Gatorade goes bad

(This is a potentially unpleasant post, so skip it if you would like.)

Gatorade goes bad.  Logically there is no reason why it shouldn’t, eventually; it just had never occurred to me before that it would.  I keep a bottle of Gatorade in my car for when I get thirsty.  Last night I reached over, unscrewed the cap, and had swallowed three times before I could stop myself.  It was the consistency of mucilage or phlegm.  It did not taste hyper-revolting, which is a good sign, but it was certainly off.  When I got out of the car I held it under the light: it was a petri dish.  Black colonies were floating throughout the semi-liquid.  I was afraid last night that I would be taken ill; as of this morning nothing unpleasant has happened, and I count myself very fortunate.

Please keep this in mind regarding storage of Gatorade.

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