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3 Cups of Coffee Increases Hallucinations

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the but-they-ARE-out-to-get-me dept.

PearsSoap writes "The Telegraph and other sources are pointing out a study on 200 students which has found that a high caffeine intake can cause visual and auditory hallucinations, and can make people think that others are 'out to get them.' The abstract (and full version if you have access) is available. 'The volunteers were questioned about their caffeine intake from products including coffee, tea, energy drinks, chocolate bars and caffeine tablets.'"

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  1. South Park by chill · · Score: 5, Funny

    The study consisted of watching every episode of South Park featuring Tweak.

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    1. Re:South Park by MyLongNickName · · Score: 5, Funny

      I got fr1st p0st!

      course I have had twenty nine cups of coffee, and my screen looks like a bad knockoff Picaso painting.

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  2. 7 cups? by robthebloke · · Score: 5, Funny

    It was 7 cups of coffee on the news this morning, mind you I might have hallucinated that.

  3. Three cups? by rvw · · Score: 5, Funny

    So now it's one man and three cups? I thought the hallucination was about two girls!

  4. Tags by Thyamine · · Score: 5, Funny

    I love the correlationisnotcausation tag. It gets applied to any story like this, and while it often seems to be accurate, I imagine someone would stick it on a story titled 'Study shows stabbing yourself may increase blood loss'.

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  5. Re:So by Anonymous+Monkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not high strung. I'm fine. I'M FINE OK...Hay, did you see that...Never mind...Their it is again! I said I'm fine. You know my computer screen is flickering a lot...Why are you looking at me like that? Can you open this can of Coke for me, my hands are shaky...I'll need a straw too, I dropped the last can...Actually I had a shaking fit and crushed it. Spilled Coke all over, people looked at me funny as I was licking it off my desk. Or it could be because they are out to get me. Why dose my desk shake like that? Stop saying that, I said I'M FINE! Hay did you see that?

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  6. Re:So by cbiltcliffe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Are you OK? Maybe you need to sit down for a few minutes. I'll buy you a coffee.

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  7. Re:So by Capt.DrumkenBum · · Score: 5, Funny

    "This means that coffee doesn't make you paranoid...."

    Who told you to say that?

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  8. Re:RTFA by ubrgeek · · Score: 5, Funny

    > I have done so for more than 25 years with no hallucinations (as far as I can tell) or baseless paranoia.

    He's right. We haven't noticed any such behavior as we secretly watch him through his window.

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  9. Re:RTFA by Majik+Sheff · · Score: 5, Funny

    The reason you haven't seen a darn thing is because the diabetes has destroyed your retinas.

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