Hmmm, I’m going to do my own experiment. Since no ‘rats are allowed in my house, I’ll place my mouse in a glass of coke and see if it’s dead in the morning. Call me in 3 days for the result.
Reminds me of the old joke about the temperence lecturer. Putting a worm in a bottle of water, he pointed out to his audience that it stayed healthy and active. He next put a work in a bottle of whiskey, whereupon it promptly died. “And what does that prove?” he asked his audience. “Drink whiskey and you’ll never have worms!” was the response from the drunk in the back of the room. :-)