Energy Drinks

[XanBcoo]

I bought this green energy drink from a vending machine called "Vault" about a month ago and it was like pop. It's apparently made by Coca Cola and came in a clear plastic bottle like most other pop.

I find it hilarious that you say "pop" instead of "soda".

But yeah, I've had Vault too and it was not really very good. The only caffeine I drink now is coffee, and that's only on occasion.

[David75]

I find it hilarious that you say "pop" instead of "soda".

But yeah, I've had Vault too and it was not really very good. The only caffeine I drink now is coffee, and that's only on occasion.

Coffee... when I think I had to wait till 28 before needing to drink some on a regular basis... and maybe even too much.

There's something strange with coffee and tea. Both have caffeine as the booster component, however I find coffee to boost harshly and over a short time period. Tea tends to have a less strong effect, but over a greater period of time. Can't really tell why since in both it's the same active molecule.
Maybe in coffee you get more, so you feel like an overboost that doesn't last long but make the after boost seem very weak... whereas tea being softer, an equal level of cafeine may be analysed as stronger since there's no constrast effect.

[Eurasian]

For some reason, I never find tea to be energy boosting. Maybe I just don't realize it or I'm not drinking the right kind...
But as to keeping myself awake, I usually drink a monster and eat wasabi...

[Buffalobiian]

Coffee... when I think I had to wait till 28 before needing to drink some on a regular basis... and maybe even too much.

There's something strange with coffee and tea. Both have caffeine as the booster component, however I find coffee to boost harshly and over a short time period. Tea tends to have a less strong effect, but over a greater period of time. Can't really tell why since in both it's the same active molecule.
Maybe in coffee you get more, so you feel like an overboost that doesn't last long but make the after boost seem very weak... whereas tea being softer, an equal level of cafeine may be analysed as stronger since there's no constrast effect.

Well, I don't know if this is what's happening, but that phenomenon can be explained from a pharmacological point of view. Basically, when drugs go into the body, they're being metabolised/eliminated by the body, mainly by the liver and/or kidneys. In the case of caffeine, it's broken down by the enzyme codenamed: CYP1A2. If tea has another drug/component in it that also requires being broken down by the same enzyme, or inhibits the activity of that enzyme, the caffeine doesn't get eliminated as fast, and stays in your body longer.

/Pharm lecture

The term soda is just about never used here. Most Auzzies just refer to it as soft drink.

[Board of Command]

I find it hilarious that you say "pop" instead of "soda".

Only Americans say "soda."

[Animeniax]

Only Americans say "soda."

The Japanese say "sou da", but they aren't talking about colas.

I don't think caffeine has an effect on me, though I do go through withdrawal if I drink coffee for a long while and then stop a few days.

[David75]

Only Americans say "soda."

in the english world maybe? because french peole do use the term for the kind of beverage with bubles and sugar

[Assertn]

I find it hilarious that you say "pop" instead of "soda".

But yeah, I've had Vault too and it was not really very good. The only caffeine I drink now is coffee, and that's only on occasion.

http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US1/REF/images/popsoda2.gif

[Buffalobiian]

http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US1/REF/images/popsoda2.gif

I can deal with pop and soda, even if we don't call it by neither names here.

Coke is simply a headache.

Waiter: Would you like anything to drink sir?
aiteSir: Do you have any coke?
Waiter: Certainly. Which would you like?
aiteSir: Pepsi thanks.



It's like saying Toyota when you mean an automobile. :S