{"id":1926,"date":"2013-06-14T18:58:14","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T18:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genomicgastronomy.com\/?p=1926"},"modified":"2013-06-14T19:02:42","modified_gmt":"2013-06-14T19:02:42","slug":"hacking-for-bubbles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genomicgastronomy.com\/blog\/hacking-for-bubbles\/","title":{"rendered":"Hacking for Bubbles"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Intern #1.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As it turns out, working with artists is exposing me to kitschy home appliances I never would have known existed. Case in point: the SodaStream.<\/p>\n

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I had some vague notion of this machine\u2019s existence but no clue as to its popularity. In case you are just as oblivious as I, allow me to explain what this appliance is. It is simplistic in design and is essentially plastic housing for a CO2 canister and a pour spout allowing people to carbonate water and create their own sodas.<\/p>\n

\"Sodastream-SodaMod-2T\"<\/p>\n

Supposedly, only water should be run through the machine but I can\u2019t fathom a world in which a machine with the power to carbonate liquids could possibly exclude booze. Reasons like this are probably why I am not allowed to own said appliance. Also- why I do not own a deep-fryer. I\u2019m just the intern. I\u2019ll leave it to the artists to go rogue and exploit the kitchen gadgets.<\/p>\n

\"GeekModSodaStream\"<\/p>\n

So, the deal with these SodaStreams is that they have a proprietary CO2 canister that ends up costing the user a lot of money that hardly makes at-home carbonated beverages seem worth it. But, the geniuses on the internet have come up with several<\/a> hacks<\/a> (modifications<\/a>) to make the threading fit regular paintball CO2 canisters and large tanks alike.<\/p>\n