It may look like a clothes washer, but it is actually a flavor-filled robot. The new Coca-Cola "Freestyle" machine was installed Tuesday at Taco Time located on Avalon Way at the Fauntleroy/35th Ave intersections. One of just three in the Seattle area so far, (there are 300 nationwide) the self-serve machine offers over 100 drink flavors achieved by a multitude of combinations. Spritz a little Powerade Orange into your cup of Coke and top it off with Minute Made Strawberry. Or how about a little PibbXtra with your Barq's Root Beer? OK. That might seem a bit silly.

A line of five were waiting for their turn at the machine at Taco Time while a customer pushed the "water" button. If the machine could talk, it might remark, "You kiddin' me?" However, the machine obliged with impunity.