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minus-squareJune@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·1 year agoCurious what you’d call them.
minus-squaremarmo7ade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50arrow-down2·1 year agoStimulants. Caffeine doesn’t give you energy. Carbohydrates do. Caffeine blocks the chemical in your brain called “adenosine”, which makes you feel tired.
minus-squareJune@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoAh gotcha. Wasn’t sure if it was a pedantic thing or an ideological thing. Totally agree with you that ‘energy’ is a misnomer.
minus-squareflames5123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down6·1 year agoThen what would you call Bang with 0 calories & sugars and 300mg of caffeine? I drink that (half a can each time) when I want to stay up a little later that night, like on weekends and new game releases.
minus-squarewrong_username@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoI’d call it a stimulant.
minus-squareJenIsBringingTheDrugs@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-21 year ago“Can’t believe it’s not energy! drink”
minus-squareFrostbyteIX@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year ago“Chemical Caffeine”? “Bull Jizz n Juice”? Uhh…
minus-squareCmdrShepard@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoThese would be great names for mixed drinks.
Curious what you’d call them.
Stimulants.
Caffeine doesn’t give you energy. Carbohydrates do. Caffeine blocks the chemical in your brain called “adenosine”, which makes you feel tired.
Ah gotcha. Wasn’t sure if it was a pedantic thing or an ideological thing. Totally agree with you that ‘energy’ is a misnomer.
Then what would you call Bang with 0 calories & sugars and 300mg of caffeine? I drink that (half a can each time) when I want to stay up a little later that night, like on weekends and new game releases.
I’d call it a stimulant.
“Can’t believe it’s not energy! drink”
Caffeine soda.
“Chemical Caffeine”?
“Bull Jizz n Juice”?
Uhh…
These would be great names for mixed drinks.
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