Taste test: Skittles-flavored C4 is like sucking on an air freshener

The verdict: It did, somehow, taste like Skittles' promised rainbow of flavor. The first couple of sips were encouraging, but it was sickly, syrupy sweet and I can't imagine drinking one before a workout.

• I gave it a fair chance, but two-thirds of the can's contents were introduced to the gutter.
• For nearly an hour my mouth felt like I'd been sucking on a strawberry-orange-grape-mango air freshener.

The bottom line: This should be a hard pass for anyone over the age of 15. And, it should probably be illegal for anyone 15 or under.

Yes, and: I'm not so sure about superhuman performance, but I did end up walking around for another two hours.