Contains 300% Juice?

Published on November 19, 2005 By pseudosoldier In Misc

I'm having problems conceptualizing this, and it's not just the Old Crow at work.

On the side of a can of frozen concentrate grape juice: "Contains 100% Juice (when properly reconstituted)"

Now, I started to think, "Okay, if I add too much water, then it's less than 100% juice, right?" Made sense to me until I thought... "What happens if I don't add enough water?"

If it's 100% juice when I add 3 cans of water, what percentage juice is it right now?!?

Comments (Page 1)

Texas Wahine

on Nov 19, 2005

and it's not just the Old Crow at work

Haha. Are you SURE?

pseudosoldier

on Nov 19, 2005

Are you SURE?

I only had the one. I'm not alone tonight, although I'm the only adult here, dig?

Besides, if you can explain the math to me, maybe I'll concede that the old bird is working on me... right now, I think it's just fatigue. And the fact that the claim doesn't make any sense!

Nadeon

on Nov 19, 2005

I had the same epiphany with the "Real Cheese" thing. If it ain't, it ain't!

SSG Geezer

on Nov 20, 2005

Huh????

Danny Bassette

on Nov 20, 2005

It's 100% deconstituted juice. If you didn't add enough water to it, it would be 100% partially constituted juice. Too much would of course make it less then 100% reconstituted juice (light juice, watered down juice, flavored water, etc). As for what percent juice it is now, it's 0% juice, it's frozen. Juice is a liquid, unless you've added some qualifier like 'deconstituted' to it, then when it's solid it's not juice. Of course, if you've done something like drink it since posting the question that chances things, in which case the question might be "What percent juice am I?".

Nadeon

on Nov 20, 2005

Huh????

Ok, so I had some help from Jack too!

Nadeon

on Nov 20, 2005

What percent juice am I?".

I believe "juiced" would be the better term ::::::running::::::

Texas Wahine

on Nov 20, 2005

Besides, if you can explain the math to me, maybe I'll concede that the old bird is working on me... right now, I think it's just fatigue. And the fact that the claim doesn't make any sense!

Elephaino...

Vodka + milk + mocha squirty drink stuff = incoherent response to baffling question.

There are some things humans aren't meant to understand. I think the juice question falls under that category.

dharmagrl

on Nov 20, 2005

I only had the one. I'm not alone tonight, although I'm the only adult here, dig?

I dig, and you're right, that claim doesn't make any sense. If it's 100% juice when it's diluted, then that must mean it's MORE than 100% juice in it's current undiluted state. It makes no sense, and I'm stone cold sober.

uDigItTheMost

on Nov 20, 2005

That reminds me of Steven Wright when he said he bought some powdered water, but didn't know what to add.

Spc Nobody Special

on Nov 20, 2005

It makes no sense, and I'm stone cold sober.

Maybe you have to be sufficiently dilluted for it to make sense. Have some more Old Crow.

Moderateman

on Nov 20, 2005

what do ya add to powdered water anyways?

singrdave

on Nov 20, 2005

Does that mean that it's 200% juice if you add half as much water as it calls for?

Wait a minute... doesn't 100% juice imply that there is NO WATER at all? That it's all juice? So why should you need to add water in the first place?

Is water 100% water?

Oh man, now I'll never fall asleep. Thanks Pseudo.

UBoB

on Nov 20, 2005

I think it is 100% juice, less 75% of it's water content, when in concentrated form. When the recommended water for complete reconstitution is added then it is 100% reconstituted juice.

pseudosoldier

on Nov 20, 2005

But it doesn't say, "reconstituted juice." Simply that it will be 100% juice, "when properly reconstituted." Maybe that's splitting hairs.

What's more troubling right now is the White Grape Juice Cocktail that I picked up today... I didn't realize it was a "cocktail." It's only 20% juice when properly reconstituted...

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