Fun Stuff
The Color of #C0FFEE
From the personal site of Andew Huff:
The realization that l33tspeak could be applied to hex values in Photoshop led to a few minutes of frivolity.
Of course, don’t a forget a classic Energy Fiend post from way back: called DECAFBAD.
What is the Most Expensive Starbucks Drink?
What would you do if you were given a voucher redeemable for any Starbucks drink?
This guy concocted the most expensive coffee.
Here it is:
13 shot venti soy hazelnut vanilla cinnamon white mocha with extra white mocha and caramel.
Total Cost: $13.76 (with tax).
What the blogger didn’t tote up was the amount of caffeine in this drink. …
Which is Best: Power Nap or Caffeine Shot?
Sleep researchers have determined that a 20 minute “power nap” is more helpful than a dose of caffeine.
They are referring to that mid-afternoon “dip in the body clock” - the time when work productivity drops to nothing. The researchers tested participants alertness throughout the day, and found that the 20 minute power nap at 2pm did the trick.
What …
Cartoon: How to Quit Caffeine
Basic Instructions advises how to quit drinking caffeine.
See the complete cartoon here.
NRG: Caffeinated Potato Chips
It had to happen.
We’ve already got caffeinated oatmeal, and even caffeine-infused sunflower seeds.
NRG takes it a bit further by somehow combining Taurine, Caffeine, and even B Vitamins into their “Phoenix Fury” Potato chips. The chips apparently have a “hot flavor”.
The energy chips come from Golden Flake - a company that already …
7-Step Guide to Making Your Own Energy Drink
Preamble: Place tongue firmly in cheek.
- Think of a name.
This is tough - there aren’t many names left. Hint: Don’t include the word Red (after all we already have Redline, Red Bull, Red Rain, Red Devil, Red Flash, Red Eye, Big Red, and Red Jak). Bonus Hint: Name your drink after an illegal street drug. This will ensure instant (but
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171 Starbucks in 24 Hours
Mark Malkoff attempted to visit all Starbucks stores in Manhattan inside 24 hours.
Here are the statistics:
- made 18 bathroom stops
- spent $369.14 - including an $80 bribe for a single piece of pound cake
- bought at least 50 caffeinated drinks
- 27 pieces of biscotti
- 24 bottles of water
- 12 cookies
- 1 Asian sesame pasta dish.
In his self-made video he says that he had to consume “at …
