Le 2011/03/22 11:52, Le_Forgeron a écrit :
> Le 22/03/2011 15:56, Robert McGregor a écrit :
>> clipka<ano### [at] anonymousorg>  wrote:
>>> Wow! I prefer coke with ice though, not ice with coke ;-)
>>
>> Heh, me too! But the snack bar kids always seem to fill the cup to the brim with
>> ice, and then whatever little remaining volume with cola.
>
> Basic economy:
> one m^3 of water (1000 l) cost about 3€ (from tap, around here).
> one m^3 of cola would cost around 800€ (from the price for 1 l when
> buying a 2l bottle @ 1.6€).(it's already overpriced)
>
> Ergo, the maximum profit is for more ice, less cola... as long as it is
> still callable a drink.
>
> Second interesting profit: ice is bigger than water, so for the same
> weight, the volume is bigger with more ice. The bigger it is, the
> happier the customer... put more ice!
>
>

In my area, tap water costs much less than that. It's classified as one 
of the best in the world. Filling a medium sized above ground pool would 
cost about $1 to $1.50 canadian... if we had water counters ;)




Alain

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