Why America is fat: A small soda at the movies is 32 ounces. I went to the movies today with my girlfriend. Normally, she brings a big bag with her so we can sneak waters in but today she forgot. So I resigned myself to the fact that I would be spending 5 bucks each on water bottles. We get to the counter and she decides she wants a small coke instead of a water. I order a water and a small coke. I get told that if I order a large coke, I can get a free refill. I insist on a small. I see the register light up and it says "32 oz. Drink". Obviously, I think they rang me up wrong and said I wanted a small. Only to be told that no, a small is indeed 32 ounces. I could barely hold the damn thing with 1 hand. How the hell do they expect anyone to drink 32 ounces during a 2 hour movie? More shockingly, I'm trying to figure out how big the mediums and larges are. And that for a large which has to be at least 40 ounces, that there is someone out there ordering that, pounding it down and going back for a refill before their movie ends. Needless to say, we threw out a 75% full bucket of coke when leaving.