Al Czervik

Where they bigger guys?

Smokey23

"Moderation in all things" -- The most timeless lifestyle advice ever.

Doug Masters

Average. One athlete. The other 2 slightly over weight. Bottom line is, its made me think twice about the energy drinks. I'm sure its not the sole reason but maybe it exacerbated the problem.

WhistlePig

Everyone knows that RipIts were the only way to go ...(R.I.P.)

Sputnik

What happened to them?

I recall seeing a crew chief set the Kuwait record, something around 40 I believe. He was vibrating.

Douglas9

Green tea extract and Yerba mate are just a few of the all natural ingredients in my company's energy drink which is equal to one cup of coffee. My company also has coffee infused with coconut oil and trace minerals to raise the alkaline levels and make it less acidic.

JamesNoBrakes

I don't drink coffee or soda, but damn if I shouldn't take up stock in coffee beans and caffeine products. People are downing these things these days as a replacement for water and worse and I think it's getting out of control. People can't even "wake up" without multiple cups of coffee? My unscientific theory is that anything you "have to do" along those lines (smoke a cigarette, have a drink, energy drink, take a hit, etc.) is bad for you in the long run. I see coworkers and others running around with redbulls and energy drinks. If you're doing this, it's because you're already screwed up in some way and this isn't going to make you any healthier, no to mention what the things like caffeine and other stimulants will do on the negative side of things.

It's pretty much "culture" at this point, so I don't see it being reversed, but I do see people that just don't seem to think there are any consequences to leading a trainwreck of a lifestyle.

The "caffeinated" industries are laughing all the way to the bank these days.

Dolphinflyer

I stick to strippers, blow and Testor's model airplane glue.

PotatoChip

Please don't lump lump all coffee drinkers into this. Unlike newer energy drinks, there are hundreds of peer reviewed, published articles detailing the benefits of coffee, as well as the safety of caffeine usage. There are also well established limits of caffeine intake (just like there are established limits on water intake).

Further, caffeine consumption, especially in coffee has been practiced for thousands of years. It's not a fad. That said, if you "need" it to wake up on a regular morning, or get wicked headaches without it, yeah, that might be a problem: see caffeine addiction. However, some of us "need" it to fly approaches into weather after crossing 11 time zones and to function after two weeks of jetlag inducing schedules.
YMMV.

WhistlePig

They may still be around, but the mil hasn't provided them for awhile. 40??? His heart stopped, he just won't know it for another 20 years!