 single topping the tube-core indie-house-techtronic-step-charts in another year or so, popularized by winning best country music song at the PornHub awards.

[@scaper8]

So it's basically a version of SCP-261 or 294? Time to call the Foundation.

[@potatoradio]

Same vending company that bought you Polibius ...

[@scotthenrie5674]

That sounds like the name of a disease

[@kdavis2686]

@@scotthenrie5674 It's a legendary arcade machine that was rumored to be used by the government on unsuspecting gamers in the 80s.

[@peterdvornik]

There's a niche reference

[@dashiellgillingham4579]

For those few of you who don’t know what Polybius is/was somehow. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWi7Z4ybrsmar8k

[@juanmanuelpenaloza9264]

@@dashiellgillingham4579 ah, you watch the good stuff

[@kidhfajuhi]

I used to live a block away from it and I never saw anyone restock it.

[@Jesses001]

Ha there is an RC machine in a town next to us here. It is a vintage machine, though we actually do know who owns it. It has very very low prices, as in a quarter will get you a soda, and the prices and flavors have not changed since the 1980s. Not sure how they afford to sell it at that price.

[@DBZHGWgamer]

RC cola often goes for 89 cents for two liters at the local store. A quarter for a can actualy sounds like a ripoff. RC is also easily the best cola out there imo.

[@Carewolf]

No, the real question is how other machines can get away with charging much more ;)

[@interstellarsurfer]

That used to be the whole point of vending machines. You come to pop a top, and stay to do other things that make money.

[@xxXthekevXxx]

In India, the same brands of cola are like 10¢. The only reason sugared water is so expensive in America is because gullible people will pay for it.

[@johnrankin7135]

@@xxXthekevXxx yeah that's everything, companies charge what they know people can afford which should be a bigger point of criticism that it is

[@1973Washu]

Remember when the History Channel had legitimate history shows on it.

[@VoidHalo]

TLC used to be educational, too. Used to watch a show that had hour long presentations of various surgeres in the 90s.

[@WilliamRWarrenJr]

That's *ancient history,* man!

[@kid4375]

1973Washu I thought I was falsely remembering that lmao

[@Java_Protogen]

Remember when National Geographic didn’t sell out to young children.

[@turtleofpride4572]

i miss the hours an hours of WWII documentaries

[@dr.m.hfuhruhurr84]

Bacon infused Coca-cola; can't see that as a glaze for chicken or ham?

[@alonjudkovsky]

I always liked Whistler's narration, but for his pronounciation of Hubba-Bubba I say - kudos!

[@rowynnecrowley1689]

how else would he say it?

[@interwebtubes]

I’m not saying that it’s alien sodas , but it was aliens 👽

[@Reth_Hard]

* Time-traveling aliens

[@interwebtubes]

Reth Tard yeah the best kind of Aliens 👽

[@danielvalentinbriones4691]

Lol same

[@BinkSayres]

1:44 - Can we all just take a moment to appreciate how well he nailed pronouncing that?

[@colinp2238]

There must be a warehouse or store keeper somewhere in Seattle with a large supply of antique soda.

[@Wormweed]

colin Paterson could you sell antique soda without getting sued? It's going to taste like shit, or worse.

[@writerpatrick]

@@Wormweed If there is no expiry date on the product they don't have a basis to sue you on.

[@secondswell]

@@writerpatrick there is a basis if the soda was discontinued on a known date. The stuff in the machine isn't old though that's why it's such a mystery.

[@kfstreich4787]

All soda tastes like $#!+

[@thesovietguttercat3302]

@@secondswell It states in the vid several discontinued lines are stocked in the machine, hubba bubba / slice. They stopped production of slice in 2000.

[@ashleymckellar8703]

I live right down the street from there. Unfortunately it hasn't returned from its walk in June of 2018. It isn't back yet. I used to love hitting it up on hot summer days. I just walked past the old spot this evening in fact.

