Why do 'airbourne' packets taste like.........

[Skellington]

1) tomorrow = i'm old day
2)November 7th = on plane to Hawaii
3) In preparation for hawaii, i thought i'd chug a few bottles of water with the airbourne packets in them. I am just getting over pneumonia (tube out of lung, yay!). I figured i'd 'boost' my immunity and avoid tin can of d00m cooties. Thusly:
4) Why do these things taste so nasty?

I couldn't deal with drinking the lime or grapefruit flavors in an entire bottle, so i mixed the packet in a shot of vodka and downed it. What? vodka + airbourne + 7:30am daily = strong liver.

Ok, i'm done whining about a product that probably doesn't work.

[JPMNICK]

i have never tried it but the best thing to do is try to bring a small container of purell and use it often on the plane.

and keep drinking early and often

[A.J.]

I never tried those. I got some for Christmas but haven't used them yet.

Knock on wood, I never got sick after a flight and I fly a lot. I wash my hands often, touch as little as possible, and indulge in complimentary business class beers!

[Furtherman]

.

Ok, i'm done whining about a product that probably doesn't work.

Clever girl. Scientific American examined it.

Airborne Baloney: The latest fad in cold remedies is full of hot air (http://sciam.com/print_version.cfm?articleID=9389C0F4-E7F2-99DF-3BE657CAD1649375)

[topless_mike]

maybe its like the tylenol thing- they are really placebos and its mind over matter.