Why Pepsi Had its Own Military | Tales From the Bottle
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
- An often requested topic, today we look into the timeline of Pepsi's (yes, the cola company) naval fleet during the Cold War, which is popularly cited as having been the 6th largest military force in the world.
"In 1959, the USSR held an exhibition of Soviet technology and culture in New York. The United States reciprocated with an exhibition in Sokolniki Park, Moscow, which led to the famous kitchen debate. One of the American products exhibited was Pepsi Cola. After obtaining a photo of U.S. President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev sipping Pepsi, Pepsico executive Donald Kendall was able to capture the attention of the Soviet people and, in 1972, negotiate a cola monopoly in the USSR. Due to Soviet restrictions on transporting rubles abroad, PepsiCo struck a barter deal whereby Stolichnaya vodka would be exchanged for Pepsi syrup. This deal lasted until 1990, when the USSR and PepsiCo re-negotiated a $3 billion deal to exchange syrup for vodka and a small fleet of Soviet warships including 17 submarines, a frigate, a cruiser and a destroyer"
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@Qxir shouldn't the "Pepsi fleet" be referred to as the 6th largest Navy in the world at the time? I mean with no soldiers, artillery, land vehicles, nukes, or air assets, it is hard to believe Pepsi was the 6th largest military at any point in history.
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This vid is more pol than pol is
This really is a tale from the bottle
Most likely a plastic one.
Damn bro I never thought about it like that
More like a tale of the bottles.
mrscorpion1829 I agree Saitama
Oh fuck off XDDDDD
Actually, that the cruiser, was technically a assault carrier instead of a normal cruiser. It could launch LCAC and helicopter form the helipad. If Pepsi did want to, they could really able to use it as a mobile base to attack coca cola.
Yeah,they could totally blow up Coca Cola's HQ in Atlanta if they dropped anchor in Panama city and deploy a Hind-d from it,although it would be a one way trip.
@Idontknowmynamelol 17 Nah Just use That Harrier The Got to the commercial
Ah, yes.
Fucking civil war.
Technically the transaction never actually occurred and the soviets actually made them cargo ships for Pepsi to use or lease out
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Welcome aboard brother
Communism, pepsi or qxirism?
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@@thisisabadname7599 All 3 the true American way of being non American
What about Jreg?
Qxirism
Is it just capitalism but all the money goes through you?
You obviously have a good understanding of it, you will be one of the first university professors teaching these economic principles
Excellent @@Qxir
Communist Pepsi serves only the motherland
Lol
Bepis only serves the motherland
I serve the Bepis Onion
@@shinsenshogun900 very good comrade
Coke only serves the uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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What about that Canada vs Denmark “war” over Hans island where they removed each other’s flag and left some whiskey behind. it’s a pretty small topic but it would be good for a quick/compilation video
well it's over now, negotiations split the island 60/40 down the middle
This is almost as entertaining as the Ohio Michigan conflict over a 1 mile strip of land. And of course, like that conflict as well, it was very small scale, and led absolutely nowhere
Pffff amateurs. In Brazil we had *ACTUAL* wars fought between states, without any federal intervention in the early republic. Real federalism hours, breeding only the strongest.
@Brandon VerBurg but that's different, your civil war was between the union and a confederation of separatist states. We had a whole fuckin lot of these too but i'm talkin about total war between states, with war crimes and shit, and federal neutrality. It was as close as it gets to the Thunderdome
@@riograndedosulball248 napalm
And Michigan just HAD to take that peninsula from Wyoming. Yet another reason that Michiganders suck.
@@EleetCanoe OI ! Watch your mouth ! I live in Michigan
I remember watching someone else's video about this, and the most-even more disappointing thing about this is, iiirc, that after negotiating this deal, Pepsi didn't ever actually GET the ships to scrap. The Soviet Union collapsed and they had to start negotiations all over again with the new Russian Federation.
I was wondering if someone was gonna mention that
To summarize:
Soviets wanted Pepsi bad
Soviet money =crap
Soviet trade military for Pepsi
Pepsi takes ships
Pepsi sends Pepsi
Pepsi later scraps ships
Boat sides WIN ! !
Stonks, as the consumers are likely to dribk pepsi in cans out of cruiser scrap
@@shinsenshogun900 excellent
@@JTA1961 haha you go to gulag now
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Lord of the Ring? I thought it was Star Wars vs Star Trek?
