There's been a lot of talk about bottle caps lately because of a new EU directive - the idea is that they must now be permanently attached to bottles, which is causing a lot of emotion and not everyone likes it.
There's also an interesting fact about the colours of bottle caps circulating on the internet. According to it, each colour has a specific meaning.
When buying water, we usually choose our favourite brand or reach for the first one we see. Some also look at the price or check the mineral content.
Meanwhile, viral videos try to convince us that the colour of the cap also provides important information about the contents of the bottle. Blue caps are supposed to indicate spring water, black - alkaline, green - flavoured, and white - processed.
Mentions of the topic began appearing on foreign social media accounts last year.
"Don't buy water until you know the secret meaning of the colours of the caps," says one user in a TikTok video.
There are many similar videos on social media. But how much truth is there in this? We are reminded of the situation with the colours of the stripes on a toothpaste tube or the colours of kitchen sponges . They were also supposed to have a specific meaning, which was corrected by experts. It is the same with bottles. It is a myth.
Bottled water manufacturers make their own decisions about what colour cap to use, and it doesn't have to have anything to do with the type of cap. Yes, sometimes the colour may describe the contents well - but that will be a simple coincidence. There are many more situations where the colour of the cap has nothing to do with the type of water we're dealing with.
So, as you can see, this is another internet myth that has gained popularity and gone viral, mindlessly repeated by more and more people. Don't be fooled. The colour of the cap doesn't convey any information. If you want to know what kind of water is in the bottle, just read the label. There's no better way. Choose the water you like, regardless of the colour of the cap. It doesn't matter.
This article was originally published by Onet.