[@toxicbambi6208]

Okay I was pretty sure it hadn't returned yet, but someone told me it was

[@cpufreak101]

I heard because it was the city that did the reconstruction in the area they may have just taken the machine, so it's unlikely to return

[@Posit_Zero_Blue]

@Jonathan Stiles Probably won't need "protetction". Some D is going to hit the delicious soda jackpot.

[@12gauge_shawtyy]

Simon saying hubba bubba gave me Vietnam flashbacks

[@shawnnewell4541]

Well I've lived in Seattle all of my 63 years and never saw this! Now I will check it out.

[@EyeluvHughGrant]

Tell your findings

[@jesseweigert6664]

It's been gone for about a year now. :-(

[@kathrynradonich3982]

Jesse Weigert well that sucks was just thinking I need to take a trip to Seattle to check it out since I just moved to Washington

[@scotthenrie5674]

@@jesseweigert6664 sad tacos

[@shawnnewell4541]

@@jesseweigert6664 No!

[@not2busy]

Yes! Who needs a time-traveling police box with an old Doctor in it, when you can have an old-time mysterious vending machine with Dr. Pepper instead.

[@scowler92]

What about some good old DOCTAH THUNDAH!!!

[@chakatfirepaw]

Someone beat you to that idea: In the massive crossover fanfic "Undocumented Features", there is a time lord whose TARDIS's malfunctioning chameleon circuit always makes it look like a Pepsi machine. Note that it does dispense cans or bottles of Pepsi and at an appropriate price, (be that 2 SalCreds on a 25th century colony world or 1d in 17th century London¹), and it does try to fit in with the times. 1: A Londoner in the 1600s knowing what to do with a vending machine is another question.

[@not2busy]

@@chakatfirepaw Who's TARDIS was it ?

[@kbbl102.5]

Dr Who sucks

[@chakatfirepaw]

@@not2busy An OC by the name of "Don Griffin" who started life as a character in a Marvel SuperHeros game the writer played in high school.

[@ShineBrida]

I'm so pissed off lol I've lived in Seattle 5 years and this is about 10min from my apartment right now but OF COURSE its gone 😔😔

[@AccessDenied20078]

I now declare this a SCP I’ll be alerting the foundation shortly of this

[@crossroadskeeper347]

Keep in mind that we love this SCP and it will be well protected.

[@shibe2538]

The foundation will be met with resistance should they attempt to take our vending machine

[@Gr3nadgr3gory]

The foundation knows, it's impossible to contain.

[@biancabee8270]

Yes

[@davidtitanium22]

@@crossroadskeeper347 so it seems this scp on top of being sentient, it might also have a mind altering effect. To prevent a wildspread of an unknown memetic agent, we need to request approval for the use of class A amnestics on the population surrounding the machine

[@frankenzion0001]

The machine is actually a T.A.R.D.I.S. That's how they are able to get all of those long-lost and discontinued flavors.

[@grumpyoldman3458]

"Time And Relative Dimension In Soda"

[@Vashu627]

@@grumpyoldman3458 Tasty and Refrigerated Deliciousness In Side

[@JaceCavacini]

Chameleon circuit got stuck in the early 1980s...

[@nicto13]

So that's what happened to it the doctor just got tired of everybody raiding their stash of pop

[@frankenzion0001]

@@nicto13 yeah, and his Jelly Babies.

[@thepip3599]

This actually sounds exactly like an SCP. Like, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if I read about an SCP that does this, and I think I’ve read about similar ones.

[@sarahmeacheam7517]

I live in Washington and I've never heard of this machine at all!!!

[@valtyrodinson430]

Same tho

[@Merek29]

Ive lived here for 40 years, never even heard of this vending machine.

[@thehybridkiller1370]

Dude same! Why havent I heard of this machine??

[@answersforlooking9430]

Dam i live on the other side of the country in butt fuck kentucky and ive heard about this on more than one occasion.....

[@206beastman]

Im on cap hill daily never heard of ut been here since 96

[@patrickmcglonejr8163]

I love that f*$&ing thing! I lived 2 blocks away and used to hit it up 2 times a day ^_^ (and yes it does get Crystal Pepsi, and more often than you'd think) this was years ago though.