Star what?
Not to mention Star Wars is overvalued garbage
@stockart whiteman never thought about it like that but I still think in Pop-culture Star Wars vs Star Trek is more popular and that because they are the most popular Sci-Fi franchises while LOTR is fantasy
Sci-fi fans verses oldworld ancient stuff and witchcraft fans. Geeks vs Nerds a timeless struggle.
I would argue that the fact that both SW and LOTR competed each other in fandom and box office revenue make a more suitable comparison that star trek
I love how none of this wouldn’t have started without a Russian political officer being offered a Pepsi during the Cold War at the right time
I don't not love double negatives :D
ah yes the butterfly effect strikes again.
2:34
This is the funniest fucking image without context ive ever seen
I woke up with youtube autoplayed to this frame and ive been laughing hysterically for 5 mins im not watching the rest because it would ruin the no context vibe but i am liking the vid this is great
I think frame 3:18 is the funniest image without context.
One time i punted a baby over my neighbor's fence.
I’m on RC Cola’s side. It is perfectly balanced, right in between the two.
There’s people who piss in the shower, people who shower in piss. And people who drink…
RC Cola
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Three years later and we’re halfway there!
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how to settle the cola wars:
pepsi is better when its cold
coke is better when its not cold
I love this comment
I love this name
Why you would drink a room temperature cola drink? Of course there is a component of addiction to caffeinated drinks but still, if you are that addicted you should have your stash
Pepsi is sweeter
So has everyone forgotten about the absolutely massive “drink coke ice cold” marketing campaign that they did?
That footage at the end is actually a great piece of work!
Before then, no one had taken the time to interview senior citizens...much less a bus worth...HaHa
Naw but seriously, I was by no means expecting to relate with such personalities plucked from time...but I was comfortably humbled...
Could've been cool if the USA then gave Coke some tanks in retaliation.
I love how you go from coca cola and pepsi rivalry, who are probably only “rivals” as some form of advertisement, to the USA and USSR whom were not at war with each other cause it could literally end the world.
I’ll join this qxir society.
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The trouble is that it didn't sell in Russia. Vodka was cheaper than water, and cola was more expensive than water. No contest, really.
This situation caused a lot of trouble for my uncle, who was involved in setting up manufacturing plants in Russia at some point.
Have you ever herd the story of a boy scout that made a home aid nukelear reactor in his garage..I think he did it in the early 1980s.other channels have done it.but I know you can do that story justice...with the story's you do here this is right up your alley
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Got nothing to do in quarantine don’t ya
Haha yes
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"You're either on one side or the other"
Me, that ONE guy who mixes the two: You sure about that one chief?
4:34 Best part of the video. 😄
Nice touch there at 2:20. It had me rolling on the floor!
"Historic Sips of Beverage" indeed! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
For those who don't know, the 12 o'clock image (the one in color) is from 2017, from the war crimes tribunal in the Hague, the moment defendant Slobodan Praljak, a Bosnian Croat commander, protests against the verdict by drinking poison in the courtroom, committing suicide on the spot.
I’m so glad he did a video on this it’s such a cool story and I love the Soviet Union!
Glad you enjoyed :)
So glad to see another Qxir upload thanks buddy 😀👌 Definitely always a mood boost
Glad you enjoyed :)
This channel so underrated
That outro is definitely a sub worth, haha!!
Nicely done!!
They had a pepsea fleet.
I'm sorry
But are you?
@@BadIdeas101 He will be.
Dr Pepper is superior than either Coke or Pepsi
Dr Pepper is a Coke product, meaning Coke is better
@@LordGonkIIBs
Also Dr Pepper is better
Another cultured gentleman.
@@poisondrinker343 I agree, but from a company standpoint I believe Coke makes better products
"Omg coca cola is so good"
Pepsi: *casually whips out u boat*
This were Soviet subs, not Nazi.
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Last time I was this early, there were 2 Germanies.
I've watched a bunch of his videos now but for some reason i felt compelled to post on this one. U are a pretty funny guy seriously
"Star Wars vs. Lord of the Rings..."
Star Trek: ...Am I a joke to you?
Love that drawing of you counting views!!
