caffeine

spotty4 · 09-27-2007, 05:30 PM

Let me start this thread by prefacing I'm not a coffee drinker. I get my caffeine by consuming chocolate, pop, or tea, of which none is over-abundant or habitual.

So, this afternoon I took a mid-day break for a pick-me-up. I decided to try one of those new McDonald's iced coffee drinks that I've seen advertised. I figured I'd like it since they have flavor options (I chose hazelnut) and it would be laden w/ creamy sugar and thereby "dilute" the caffeine.

Boy was I wrong! I only drank 1/4 of it (smallest size they offer) and was all a-jitter!! Yikes! Don't like that feeling.

I was telling my honey about this and he showed me this website: Death by Caffeine
This cracks me up! Enter your quaff of choice and your weight and it calculates how many cans/bottles etc.. you would need to consume to give up the ghost. Of course, its surely not too realistic, as you'd likely die from some other cause, before the caffeine, e.g. simply consuming the sheer volume of liquid. In any event, give it a whirl. It's a good laugh!

mcmuffinpilot · 09-27-2007, 06:09 PM

I'm gonna need about 85 cups of coffee to kill me....I think I'll be alright then.
I drink about 3 cups a week and that's pushing it.
hmmm...I forgot about green tea though, I love that stuff ....I guess I'll die from too much detoxing green tea then

Mistress Trista · 09-27-2007, 06:36 PM

I would need 83 cups...LOL.

I'm not far from that. I've drank as much as 4 POTS of coffee in one day. Can you believe after drinking all that I could still go to sleep?? LOL. Now, if I don't drink coffee within a couple of hours of waking up, I get headaches.

That's sad..LOL.

ccbegay · 09-27-2007, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mistress Trista

I would need 83 cups...LOL.

I'm not far from that. I've drank as much as 4 POTS of coffee in one day. Can you believe after drinking all that I could still go to sleep?? LOL. Now, if I don't drink coffee within a couple of hours of waking up, I get headaches.

That's sad..LOL.

SAME here...I'm totally addicted...if I miss my morning cup(s)...I'm moody and just throws my day off...really it's so sad...I started my 11th grade year, and still going strong...about 7 yrs later...hahahh

i would need 115 cans of red bull...and it says only 85 cups of brewed...205 cans of diet coke...crazy...

Brenda · 09-27-2007, 08:06 PM

lol, I would need way over 300 and some cans of coke. I think my teeth would fall out before I could actually drink that many.
My dh could drink so much coffee and it doesn't affect him. Give him a coke and he's up all night!

Kristie · 09-27-2007, 11:40 PM

I would have to have 375.87 cans of coke...i'm not a big coffee drinker simply because it does tend to always give me the jitters and then lets me down hard, so i only use it as a nighttime treat.

but coke (o-cola, that is)...used to be addicted, now i'm not since i still only allow myself 1 if not none a day.

spotty4 · 09-28-2007, 10:43 AM

Nice will-power Kristie! I started drinking only the mini cans ... 8oz cans. Now I've begun to ween myself from those, too. But its TOUGH.

the_woman_99 · 09-28-2007, 01:31 PM

Hmm I can only drink 51 cups of SoBe No Fear until I am dead. Not sure how I feel about that one. I don't drink them often but when I need a pick me up I drink them.

GreenMtnGirl · 09-28-2007, 05:57 PM

97.5 shots of espresso and I'd be "pushing up daisies", according to the site!

SeatClutcher · 09-28-2007, 06:04 PM

I would need 51.78 cups to kill me.

Yaagh! I can't even imagine drinking five!