[@xmypantsx]

People are saying it’s gone, is that true?

[@TheRoblobster]

I live in the greater Seattle area, this is the first I've heard of this machine. You've given me a quest, thank you.

[@anatypicallyhumanperson7200]

This is some SCP flavoured greatness.

[@Jessidafennecfox]

Yes it sounds like it is probably so.

[@CaptPatrick01]

At least it's safe, considering it only does something if you put money in it... (and sometimes not even)

[@2MeterLP]

Sounds like SCP-261, minus the chance for explosives.

[@anatypicallyhumanperson7200]

@@2MeterLP not all SCPs have an element of danger. My favorites are the plan weird ones like SCP-4253.

[@2MeterLP]

@@anatypicallyhumanperson7200 I know. 261 is a vending machine that dispenses random and often anomalous food items

[@israeltovar3513]

Your emotions and facial expressions when mentioning the History Channel were priceless...

[@deadryan4262]

I have 5 cans that i bought from there years ago, I have them in my storage somewhere

[@revwroth3698]

Do you remember if any of them had expiration dates?

[@Lvlaple4Ever]

Plot twist: Coca-Cola and Pepsi secretly remaking old drinks for dat $$$

[@cpufreak101]

I mean, Coca cola brought back new coke and are selling it for $20 for two cans, so, not wrong

[@SmilingKratosTheGodOfWar]

It is an SCP. It is not harmful, that is why the SCP Foundation has not collected it.

[@cpufreak101]

Unfortunately, another commenter mentioned the area had some recent reconstruction, and the city removed the machine. I'm not sure if this is true or not but if it is, *I don't think it was the city*

[@mikem.6765]

I love our world, when even a soda machine can become a mystery.

[@o0Donuts0o]

So basically it's a loot box? Is it powered by EA?

[@Pikachu2Ash]

Idiot alert!!!

[@loc4725]

Well, it does eat your money so probably.

[@mrp7874]

*Surprise mechanic

[@hotaru8309]

Don't talk trash about the magic vending machine like that. I'll have you know that this mysterious vending machine earned our respect when it refused the offers to become an Epic Store Exclusive.

[@SuperStarwarsfan101]

In my college dorm, there was a soda vending machine that would occasionally empty itself of sodas after only pushing the buttons once.

[@potatoradio]

My fraternity had one outside, it had one spot marked broken - it kicked out a beer...

[@TanksRcool]

I want to find the machine and give it a hug for all the work it went through :)

[@rev.joelanderson5342]

It's a very confused TARDIS

[@numbr6]

Tom Baker TARDIS fits this bill. That incarnation barely worked, and some sweet words, or quick rewiring always seemed to resurrect time travel functionality.

[@kbbl102.5]

Doctor Who is a bad show.

[@dvdemon187]

Thank you Simon for actually giving me a reason for travelling to the U.S. of A. but it seems like it went off on another walk again. What a shame.

[@DarkStar-vx7rn]

The people behind this are the kind of people I would love to meet. The only question I would ask them is what started it all. Things like this put a little bit of wonder back into the world. I hope the mystery continues for a good time.

[@pahana]

It's still gone. I live six blocks from that location. I'd say the real reason they moved it is because the sidewalk was redone and widened with a bus stop added.

[@cpufreak101]

Mhm, and thanks to people spoiling the secret it's now unlikely to return. It does however give me the idea it could possibly encourage others to do it... *Looks up used vending machines*

[@richard3365]

@@cpufreak101 I don't think the "secret" was really ever spoiled. I mean, yes, we know it's a human and not an extraterrestrial that used to stock the machine, and there appeared to be one male and one female involved in some way ... but that's literally all we know. Unfortunately, what I've heard is that the construction workers were not able to locate the owner (because of the mystery) so they had to move it to some undisclosed location ... meaning the owner doesn't know where it is either. Still, there's nothing stopping copycats... although finding older or random stock to fill it with might be nearly impossible now.

