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Creatine Found to Boost Brainpower

Posted by michael on from the eat-red-meat dept.

Eric Ass Raymond writes "According to this BBC article, researchers from the University of Sydney and Macquarie University in Australia have found that the dietary supplement creatine - a natural compound found in muscle tissue - can improve not only your athletic performance, but also your intelligence and memory. One of the side effects, however, is an unpleasant body odour."

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  1. body odor? by oakz · · Score: 5, Funny

    One of the side effects, however, is an unpleasant body odour

    ...yeah...like this affects the slashdot crowd much...

    1. Re:body odor? by Lord_Slepnir · · Score: 4, Funny

      Actually it will. Rather than having to worry about showering, putting on clean clothes, etc. before a date, I can just tell my Girlfriend that I'm on creatine, even if I'm not.

    2. Re:body odor? by carlos_benj · · Score: 4, Funny

      ...lack of creatine (= vegetarian diet) is causing redused brain abilities than Creatine boosting brain power.

      I would bet that only the lowest levels have a reduced intelligence while the rest is average.

      Did you have some creatine between sentences?

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    3. Re:body odor? by Drakonian · · Score: 4, Funny
      ...so don't get exposed to direct sunlight when taking these meds...

      ...yeah...like this affects the slashdot crowd much...

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    4. Re:body odor? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      WEll I eat a hell of a lot, and I think a hell of a lot, but i dont stink or smell bad at all. I know this because my friends would be the first to tell me. Being as a high percetage of them a ladies.

      StrongBad? Is that you posting?

  2. Arnold for Governor! by MORTAR_COMBAT! · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thanks to creatine, not only is his body huge and muscular, he apparently has to be brilliant and have a good memory as well!

    And maybe the "unpleasant body odour" will help him with his "clean out Sacremento" campaign...

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    1. Re:Arnold for Governor! by mce · · Score: 5, Funny

      If my memory serves me well, having a usable memory was apparently not a requirement for certain previous CA governors.

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  3. I can't imagine how dumb they were before.. by dBLiSS · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can't imagine how dumb the muscle headed pea brains, I see at the gym every day, were before they started taking this stuff!

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  4. That reminds me. by Renraku · · Score: 4, Funny

    Some TV show or something did a poll catering to women. They asked them, "If there were a pill that made your ass bigger, but made you way smarter, would you take it?" 90% of the women said they wouldn't take it. Of course, that might not apply here, as us men have no shame.

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    1. Re: That reminds me. by Black+Parrot · · Score: 5, Funny


      > Some TV show or something did a poll catering to women. They asked them, "If there were a pill that made your ass bigger, but made you way smarter, would you take it?

      If you took it as a suppository, would it make you a big-headded smartass?

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  5. However, please note the reverse is not true by clickety6 · · Score: 5, Funny


    Just because you stink, it doesn't mean you're clever!

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    1. Re:However, please note the reverse is not true by Soko · · Score: 5, Funny

      Just because you stink, it doesn't mean you're clever!

      You are correct, sir. All of the (20+ so far) "smelly nerd" jokes stink, and none are clever.

      Soko

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  6. Re:Odour by Gr33nNight · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think that comment goes with the 'real geeks dont have women' subject. Maybe I'm a poser then, cause I like showering, and chicks, and even both at the same time.

  7. Re: Odour by Black+Parrot · · Score: 5, Funny


    > So I can intelligent and smell or stupid and smell nice. Ho hum life is full of hard decisions.

    To paraphrase an old saw, "strong, intelligent, sweet-smelling: choose two".

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  8. "poindextrose" by brejc8 · · Score: 4, Funny

    First discovered on the Simpsons and named "poindextrose"

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  9. Re:Odour or Odor? by chef_raekwon · · Score: 5, Funny

    We all know that it's Odor though..... right?

    maybe we should ask Linus what HE feels is the correct spelling....

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  10. Re:Take Niacin by rtaylor · · Score: 5, Funny

    Niacin is a vitamin, so it is completely safe.

    Sure... Mercury is a natural mineral, so it is also completely safe to injest.

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  11. Depends... by emilng · · Score: 5, Funny

    Rubber duckies don't count

  12. Re:Other Side Affects by Civil_Disobedient · · Score: 4, Funny

    One side effect that I remember was increased agitation. Of course, the inferior boobs surrounding me at work could have caused that.

    You know, you start working out, and all of a sudden your standards go through the roof. The chicks around you aren't pretty enough... they're not fit enough... their boobs are "inferior". Jeez.

  13. Maybe, by twoslice · · Score: 4, Funny

    It is rumoured that are these pills that can be found on the Internet that will make your penis bigger that you can ever imagine. That will counteract any potential shrinkage....

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