MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. -- Two teens threw a cup full of soda through a drive-thru window at a Taco Bell employee and then posted the stunt on the Internet. Now, a judge has given them a taste of their own medicine.

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WATCH APOLOGY: Teens Apologize For Prank Posted On YouTube

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The two teens, whose identities have not been officially disclosed, were charged with battery and criminal mischief. One threw a large soda at a clerk at the Taco Bell on North Courtney on Merritt Island (see map). They weren't required to show their faces in the video apology because they are juveniles.

It's a prank that's been repeated across the country, typically by teenagers. They order a soda and then douse the drive-thru attendant with it. Now, two teenagers accused of doing the same thing at the Merritt Island Taco Bell have had the YouTube phenomenon used against them.

The teens were ordered by a juvenile judge to make a video. In the apology video now posted on YouTube, you can hear them apologize and then appear to recreate the crime, but change their mind about following through.

The defense attorney for one of the teens said, since they didn't have a criminal record, they would have likely just been placed on probation. He hopes this punishment will keep them out of the juvenile justice system and send a message to others.

"We hope now that their sentence and their video serves as a general deterrent for other juveniles who are thinking about something stupid like this," said defense attorney Tony Hernandez III.

In recent years, the Internet has become a showcase for teenagers bragging about pranks and crime. Prosecutors hope this sort of punishment might take some of the celebrity out of it.

"And I think there's a lot of hype. 'Oh boy, we're gonna be on YouTube. We're gonna be famous.' And I don't think the kids are thinking beyond that," said Assistant State Attorney Jo Lynn Nelson.

Ironically, it was the teenagers' first video that landed them in trouble. The drive-thru attendant saw them on the video and was able to track them down and turn them in. In this case, prosecutors and the defense attorney said the punishment truly fits the crime.

Besides recording and posting the video, the teens also had to do 100 hours of community service, write letters of apology and pay $30 in restitution.

Victim no longer works at Taco Bell. She works at a nearby Checkers, but no longer in a drive-thru. Prosecutors said she told them she was satisfied with the sentence.