09-27-2007, 05:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
spotty4 Jetgirls Ol' School Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Central Coast California Posts: 1,170 Recipes: Thanks: 8 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts	caffeine Let me start this thread by prefacing I'm not a coffee drinker. I get my caffeine by consuming chocolate, pop, or tea, of which none is over-abundant or habitual. So, this afternoon I took a mid-day break for a pick-me-up. I decided to try one of those new McDonald's iced coffee drinks that I've seen advertised. I figured I'd like it since they have flavor options (I chose hazelnut) and it would be laden w/ creamy sugar and thereby "dilute" the caffeine. Boy was I wrong! I only drank 1/4 of it (smallest size they offer) and was all a-jitter!! Yikes! Don't like that feeling. I was telling my honey about this and he showed me this website: Death by Caffeine This cracks me up! Enter your quaff of choice and your weight and it calculates how many cans/bottles etc.. you would need to consume to give up the ghost. Of course, its surely not too realistic, as you'd likely die from some other cause, before the caffeine, e.g. simply consuming the sheer volume of liquid. In any event, give it a whirl. It's a good laugh! __________________ http://shelleypotts.com Wedding Pictures! Last edited by spotty4; 09-27-2007 at 05:31 PM. Reason: poor grammer ;-)

09-27-2007, 06:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
mcmuffinpilot Jetgirls Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ USA Posts: 477 Recipes: Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: caffeine I'm gonna need about 85 cups of coffee to kill me....I think I'll be alright then. I drink about 3 cups a week and that's pushing it. hmmm...I forgot about green tea though, I love that stuff ....I guess I'll die from too much detoxing green tea then __________________ www.mcneilladventures.blogspot.com Thank you , McMuffinPilot

09-27-2007, 06:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mistress Trista Jetgirls Ol' School Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Monterey, Tn Posts: 545 Recipes: Thanks: 4 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: caffeine I would need 83 cups...LOL. I'm not far from that. I've drank as much as 4 POTS of coffee in one day. Can you believe after drinking all that I could still go to sleep?? LOL. Now, if I don't drink coffee within a couple of hours of waking up, I get headaches. That's sad..LOL. __________________ I tried to be good...but I got bored.

09-27-2007, 08:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
Brenda Jetgirls Plus Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: EVV Posts: 1,218 Recipes: Thanks: 11 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: caffeine lol, I would need way over 300 and some cans of coke. I think my teeth would fall out before I could actually drink that many. My dh could drink so much coffee and it doesn't affect him. Give him a coke and he's up all night! __________________ - Brenda, wife to Eric, Capt for Shuttle America.

09-27-2007, 11:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
Kristie Admin/Owner Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 6,648 Recipes: Thanks: 7 Thanked 17 Times in 17 Posts	Re: caffeine I would have to have 375.87 cans of coke...i'm not a big coffee drinker simply because it does tend to always give me the jitters and then lets me down hard, so i only use it as a nighttime treat. but coke (o-cola, that is)...used to be addicted, now i'm not since i still only allow myself 1 if not none a day. __________________ www.jetcareers.com

09-28-2007, 10:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
spotty4 Jetgirls Ol' School Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Central Coast California Posts: 1,170 Recipes: Thanks: 8 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts	Re: caffeine Nice will-power Kristie! I started drinking only the mini cans ... 8oz cans. Now I've begun to ween myself from those, too. But its TOUGH. __________________ http://shelleypotts.com Wedding Pictures!

09-28-2007, 01:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
the_woman_99 Jetgirls Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: PA Posts: 397 Recipes: Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: caffeine Hmm I can only drink 51 cups of SoBe No Fear until I am dead. Not sure how I feel about that one. I don't drink them often but when I need a pick me up I drink them.

09-28-2007, 05:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
GreenMtnGirl Jetgirls Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, ME Posts: 62 Recipes: Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: caffeine 97.5 shots of espresso and I'd be "pushing up daisies", according to the site! __________________ *~Sarah~ My Facebook* Diagnosis: Just a Tad Stressed R/T: being a nursing student As Evidenced By: complete academic overload, depleted resources, little to no life!

09-28-2007, 06:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
SeatClutcher Jetgirls Ol' School Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Manchester, CT Posts: 912 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Re: caffeine I would need 51.78 cups to kill me. Yaagh! I can't even imagine drinking five! __________________ Blog: Words about stuff "Freedom of choice isn't the same thing as being pro-choice." - said by a voter at the RNC

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