You ever gonna discuss the first copyright dispute with that Irish priest that lead to a battle
I was just telling my Dad (who is in the military) about this right before this came out! He didn't believe me, but I think he might now!
The reason you couldn’t find info on how they transported the ships is because this was only a proposed deal, not one actually carried through.
Coke spy: burns Pepsi factory
Pepsi: uses soviet warship to obliterate coke
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Okay I genuinely don't give a shit about either coke or pepsi but you can ABSOLUTELY taste the difference. They both have unique flavours that make them easily identifiable from each other.
2:05 Qxirism?
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0:43 was not expecting to look up from my phone and see that
From my understanding, Coke Cola & Pepsi came to South Africa but when we went into the Apartheid era, Pepsi was like "hell no" and pulled out of SA. Apparently Coke stayed... and that's the reason why Coke is such a big brand in SA.
Qxir! Just wanna say thanks for giving me distraction whenever i need it! Cheers
Coke on a summer day. Pepsi for party's.
I love how you've distinguished their tastes down to occasions where one is preferable to the other
agree friend
That actually makes a lot of sense
Help me, I'm trapped in this playlist, this might be the 10th consecutive tale from the bottle I'm watching and I can't leave
the alternate history where Pepsi formed an actual military and eventually got a stronger navy than the US
Your like outro made me like & share, congratulations. It worked ;)
My dad: loving Pepsi cause "it taste so great"
Me: it taste the same as coke cola
MY dad: your not my son anymore.
Your dad is right.
Soda that's why I don't call you pop ! 📉😎📈
Hes right, coca cola tastes so much better
Your channel is godly
2:19 One of these is not like the others
Why do you have your name written in some ancient north european lanquage?
@@janosskublics7438
Looks like Ogham, an ancient version of Irish.
I’m happy I’m not the only one who saw that
All hail Qxir! The society that loves stories of soda and vodka, all while drinking soda and vodka as per state law
3:54
Qxir : "i imagined the ship was demilitarized too.."
*are you sure about that?*
i mean,
this is russia we talking about..
Qxir is definitely on the sides of Mario, Metallica, IPhone, & Starwars lmao 😂
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The Executives makeing the deal must have been pepsi'd out of their minds.
Bruh I went to a restaurant one time and they said they only had Pepsi, so I got up and left. And yes there is a huge difference.
LOL I always watch your videos...very funny, excellent
star wars vs star trek. Ftfy
This is all so fabulous! Had me rolling.
Yeah this was discovered that this never happened And even if all of this it happen it wouldn't make it a large navy Smaller countries had bigger navy's than that
the fact that this was uploaded on my birthday
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Did u acc take my idea for the vid? If so thanks man, it means a lot
I'm just realizing that I'm wearing my pepsi branded earphones...
I didn't know I needed this, but I did.
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I really like to start my days off with a bottle !! Oops meaning with Tales from the bottle and maybe a beer or 2 why not !! Keep up the good job and lifting us from winter days with ur exclusive tales man!!
This World War is sponsored by Pepsi™️
RC Cola just chillin on the sidelines waiting for their opportunity
any event including richard nixon is certain to end up circling the drain at a public restroom..
Everybody talking about Pepsi and Coke fighting, meanwhile us Dr Pepper folk are negotiating with the Texans for nukes.
setting up that argument was genius
Nearly half a million subs. Good on ya you funny little Irishman. Quality channel!!!!!!!!!
Finally, after starting a pepsi military cult on discord it finally happened
I need to see a picture of this fleet!
"You best start believing in Cyberpunk Dystopias. You're in one."
@0:56-1:02 I can relate to that deeply
There’s mistakes. 1st one Pepsi saw the Soviet dictator drink Pepsi in the kitchen debate which made them interested to make a deal
2 they were not the 6th biggest military many theorize that the ships were not armed and Pepsi also sold the ships for scrap no point in selling them weapons with it.
So as new subscriber of this glorious Qxirism path all I have to ask is...When do we start the purification of the impure?
It's all fun and games until a soda fires a ballistic missile to your strategic military bases
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(1.51) :
"Father cat is hungry."
"We will buy another cat."
*Jackpot noise as money falls from the roof*
I just love how you put in an image of the war criminal Praljak's suicide
Qxir:
Abandons inferior economic models
Proposes a new superior model called Qxirism
Refuses to elaborate further
What an absolute chad.