5-Hour Energy is a heck of a way to die
We swore off caffeine nearly a decade ago. We cheat with tea, particularly iced tea, and a regular Coke now and then. But the decaf life is a lot better for us than the world of real coffee and Diet Coke, which definitely messed with our electrical system. (We try to drink water-processed decaf coffee, to avoid the solvents they use to yank the caffeine out of most coffee.)
People popping shots of heavy caffeine? It just seems dangerous to us in our geezerhood. That stuff would kill us in a short time. If you use it, you grow dependent on it, and there are moments when it's the absolute wrong thing to do to your body. Yet it's advertised in the mainstream -- on TV, at the ballgame -- like it's a modern convenience you needn't do without. "I wake up in the morning and down a 5-Hour Energy instead of eating breakfast." Good luck with that.
Given that our nanny state won't let you drink a quart of Sprite at a sitting, it's amazing that we're letting people wire themselves to death.
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Comments (7)
I guess that Bourbon would be better, quicker reflexes when I drive.
Posted by vperl | November 15, 2012 2:50 AM
I honestly believe that 5 Hour Energy will kill you faster than bourbon. Ounce for ounce, however, the effects on driving are probably worse from bourbon.
Posted by Jack Bog | November 15, 2012 3:22 AM
I swore off caffeine when I was twelve years old. People are shocked to find out it is possible not to be addicted to caffeine. I am shocked people allow themselves to be addicted. To all sorts of crap, not just the most widely abused drug in the first world.
Posted by Seth Woolley | November 15, 2012 4:33 AM
Like blogging...
Posted by Jack Bog | November 15, 2012 4:38 AM
Got addicted to that stuff in law school. No good man.
Posted by JO | November 15, 2012 6:09 AM
Does caffeine have a negative impact on the liver? Probably not as much as booze but thought I read some years back caffeine not benign...
Posted by paul | November 15, 2012 7:51 AM
It'll stop your heart. That's all I need to know. Livers heal...if you let 'em. :-)
Posted by JO | November 16, 2012 12:55 AM