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13 Energy Drinks In 3 Sessions

Posted by timothy on from the ask-fry-about-100-cups-of-coffee dept.

circletimessquare writes "As a member of the cult of caffeine, as I suspect many Slashdot readers are, I was pleasantly amused by this story in The New York Times entitled Opening 13 Cans of Whoop (reg req). Our brave reporter sucks down a number of energy drinks of various parentages and gives us the lowdown on their taste, appearance, ingredients, overall effect, and dubious appeal. Example: 'At this point, my energy level was not only elevated, it was speeding toward the red line. I felt myself staring holes through my computer screen, typing at five times my normal rate and thinking far too creatively about life questions like how many AA batteries I needed to buy when I went to the drug store. My mood was chipper. Too chipper.'"

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  1. splat by grub · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    I'll register tubboy.com for pictures of any daring /.ers that follow in this fellow's footsteps.

    --
    Trolling is a art,
  2. I feel the same way by slash-tard · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    After I smoke a bag of crack.

  3. WOOT by unclelib · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    4 comments and the slashdot effect has taken hold
    BEHOLD THE POWER OF NERDS

  4. 13? by bahamat · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What's even wierder is that when I saw this story there were 13 comments posted.

    Wierd!

  5. What the hell is a kg? [n/t] by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Pounds/ounces please....

    1. Re:What the hell is a kg? [n/t] by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      according to google:
      150 (mg / kg) = 9.37500 × 10^-06 pound / oz

      http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=15 0+ mg%2Fkg+in+lb%2Foz

      13.6 grams = 0.479725883 ounces
      6.8 grams = 0.239862941 ounces

      in 72mg/can jolt that would be
      200 lb -> 188 cans
      100 lb -> 94 cans

      in 100mg/8oz coffee that would be
      200 lb -> 136 servings
      100 lb -> 68 servings

      of course as someone pointed out thats LD50 for lab rats. and you would have to account for the caffine you piss out before you finished the last {serving,can} of drink

      ps: red bull and clones: most are 80mg per serving