Re:Depends on how much you weigh..
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Death by Coffee?
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Well, although I dont know which value is actually correct, I have heard the LD-50 for caffeine is slightly lower than 192, actually about 150 mg / kg of mass. So, although i don't know which is correct, i would choose to err on the side of caution.
As for the math, assuming a 150 lb person (68.18 kg), the LD-50 would be 10,227 mg (10.227 g).
Depending on the type of coffee and brewing method, the ammount of caffine seems to be 65-175mg per 8 ounce cup. So, taking an average of this we get 120 mg of caffeine per 8 ounce serving. So, about 85 cups of coffee would kill you. This of course is assuming you consume the coffee before your body filters any of the caffeine. (Children take longer to process caffeine).
So, will 100 cups in 24 hours kill you, considering your bodies filtering of caffine, probably not. However, the resulting jitters, etc. would probably be most unplesant, so I wouldn't conisder doing it.
I have to agree with you on this one, any corporation would jump at the chance to have as much power as Microsoft does, and we as consumers can simply not afford to make uneducated decisions in a world where corporations would just as soon number you, take your money, and throw you away.
Also important to note, if AOL had its own OS, they would do the same thing MS does with their own version of the internet connection wizard, because it makes sense that giving uninformed people an easy way out, while also filling your wallet, is the way for any successful corporation to go.
To state my personal opinon, as a former AOL user, I think their service is among the worst, and honestly wouldn't mind seeing them purchased and disolved just so they stop sending me CD's (remember the aol disc fish sculpture commercial?).
But if were really serious in preventing an ISP monopoly, lets start focusing on the real problem, that people dont know (and this seems to be the case with most people I know who use AoL and MSN) that you can have dsl or comcast, and get online without paying for the aol software. I find it extremely frightening that so many people think you have to have both to do anything, and that is a problem that needs to be addressed. As for the content Time Warner supplies now, how about we consider making the equivelent of aol media access available on the normal internet for a fee without their annoying software.
But then again, thats just my opinion, and I could be just another idiot.
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Well, although I dont know which value is actually correct, I have heard the LD-50 for caffeine is slightly lower than 192, actually about 150 mg / kg of mass. So, although i don't know which is correct, i would choose to err on the side of caution. As for the math, assuming a 150 lb person (68.18 kg), the LD-50 would be 10,227 mg (10.227 g). Depending on the type of coffee and brewing method, the ammount of caffine seems to be 65-175mg per 8 ounce cup. So, taking an average of this we get 120 mg of caffeine per 8 ounce serving. So, about 85 cups of coffee would kill you. This of course is assuming you consume the coffee before your body filters any of the caffeine. (Children take longer to process caffeine). So, will 100 cups in 24 hours kill you, considering your bodies filtering of caffine, probably not. However, the resulting jitters, etc. would probably be most unplesant, so I wouldn't conisder doing it.
I have to agree with you on this one, any corporation would jump at the chance to have as much power as Microsoft does, and we as consumers can simply not afford to make uneducated decisions in a world where corporations would just as soon number you, take your money, and throw you away.
Also important to note, if AOL had its own OS, they would do the same thing MS does with their own version of the internet connection wizard, because it makes sense that giving uninformed people an easy way out, while also filling your wallet, is the way for any successful corporation to go.
To state my personal opinon, as a former AOL user, I think their service is among the worst, and honestly wouldn't mind seeing them purchased and disolved just so they stop sending me CD's (remember the aol disc fish sculpture commercial?).
But if were really serious in preventing an ISP monopoly, lets start focusing on the real problem, that people dont know (and this seems to be the case with most people I know who use AoL and MSN) that you can have dsl or comcast, and get online without paying for the aol software. I find it extremely frightening that so many people think you have to have both to do anything, and that is a problem that needs to be addressed. As for the content Time Warner supplies now, how about we consider making the equivelent of aol media access available on the normal internet for a fee without their annoying software. But then again, thats just my opinion, and I could be just another idiot.