OFF TOPIC: Energy drinks

[HookahDuck]

I've gotten in the habit of drinking energy drinks on a daily basis...
Haha I know they arent too great for you(like smoking isnt?=P), but
they are adiciting. I swear they sneak some nicotine or something in
there...

I usually have a ROCKSTAR in the morning(Their factory is here in
Vegas, so im not sure if they are popular any where else), and an
AMP(Mountain dew product) in the afternoons before work.

I was just curious- Do any of you guys use them? Anyone know how bad
for you liver/kidney these things really are? They have a butt-load of
caffine and taurine...

[HookahDuck]

Forgot to mention. It says "Not for those who are pregnant or
sensistive to caffine" on the side of Rockstar cans. On Monster- it
actually says "Consume responsibly" on the side. That kinda freaked me
out!

[lilotaku]

I'm an avid "Kronik" and "Sobe Adrenaline" drinker.  They don't taste too great,  but i've found them to be much more potent than red bull, rockstar, and many other popular brands.  I also like to drink Monster because it tastes great, and gives a little go. 

[Guest Abide]

Bawls man, Bawls [url="http://www.bawls.com/"]http://www.bawls.com/[/url]

[mushrat]

heh, didn't even realize they still made bawls...
And yes, depending on the brand and the mix of "natural" and unnatural crap they put in them, I'll bet they can become physically habit forming.

[Soup]

One night, me, my two friends, and Stew split 20 Sobe "Arush"s.  They cost $35(CAD)...2 for $3.00 deal.  We totally cleaned them out except for one.  The store didn't even have any in the backroom.  At one point, I couldn't feel my arms.

[Sonthert]

Some of my favorites:
Monster, Lightnin', Sobe No Fear, US Energy.
So Cal has Rockstar, and it is pretty popular, like third or fourth.
Redline is a scary no calorie energy drink that contains vinpotricine (sp?) which has been linked to fatal aneurisms, even in healthy adults.
I think the only concern is that these drinks are heavily dehydrating since the combination of Vitamin-B, Vitamin-C and caffeine. They are addictive, mainly because of the caffeine, but I have noticed one of the exotic components seem to hook me a little more, when its present and make me irritable and withdrawl-prone for a day or so. I don't know which one it is.
Did you know?
Caffeine is more addicitve than cocaine, heroine, alcohol, LSD, marijuana, ecstasy, PCP, peyote, morphine, opium and 'shrooms
 

[Soup]

Monster tastes like cheap wine!
Take a look at this...[url="http://www.energyfiend.com/death-by-caffeine/"]http://www.energyfiend.com/death-by-caffeine/[/url]...it calculates from your weight how many you can drink before you die.  Cool, huh?

[dizzing]

 i prefer red balls.
"it's cocaine in a can!"







and before anyone decides to take offense, that's from chappelle's show

[iheartvarg1]

[quote name='Soup']Monster tastes like cheap wine!
Take a look at this...[url="http://www.energyfiend.com/death-by-caffeine/"]http://www.energyfiend.com/death-by-caffeine/[/url]...it calculates from your weight how many you can drink before you die.  Cool, huh?[/quote]

haha mad dogs!!! raunchy! ill stick to my forties thank you very much
olde e is still the king of cheap alc and it tastes great!

as for energy drinks, i dont drink them often, but i prefer the sobe adrenaline and the starbucks doubleshots. those taste GREAT

[bigmahlman]

im addicted to pop, i cant go a day without it or i feal like crap, like i drink 4 or 5 mountain dews or caffine filled drinks a day. its realy bad, just talking about it i get realy jittery

[dikydave]

I used to destroy those things back when i lived in a dorm, but so far
yall have good tastes at least.  Now i usually just drink them on
monday mornings cause thats my early class.  My personal faves are
Rockstar and Starbucks Double Shot.  ok, well technically my fave
is Bawls, but thats just assumed since it is the most delicious
beverage ever.

[ioannisds]

I had a student whose uncle went in for a physical one day and his doctor told him his liver was on the verge of sh*tting on him.  He was a construction worker, and woke himself up with a Red Bull or two every morning.  The day he went to see the doc, he had consumed four.  The doctor told him something in the Bull was really bad for your guts in high doses (I think it was the taurine, can't remember).  As far as personal experience, I drank a giant can of Rockstar very quickly once, and the next day my head felt like someone had hammered a railroad spike into it.  With a bowling ball.

[MR Bubble]

Not to divert from the "Energy Drinks," but I bought a 12-pack of Mountain Dew's "Pitch Black" yesterday for 0.99. With its slight sour bite, it is one of the closest sodas to actual grape I've ever had. Had three of them and was primed all day.
MR Bubble

[Sariél]

I try to stick to Absynthe and Whiskey River.Although a Chicory Expresso can get almost get me going in the mourning. (ok, so noon. My hatred of morning is a major reason I left TV and Film and went back into the music business)