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Are energy drinks such as Red Bull addictive and bad for you?

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    vColevCole Member Posts: 1,573 ■■■■■■■□□□
    Webmaster wrote: »
    Oh I should add that to the competitive ad filters. icon_bounce.gif Here's the good stuff:

    icon_lol.gif awesome! I'll take 3 cases! icon_thumright.gif
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    /usr/usr Member Posts: 1,768
    Hahahaha! That's priceless. Can I get a free case of that stuff to um...review?
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    dynamikdynamik Banned Posts: 12,312 ■■■■■■■■■□
    That's awesome! Been itchin' to do a little 3D modeling?
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    wd40wd40 Member Posts: 1,017 ■■■■□□□□□□
    /usr wrote: »
    Hahahaha! That's priceless. Can I get a free case of that stuff to um...review?
    ++
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    snadamsnadam Member Posts: 2,234 ■■■■□□□□□□
    FadeToBright wrote: »
    icon_lol.gif awesome! I'll take 3 cases! icon_thumright.gif

    does it come with a Free TE shirt? icon_cool.gif
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    WebmasterWebmaster Admin Posts: 10,292 Admin
    dynamik wrote: »
    That's awesome! Been itchin' to do a little 3D modeling?
    It's actually a couple of years old already, for TE's 5th anniversary if I remember correctly, but yeah that's pretty much how the can model (warning includes spoiler icon_lol.gif) came to life. :)
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    binarysoulbinarysoul Member Posts: 993
    Is that FDA-approved? :) If not, let's bribe FDA a whole truck of these and fast-track the approval process :)

    Here's my recommended ingredient:

    Techexam Energy Drink v1.0

    Caffeine: 50%
    Red Wine: 20%
    Vodka: 20%
    Vitamin Z: 5%
    Cough Syrup: 2%
    Future development: 3%
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    PashPash Member Posts: 1,600 ■■■■■□□□□□
    FadeToBright wrote: »
    Caffeine will increase the amount of oxygen in your blood stream = getting you drunk faster.


    But boy, do I love grape vodka and Red Bull icon_lol.gif

    So its the middle stint of double vodka red bulls thats doing it! I thought it could be the 5/6 pints of beer beforehand or the sambuka shots after.

    Science for getting drunk is great! :D
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    tierstentiersten Member Posts: 4,505
    binarysoul wrote: »
    Caffeine: 50%
    Might wanna cut down the caffeine a bit. LD50 isn't particularly high for caffeine :D
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    paintb4707paintb4707 Member Posts: 420
    So while were on the topic... what do you guys think of "diet" soda? I usually have 1 can a night with dinner. The nutrition facts make it seem harmless but I'm sure there's something hiding in there to go along with the unhealthy aspartame.
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    XcluzivXcluziv Member Posts: 513 ■■■■□□□□□□
    FadeToBright wrote: »
    icon_lol.gif awesome! I'll take 3 cases! icon_thumright.gif

    Ditto....well, make that 4....*waits arrival*icon_cheers.gificon_cheers.gificon_cheers.gif
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    dynamikdynamik Banned Posts: 12,312 ■■■■■■■■■□
    paintb4707 wrote: »
    So while were on the topic... what do you guys think of "diet" soda? I usually have 1 can a night with dinner. The nutrition facts make it seem harmless but I'm sure there's something hiding in there to go along with the unhealthy aspartame.

    I figure all those people getting half-gallon fountain drinks from gas stations will keel over well before my can or two a day causes any serious damage icon_lol.gif
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    sdyesssdyess Member Posts: 44 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Diet Soda isn't good for you either. I hate the word diet. All the chemicals is what bothers me.
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    sandman748sandman748 Member Posts: 104
    Red Bull has been banned in france, denmark and sweden for a reason. Some of the other energy drinks contain up to 5x as much caffeine as red bull.

    Many of these drinks also contain Ephedrine which acts as a stimulant causing increased heart rate and palpitations and is thought to have sever impact on the heart in the long term. This combined with the high amounts of caffeine, which also increase your heart rate makes for what can be a deadly combination.

    Combine this with alcohol and you feel alert while still being drunk. You feel fine but are actually being dehydrated by both the alcohol and the caffeine.

    Taurine is also in many of them as well, which is a natural substance released by the body to control heart rate. Adding this into the system through un-natural means has unknown effects but is not suggested by many doctors.

    Personally, I stay the hell away from them. There was a time when we didn't know that smoking was harmful either.
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    veritas_libertasveritas_libertas Member Posts: 5,746 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Lifehacker has an interesting article Four Myths About Staying Hydrated Debunked. A little of topic, but still interesting.
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    paintb4707paintb4707 Member Posts: 420
    sdyess wrote: »
    All the chemicals is what bothers me.

    Like what?
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    sandman748sandman748 Member Posts: 104
    paintb4707 wrote: »
    Like what?

    - sodium benzoate has been linked to liver failure and degenerative diseases such as Parkinsons
    - Caffeine. Just because it's diet doesn't mean it doesnt have caffeine
    - Aspartame. I won't go into this because the effects are under debate.
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    SrAtechieSrAtechie Member Posts: 150 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Personally, I am an avid Coke drinker. Just something about the taste... It's too strong for me though, so I usually have to water it down with some Crown or Jack. icon_biggrin.gif
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