Internet, this is Davey Jarrell, a 27-year-old Californian who has never drunk anything but water and milk his entire life, with the exception of apple juice for a short time as a child before he saw what the liquid looked like firsthand.
"When I was a very little kid, I drank apple juice out of juice boxes and I never actually saw the juice," Davey told BuzzFeed. "Then one day during preschool, the teacher gave us animal crackers and apple juice for snack time, except the juice didn't come in a juice box. I saw everyone drinking apple juice out of these clear plastic cups. It was my first time seeing what the drink looked like, and I was so grossed out by the color I wanted to throw up. It dawned on me right there that any drink that isn't water is just dirty water."
As a person approaching their 30s, Davey has recently decided to give the drinks he's missed out on a try, and lucky for us, his friend Josie Bastida filmed the whole experience. Now, nearly 21 million people have tuned in to watch the self-proclaimed "chromohydrophobic" — meaning he has a fear of colored drinks — and it's truly something:
For a live-action look, you can watch the full video here.
First up, he tried Blue Cool Gatorade...
Davey's reaction + rating: 5/10.
Then came Mountain Dew:
Davey's reaction + rating: 1.
Next was some good ol' Fanta, Fanta, dontcha wanta:
...which sent Davey into a coughing fit. His rating? Zero.
If you thought the Dr. Pepper might fair well...
...you'd be wrong. Davey gave it a negative score.
I was excited when he got to the Icee — because, like, who doesn't like Icees?
But he said the aftertaste was reminiscent of medicine. He didn't even bother to give this one a score.
After the Icee was the lemonade, and, well...
...that one also got a zero.
After going viral, viewers begged him to try McDonald's cursed Sprite.
However, the previous torture made Davey a little hesitant.
Hilariously enough, TikTok even provided a warning on the bottom of his video, suggesting the actions taken by Davey could lead to others being hurt.
And surprisingly, Davey kind of liked it, saying, "You know what? It doesn't taste bad. It really doesn't taste bad. I still never want it again, though."
As a bonus, Davey also tried vodka for the first time.
He hated it.