[@cpufreak101]

@@richard3365 from what I heard the couple stocking it were the owners of the locksmith it was plugged into, though I don't remember what I heard for the machine disappearing.

[@spacewarpphotography1667]

Thank you for confirming that Coke with Bacon is/was real. Up to know, I haven't been sure if a photo I have was edited to contain it!

[@ArmoredCricket]

This sounds like some one who bought a building that hadn’t been tapped into since the 80’s. That would explain the old machine and possibly they found a stockpile of old sodas with the machine. Which would explain why they would be able to take a loss on the such rare sodas.

[@thewulfplays8128]

Ive used this machine its a local legend. I have paid over 100$ at it. I love it

[@plasticoflamingo2952]

I don't know why, but this one made my day. Good for you, Machine!

[@DaveVargas90012]

This is thhe best review about this anomaly so far here on the platform. All the other reviews are just jabbing at the jaw.

[@ponyperson7513]

the foundation will be notified as soon as possible

[@pacman10182]

it already knows, and that's where it's current containment is it's been deemed safe, but is kept under surveillance.

[@DBZHGWgamer]

@@pacman10182 it's kept under surveillance and padlocked to a wall. For saftey.

[@ponyperson7513]

roberts foundation surveillance should be enough, but I would recommend a MTF because it proved to be mobile at will

[@antikommunistischaktion]

Yep, that's an SCP.

[@peterjamesfoote3964]

Who doesn’t love a Magical Mystery Soda Machine. One of your most enjoyable videos ever! Sharing!!!

[@potatoradio]

I hope this is in the Malkavian run of Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2... machine am I going to have a good day (gets hubbabubba bubblegum) you made a powerful friend today machine!

[@seannoel8615]

This one requests Crystal Pepsi.

[@steinnbjorn7627]

Get some bloody cola from it)

[@kitty8788]

This is an SCP in real life if I've ever heard one lol

[@kitty8788]

@Anna Marie Larsen that's classified but you can find out by reading these articles www.scp-wiki.net/

[@williamagaton366]

Live about 3 hours from Seattle. Definitely gonna pay it a visit.

[@williebeamish5879]

He never came back. If you or anyone you know has information leading to the disappearance of Billiam Aggaton, please contact nobody. Just keep it on "da low".

[@Daniel-hc8rg]

Come as you are ahah

[@chopinbloc]

7:00 Wait, you sent "staff" to check it out, they only took ONE photo, and you didn't publish the video until a year later?

[@Mewithabeard]

Tbf I bet they have dozens of videos in some form of production at any one time. They probably research topics in advance and some would get priority to be made depending on what's currently popular. And your complaint about them only taking one photo, well as Simon said, (pun unintended but thankful it happened), obviously people like it to remain a mystery and if you want to find pictures of it look for yourself as advised many times on this channel.

[@chopinbloc]

@@Mewithabeard Yeah, I have several videos in production at any given time too. But I've never had the audacity to shoot a whole video based on one photo. That's genius!

[@kencube86]

Actually they published an article on this topic a year ago. They only make a video now. www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2018/07/the-bizarre-story-of-the-seattle-mystery-vending-machine/

[@PikeyScott]

The Chopping Block fancy seeing you here. Cheers!

[@dib_dib]

Lemon Lime Slice was sooo good. .. It would be nice to get a Mr. Green or a Sunkist Solar Fusion. New bucket list item - trek to Seattle to visit the magic machine!!!

[@xaenon]

Bring back one for MEEEEEE!

[@buddyclem7328]

How about upside-down 7up, dnL, or Upper 10?

[@beigela]

Dr. Slice all day

[@buddyclem7328]

@@beigela I was a big fan of RC's Dr. Wells.

