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24 alternatives to 99% Invisible - Fountain Drinks

On April 21st, 1859, an incredible thing happened in London.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 99% Invisible - Fountain Drinks launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Halfway Pint▲69

   Find a halfway pint to re-connect with your friend in London

   2021 · halfwaypint.london · its alternatives →

2. 2
   99% Invisible - Tube Benders▲76

   How a nobel gas signaled luxury, seediness, and now...cool?

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   99% Invisible - Reefer Madness▲75

   Birth and life story of the reefer - refrigerated shipping …

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   99% Invisible - The Ice King▲3

   I the mid-19th century, decades before home refrigeration be

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   JUST Water▲113

   100% spring water in a paper bottle backed by Will Smith

   2016 · justwater.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Hackney Tap▲6

   Bottled water, straight from a tap in East London

   2016 · onlinesfilms.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Pints in the Sun▲98

   Find a nearby pub that won't be in the shade.

   2014 · pintsinthesun.co.uk · its alternatives →

8. 8
   99% Invisible - Best Enjoyed By▲68

   Expiration dates are completely arbitrary #sorrynotsorry

   2016 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →

9. 9
   99% Invisible - Flying Food▲69

   The advertising tricks used to make food look appetizing

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Tip Cup▲66

    First real innovation in tea cup design in 1000 years

    2014 · tipcup.myshopify.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Highball▲203

    Share and collect cocktail recipes

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    99% Invisible - The Green Book▲70

    The history of a travel guide for black motorists

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Dot Watch▲148

    World’s first braille smartwatch

    2017 · dotincorp.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    TAP London▲101

    Tackling the homeless problem together

    2017 · taplondon.org · its alternatives →

15. 15
    99% Invisible - 186: War and Pizza▲73

    The revolution of food preservation

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    99% Invisible - Pagodas and Dragon Gates▲69

    The history of San Francisco's China Town

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    99% Invisible - Miss Manhattan▲69

    America's first supermodel Audrey Munson, 1906

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Kong▲67

    The world's first koozie beer bong!

    2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    What Happened Today in History▲154

    Discover significant historical events depicted in pics

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Amazeballs▲119

    The coolest drink chillers around.

    2015 · getamazeballs.com · its alternatives →

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    99% Invisible - The Ice King▲60

    How New England ice made its way to India (no, really)

    2016 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Reveal - Do not drink: The water crisis in Flint, Michigan▲61

    How Flint, MI went from trusting tap water to fearing it

    2016 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →

23. 23
    99% Invisible - Dollar Store Town▲61

    Inside the world’s biggest wholesale market

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Seedlip Drinks▲79

    The world’s first non-alcoholic spirits

    2016 · seedlipdrinks.com · its alternatives →

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