Carbonated water sounds became popular online as short, satisfying fizz effects for food and drink content, where creators needed a clean sparkle to match bubbles on camera. With no known single source, the clip circulates as a generic stock-style effect for soda, seltzer and sparkling water scenes. Its brief hiss and bubbling fit TikTok recipes, YouTube shorts and product clips where a pour needs to sound as fresh as it looks. Editors keep reusing it because it reads instantly, even on mute-adjacent, fast-scrolling feeds.