[@MrDruism]

I remember this machine fondly! My friend and I left Alaska when we were 18 and Seattle is the closest city to fly to. We were desperate to escape AK, even if it meant living on the streets for a time till we could get on our feet. I needed a cell phone to find a job and such, this was 1999 so the best option at the time was those pre-paid cell phones ya could buy at a head shop. Of course when you were squatting in abandoned buildings, charging your cell phone was a problem, but that mystery soda machine came to the rescue! Where the machine was plugged in, there was a free exposed outlet below the one the machine was using. We would sit next to the machine and take turns charging our disposable phones and drinking soda, the machine was cheap at $0.55 a can, lower then anywhere else I knew! Occasionally we would see the couple or this other guy walk up and fill the machine up, we never thought anything of it as we were unaware of it’s notoriety if it was prevalent back then. Capital hill has gone through a lot of change in the last 20 years but it’s good to see that ol’ Mystery Machine is still hanging on, one of the last little pockets of Seattle charm that hasn’t been eaten up.

[@StevieDamnit]

Whoever restocks the machine means to conceal their identity...preferably with a ghost or mummy outfit.

[@spacemissing]

Theory Only: The Special Old Dispensing Apparatus is owned by either the locksmith or someone paying the locksmith for the power consumed. The actual owner of the machine never visits it; instead, a third party is paid to stock it. Of course I could be wrong, in which case I say "Oh, well. I tried."

[@cpufreak101]

Unfortunately someone in this comments thread spoiled the mystery, but I'll do you a favor and not (although it should be fine now since the machine is gone)

[@GiZmo55558]

Love this channel! this guy should be on tv as well this channel is so freaking good!

[@darkglass1]

I suspect it's larger on the inside than on the outside and a madman lives in it.

[@safebox36]

Haunted? Pfft, it's clearly an uncontained SCP.

[@johnnywallace3079]

Lol, its like SCP-294, the vending machine!

[@generalleenknassknotretire9180]

*It's Haunted?!?* Well, that obviously sounds like a more reasonable scenario than living humans stocking it. 🤤

[@bluecadillac]

Update October 2022: The Mystery Soda Machine can be found at 17503 8th Ave NE, Shoreline, WA On the corner of NE 175th and 8th Ave NE.

[@Volyren]

I bought a can from there once. Crystal pepsi was what i got. And i DID open and try it. It was fresh. Its been so long since i tried crystal pepsi, i couldnt tell you if it was the exact same, but it certainly hit me in the nostalgia feels. I think theres a very reasonable, logical answer to what this machine is. There are soda collectors and afficianados who try to recreate popular flavors of yesteryear. Give one of them a canning machine (likely bought at auction) and the mystery is solved. Its not about profit. This is done purely because they 'can'. Pardon the pun, but its clearly just someone with a passion for discontinued carbonated beverages, who wants to share the love in the most 'soda' way possible.

[@alexlandherr]

At 5:28, and that crazy “Aliens!” guy for sure...

[@Draugo]

Is such a thing possible?

[@robertespinosa2468]

Yet another job for the Scooby Doo gang. They always solve the mystery. Always

[@flauwegeit]

Unless the millenial zombies get to it and put a busstop in it's place .. how tardy

[@nikolaiivanovich2094]

Well done on getting 'Hubba Bubba bubblegum' so perfectly.

[@blankblankpog]

Hey that's SCP-261 little brother. Call in MTF-Epsilon 6 to supervise some class-D personnels to test the subject

[@superkutz31]

Wtf

[@jimmiwoltz6416]

It's an SPC! Call the foundation!

[@scotthenrie5674]

Solar cell panel? Skin cancer prevention? www.acronymfinder.com/SCP.html

[@johnkeep5877]

@@scotthenrie5674 Secure Contain Protect

[@scrabblehandforaname]

Where's the Shark Punching Center when you need it...?

[@Mr.Glidehook]

This is awesome! I would never have heard of this if not for the video. Very cool stuff as always!

[@VoltasP]

I ended up with a can of Country Time Lemonade the last time I was there. I didn't even know that it came in cans. 🤷‍♀️

[@Ganizebra]

I know it did when i was little. It was something a concession stand sold when i was a kid. but that was 25 years ago.