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Radiation Protection: Caffeine

Posted by Hemos on from the better-living-thru-chemicals dept.

B.D.Mills writes "This article on the New Scientist web site claims that "drinking coffee could protect people from radioactivity, according to scientists in India who have found that mice given caffeine survive otherwise lethal doses of radiation." " Hmm...so does this mean I don't need to worry about the background radiation from my monitor?

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  1. Top X Other Things Caffeine Does by RimRod · · Score: 5

    1) Makes you totally irritable, annoying, on edge, and generally unpleasant. (So sue me for having a serious one. Get a life, people. It's just a TV show).

    2) Gives you the magic power to type at 800 WPM in a language that not even you can understand later.

    3) Makes the MicroMachines guy make perfect sense.

    4) Makes your boss make perfect sense. Okay, not really.

    5) Makes you think you're a good driver. Ha. See "Phones, Cell".

    6) Gives you a reason to take insomnia pills at night. Makes you watch such quality 2 AM TV shows as TJ Hooker after the insomnia pills fail miserably.

    7) The Gremlin on the wing is not real. The Gremlin on the wing is not real. The Gremlin on the wing is not real.

    Looking back over this one, I become aware that a distinct William Shatner theme pervades this Top X list. The truly sad thing is that it wasn't intentional. I'm truly sorry, and I swear it'll never happen again.

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    - ...and remember, you can't invade Brainania. It's not on the big map.