Question

A 2019 Washington Post column branded one company that only sells this non-tobacco product as “toxic masculinity run rampant;” since 2022, that company has been this product’s fastest-growing brand. A company selling this product funded US Forest Service projects in exchange for lower permit fees. One of that company’s subsidiaries was sold as Blue Triton in 2021, after its former CEO labeled this product a grocery rather than a right. (-5[1])The (-5[1])authors of a 2024 PNAS paper identified over 100,000 nanoplastics per liter in samples (10[1])of this product (10[2]-5[1])compared to a widely-available home alternative. For 10 points, name this beverage marketed (10[1])under brands such as Liquid Death (10[1])and Perrier. (10[2])■END■ (10[2])

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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%33%99.78
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%50%96.13
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%33%92.17
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY11100%0%27%80.64
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY989%0%33%80.38
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY580%0%40%94.75
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%63%101.50
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%56%96.44

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Anna KuangCornell EBinghamton A69-5
Bianca Van ZileBinghamton BBinghamton C70-5
Chris ScheriRIT BSyracuse8410
Scott CoonrodCornell DCornell C8710
Pierce DeCainCornell FESF87-5
Brian ChenCornell GRIT A8710
Annabelle FordCornell ACornell B10010
Aidan KeenanU of Rochester APenn State10610
Sammy CarstensU of Rochester BRIT C10810
Peter SmithBinghamton ACornell E10810
Logan PierceESFCornell F10910
Elijah O'Sick JohnsonBinghamton CBinghamton B10910