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The Pacific Ocean Is Polluted With Coffee
An anonymous reader writes in with this excerpt from Inhabitat:"People aren't the only ones getting a jolt from caffeine these days; in a new study published in Marine Pollution Bulletin, scientists found elevated concentrations of caffeine in the Pacific Ocean in areas off the coast of Oregon. With all those coffee drinkers in the Pacific Northwest, it should be no surprise that human waste containing caffeine would ultimately make its way through municipal water systems and out to sea – but how will the presence of caffeine in our oceans affect human health and natural ecosystems?"
Caffeinated sushi. *drool*
So that's why the dolphins are talking so fast. I can't even understand them.
Maybe the caffeine is getting some extra kick from some Japanese cesium.
I know it has a few health benefits, but it's just too bitter.
One benefit is making you think "bitter" is tasty. The second, and more important one, is the prevention of lack-of-coffee headaches.
Caffeine in the water? This should be a wake up call!
"National Security is the chief cause of national insecurity." - Celine's First Law
that human coffe/tea consumption and pee will have an effect on the world's oceans.
Q: Why did the hipster burn his lips drinking his coffee/tea?
A: He wanted to drink it before it was cool...
That would be equivalent to 0.00277 fully-loaded 747s per Olympic swimming pool.
Why would anyone engrave "Elbereth"?