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    Battery Refill Required

    Caffeine Snack Test: Who Needs Coffee When You've Got Cookies and Gum?

    Nixie Tubes: (Very) Slightly More Adult Pixy Sticks

    Three Cups of Coffee Makes You Three Times More Likely to Hallucinate

    D+Caf Detects If You're Drinking Real Coffee Instead of Decaf

    Hourglass Coffee Maker Should Be Renamed 12-Hour Plastic Disappointment

    I'm No Doctor, But The Health Benefits of Caffeinated Chips Seem Questionable

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    Image of Curves Curves
    10/09/09

    In reply to Battery Refill Required
    2 p.m. and my battery is low. Mr Coffee - plug me in!
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    Image of psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland
    10/09/09

    @Curves: I'd love to plug you in...but unfortunately my name is Mr Latte :(
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    Image of quim barreiros quim barreiros
    10/09/09

    @psychonaut2021: that talk is not about coffe is it? is it about milk.....
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    Image of bill cant fart bill cant fart
    10/09/09

    @Curves: Err... You're a lady, right, Curves? Shouldn't the plugging be done by someone else?
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    Image of Curves Curves
    10/09/09

    @psychonaut2021: Its its caffeine based, I am not picky. ;)
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    Image of psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland
    10/09/09

    @Curves: Well then, giddy up!
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    Image of bobman1235 bobman1235
    10/09/09

    In reply to Battery Refill Required
    I truly do not understand the geek obsession with caffeine. I guess if you really fit the stereotype and never exercise then it's the only way to get energy, but... having an obvious addiction to something and being proud of it is just so strange from a group of smart people.

    [bobmansrants.blogspot.com]
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    Kaiser-Machead promoted this comment bobman1235 was starred bobman1235 was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/09/09

    @bobman1235: Coffee and bacon are the Yin and Yang of the geek world.
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    Image of psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland
    10/09/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Canadian, Irish or American bacon?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/09/09

    @psychonaut2021: I don't know much about this....IRISH...bacon you speak of, but Canadian Liar Ham doesn't count.
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    Image of psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland psychonaut2021:Secrets of the Pineal Gland
    10/09/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Fair enough. I do however enjoy that Canadian ham very much. Perhaps I'm lliving in the wrong country ey!*hearted*
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    Image of battra92 battra92
    08/31/09

    In reply to Caffeine Snack Test: Who Needs Coffee When You've Got Cookies and Gum?
    Wow, I can't believe people would eat this packaged garbage. I know back when I was a tubby young office worker I would happily much down on heavily preservative laden foods but now just looking at these makes me ill.

    Still, I do loves my Diet Pepsi.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn
    08/31/09

    @battra92: Yeah, nothing better and more healthy than a a cup of wheatgrass juice?
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    Image of met2art met2art
    08/31/09

    @battra92: Enjoy your DNA-destroying sodium benzoate. :P
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    Image of battra92 battra92
    09/01/09

    @met2art: Actually it's got potassium benzoate for what it's worth. Delicious!
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    Image of Underscore_Lysdexia Underscore_Lysdexia
    08/31/09

    In reply to Caffeine Snack Test: Who Needs Coffee When You've Got Cookies and Gum?

    My gamer grub is your fuckin' trachea!
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    Image of Renegade Renegade
    08/31/09

    @Underscore_Lysdexia: awesome, thanks for that
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    Image of jessedybka jessedybka
    08/31/09

    In reply to Caffeine Snack Test: Who Needs Coffee When You've Got Cookies and Gum?
    Not to nitpick, but phenylalanine is not aspartame. It's an amino acid, and it's definitely found in aspartame (as well as a bunch of other things.)

    I need to go make coffee now. Damn all the coffee talk this week, it's all I can think about.
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    met2art promoted this comment jessedybka was starred jessedybka was unstarred
    Image of met2art met2art
    08/31/09

    @jessedybka: Most notably present naturally in breast milk. Say, do you take milk in your coffee?
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    Image of Curves Curves
    08/31/09

    In reply to Caffeine Snack Test: Who Needs Coffee When You've Got Cookies and Gum?
    Good read. Now back to my piping hot cup of psychoactive substance.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn GitEmSteveDave_OverSleptThisMorn
    08/31/09

    In reply to Caffeine Snack Test: Who Needs Coffee When You've Got Cookies and Gum?
    You mention caffeine pills, and you leave out Jessie Spanno from Saved By The Bell? How could you? She's soooo excited!
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    Image of appletoad appletoad
    08/31/09

    In reply to Caffeine Snack Test: Who Needs Coffee When You've Got Cookies and Gum?
    I use the penguin mints seen in the first picture. But mainly my caffeine comes from caffeine pills, soda, and espresso. Eat more fiber and the runs will go away.
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    met2art promoted this comment appletoad was starred appletoad was unstarred
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    08/31/09

    @appletoad: I read too quickly, and saw "Eat more fiber and the nuns will go away" which, coupled with your "penguin" reference, had me extremely confused.

