Lerna, Illinois: World's Fastest Soda Machine (Gone)
Vintage outdoor pop soda machine is so fast that a purchaser can't press a select button and catch the can with the same hand. A sign above the machine makes its speedy claim. Disappeared in 2023.
Thompson's Welding Service
- Directions:
- Outside of Thompson's Welding Service and Lawnmower Repair. Downtown, on the north side of Main St., just east of the train tracks and just west of the bank.
- Hours:
- Disappeared in 2023.
- Status:
- Gone
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The welding service has no outside sign and the building looks secured and abandoned. There are no vending machines visible. Probably gone.
[Jon Morgan, 08/14/2025]
It is said to be the fastest soda machine in the world, but it has an "Out of Order" sign on it now.
[Buddy Blackmon, 05/28/2020]Where's the World's Fastest Soda Repair Machine when you need it?
We drove past twice before we found it! It's across the street from the Post Office. The claim is accurate. Worth the visit if you need a soda lightning fast!
[Mindy Mood, 08/11/2019]The claim is that this machine is so fast that you can't press the selection button and catch the can with the same hand.
This soda machine releases the soda can so fast that it's impossible to catch it in your hand.
[Jenn, 10/18/2018]So fast that a purchaser can't press a select button and catch the can with the same hand. Has held the self-proclaimed record since 2010. The owners, Ivan and Dorsie Thompson, confess that all soda machines used to be this fast; it's just that new soda machines are slower.
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Sadly true; the soda machine vanished in 2023.