OK, scroll down the page and read about the soda machine outside the squad room.
"The Soda Machine
Outside the Squadroom in the hallway there is a big soda machine that now and then our cast will grab a soda from during a scene. I know it looks like a full functioning soda machine; Stabler will hit the cola button, and out will come a can of cola. Funny thing is it’s not even plugged in. It’s actually not even really a soda machine. The way it works is before the scene we open the machine, which is basically a hollow wooden box inside, and we put one of our smaller crewmembers with a can of soda in the machine. We close he/she in and start shooting the scene, Meloni will hit the cola button and our crewmember inside will drop the soda down the shoot so it comes out the front. Sound effects are added later."
Now THAT'S a great job. Stand inside a box, drop a soda can on cue, and get full benefits!
Rick