    I'm only on my third cup of coffee...
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    Image of echodubs echodubs
    08/31/09

    In reply to Caffeine Snack Test: Who Needs Coffee When You've Got Cookies and Gum?
    Maybe gizmodo cannabis taste test '09?
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    Image of met2art met2art
    08/31/09

    @echodubs: It would fit well with a "Going Green" theme. I'm curious to see the related gadgetry. Is there a Yanko high tech concept bong, or perhaps a Brando USB bong?
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    Image of WaffleTeamStrike! v26.00 WaffleTeamStrike! v26.00
    08/31/09

    In reply to Caffeine Snack Test: Who Needs Coffee When You've Got Cookies and Gum?
    Good stuff man. I have to agree with you that artificial sweeteners do SUCK. They rip my stomach up and induce instant headaches for me, so I stay away from them. As far as the caffeinated products the suckers and cookies are about the only ones that sounded even half-good. Those penguin mints are "OK" but meh. Great article though!
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    Image of met2art met2art
    08/31/09

    In reply to Caffeine Snack Test: Who Needs Coffee When You've Got Cookies and Gum?
    Great article. I've always wondered how effective the caffeine "supplements" are. I routinely drink copious amounts of coffee, so for the most part I'm maintaining, rather than invigorating, myself. Perhaps the gum would help me kick the coffee addiction, in the way Nicorette gum would help to quit smoking? Worst case scenario: I'm consuming ten packs of gum per day, along with 24 cups of coffee. Yikes.
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    Image of Renegade Renegade
    08/31/09

    @met2art: unless you're hitting Starbucks daily, the gum addiction is going to cost you a pretty penny more.
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    08/31/09

    @RenegadeIrishman_IsFullOfStars: It's not an issue of cost. It's an issue of having too much caffeine in my system consistently. However, sudden withdrawal leads to headaches, and other uncomfortable issues. Switching to decaf and using the gum judiciously seems like it could work.
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    Image of Kakkoister Kakkoister
    07/11/09

    In reply to Nixie Tubes: (Very) Slightly More Adult Pixy Sticks
    Complete ripoff, their making massive profit on these. It's some sugar, caffeine and flavoring in a tube. It should be about a dollar or 2 for the 5 tubes, not $9.



    You can buy 100, 200MG pills of Caffeine for $6 Canadian. https://www.svncanada.com/cart_product.php?id=1385&type=1



    Grind 5 pills up, mix it with some flavored sugar and stick it in a tube! Cost you about 16 cents a tube.
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    Edited by Kakkoister at 07/11/09 4:29 PM Kakkoister was starred Kakkoister was unstarred
    Image of spannu spannu
    07/11/09

    @Kakkoister: Yeah, just get some giant pixy stix and some pills from the grocery store or something.
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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    07/11/09

    In reply to Nixie Tubes: (Very) Slightly More Adult Pixy Sticks
    These remind me of the Raven's Revenge super-powered pixie sticks Hot Topic used to sell... mmmmm -1996alicious.
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    Image of davezatz davezatz
    07/11/09

    In reply to Nixie Tubes: (Very) Slightly More Adult Pixy Sticks
    Plus another $5.59 for shipping. Makes my 16 oz. $2.25 SBUX iced coffee seem reasonable. (And I'll still look like an adult while getting my fix.)
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    Edited by davezatz at 07/11/09 11:31 AM davezatz was starred davezatz was unstarred
    Image of Johnny Tzeng Johnny Tzeng
    07/11/09

    In reply to Nixie Tubes: (Very) Slightly More Adult Pixy Sticks
    Nice, I hope Nixie syringes are next.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    07/11/09

    @Johnny Tzeng: Not to be confused with Nixie Tubes.
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