Poll of the Day > what gets you more zappy-pants: Coke or coffee?

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coffee has more caffeine, but coke has caffein and sugar - the double whams
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I barely feel the caffeine from coffee, I just love to drink it.

Soda is gross and unhealthy.
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I like soda, but barely drink coffee. But neither really gives me much of a kick...
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If only there was some way to put sugar into coffee...

captpackrat posted...

If only there was some way to put sugar into coffee...

Coffee tastes delicious enough without it.
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never had coffee, nor would I want to start. i'm fine with soda, but caffeine does nothing for me
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Coffee! I make it strong.
Do people still believe sugar causes hyper activity? Thought that was just over protective parents and kids looking for attention that still thought so at this point.
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pedro45 posted...

Coffee! I make it strong.
Do people still believe sugar causes hyper activity? Thought that was just over protective parents and kids looking for attention that still thought so at this point.

hyper? perhaps not... but certainly it adds a little energy, no?
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In the sense it's a carb.
Most of the energy is just people convincing themselves sugar is giving them energy.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

captpackrat posted...

If only there was some way to put sugar into coffee...

Coffee tastes delicious enough without it.

Nope. Needs a lot of sugar and creamer to taste good...
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LinkPizza posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

captpackrat posted...

If only there was some way to put sugar into coffee...

Coffee tastes delicious enough without it.

Nope. Needs a lot of sugar and creamer to taste good...

I just add instant coffee to milk, it only needs a tiny amount of extra sugar to even out... and if it's 2% milk no extra sugar is needed.
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Lokarin posted...

LinkPizza posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

captpackrat posted...

If only there was some way to put sugar into coffee...

Coffee tastes delicious enough without it.

Nope. Needs a lot of sugar and creamer to taste good...

I just add instant coffee to milk, it only needs a tiny amount of extra sugar to even out... and if it's 2% milk no extra sugar is needed.

Milk is kinda like creamer, I think. So, that's fine. Mostly because milk already taste good...
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captpackrat posted...

If only there was some way to put sugar into coffee...

It's still not going to have as much as a comparable volume of coke would, unless you're going ridiculously overboard with it.

pedro45 posted...

In the sense it's a carb.
Most of the energy is just people convincing themselves sugar is giving them energy.

sugar is literally fast-absorbing-energy. it *does* give you energy, it's just short-lived. and for kids, it'll last a little longer than for adults, but both of them will have a crash if that's all they ate.
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Sahuagin posted...

pedro45 posted...

In the sense it's a carb.
Most of the energy is just people convincing themselves sugar is giving them energy.

sugar is literally fast-absorbing-energy. it *does* give you energy, it's just short-lived. and for kids, it'll last a little longer than for adults, but both of them will have a crash if that's all they ate.

And in particular, fructose bypasses insulin regulation, so that'll give you a bunch of energy regardless of your current stores. Sucrose is 50% fructose, high-fructose corn syrup is even higher (big surprise there). Not to say that there's no psychological element there, but there's definitely a physiological one either.

Neither. I rarely drink carbonated drinks and coffee does nothing for me. Most of the time, coffee makes me more tired, and I'll probably be taking a nap for a few hours after drinking it (can't really call it a nap after at that point tho...). Same deal with energy drinks, and I feel nothing with those 5 hour energy shots. I kind of envy people who can drink something and get a second wind.
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Hot drinks usually just make me feel more tired, energy drinks in the morning actually help a decent amount Ive found granted I have to piss every 15 minutes after having one.
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Sahuagin posted...

pedro45 posted...

In the sense it's a carb.
Most of the energy is just people convincing themselves sugar is giving them energy.

sugar is literally fast-absorbing-energy. it *does* give you energy, it's just short-lived. and for kids, it'll last a little longer than for adults, but both of them will have a crash if that's all they ate.

I guess it's my word choice. I am agreeing energy does come from it.
What I'm talking about is the hyper attitude kids get and people blame it on the sugar. It's the excitement of the food usually convincing the consumer they are getting an extra boost.
I can't source it atm, but they tested two groups of kids with candy. One had sugar and the other didn't, but the kids acted the same. The article noted that Red 40 seems to have some affect on people that isn't quite fully researched yet.
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I've been making good progress on kicking my Coke habit. I can't stand the taste of coffee.
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I've stopped drinking both a few years ago, but if I had to choose, it would be coffee.
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sugar makes me crash, doesn't help me get shit done, ok?

black coffee is de way, ok?
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Half of you iz be missing the point - if you don't like the options you can add your own options, but even if you don't... which one makes YOU more alert/hyper/not dead tired
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Lokarin posted...

Half of you iz be missing the point - if you don't like the options you can add your own options, but even if you don't... which one makes YOU more alert/hyper/not dead tired

NO
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Coffee. Ill never go near coke again. Cocaine is real bad, man. Youll fuck up your life without realizing it.
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