Nuclear Waste Antidote comes in a bright ornage can with just as much text all over the can as Smart Power Energy Drink did. The fact that this is an antidote for nuclear waste makes me feel very good, just in case I happen to run into a spilled truck full of misplaced waste.
Firstly, I didn't even know this was sugar-free until I finished drinking my first one. Sure enough, I turned the can around, and "5 calories" was staring me in the face like the weird girl at work with whom HR has to review bathing etiquette. Fortunately, this drink doesn't smell like fried chicken and NASCAR (which may well be synonymous). Nuclear Waste tastes great, which you might not expect from something with radioactive qualities. In fact, it tastes so great, I'm not sure why everyone is so up in arms about it leaking into the groundwater. Not to mention, I can count the number of superheros that DIDN'T get their powers from nuclear waste on my 12 fingers. I know what you're thinking...no really, I know what you're thinking, and I know, thumbs aren't fingers, and I didn't count them. Now, stop thinking about the Fonz doing that "hey" with thumbs up thing, and pay attention to the review. Nuclear Waste tastes like a sugared drink, and I'd say it's most liken to Monster. I dare say this has even more taste.
As for getting jacked, I can agree with the "no jitters" part, and I don't think I experienced any crash. Perhaps if Brittney Spears had been drinking Nuclear Waste she wouldn't have shaved her head, and partied with no underpants, since it claims "no meltdowns". Nuclear Waste does not claim "No Publicity Stunts", so I imagine she would be just as bald and pantyless with or without this energy drink. This drink packs a punch like George Foreman, and a bite like...(you're expecting a Mike Tyson joke, see, I know what you're thinking)
At $2.08, this is a good value, and if you're counting calories, it's a stupendous value. One of the best lo-cal drinks I've ever had, and probably the least "diet" tasting. I'd call this the Coke Zero of energy drinks.
Nuclear Waste Antidote certainly lives up to the high expectations I had for it since reviewing Smart Power Energy Drink which I really enjoyed. This drink tasted a little more syrupy even though most of the nutrition specs are the same. Antidote makes a great replacement for the standard 'green' Monster which I enjoyed frequently for it's rich syrupy texture, with only a fraction of the calories. The energy level was definitely on par with other drinks that contain much more sugar, as this can gave me the energy to tear through Karazhan while my Doomkin ravaged opponents with deadly starfire.