There's a reason I eschew those drinks these days, Kogasa-san.

What a lightweight. I guess that large doses of caffeine over large periods of time will build up a ton of resistance lol.

Which is the more preferable option? Red Bull or Monster Energy?

OMGkillitwithfire said:

Which is the more preferable option? Red Bull or Monster Energy?

They both taste awful. In his shoes I'd be going for Younker health drinks.

Dutchems said:

What a lightweight. I guess that large doses of caffeine over large periods of time will build up a ton of resistance lol.

He was also sick until a day or two before the event and isn't a young man anymore. It'd be safer to go with coffee.

I've only ever had Red Bull once, and it made me feel like I'd been scared half to death, my heart was racing so much. Never trying it again. I can handle 5-Hour Energy, Rip It or Amp (which I can't find any more). I've never tried any flavor of Monster.

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The survey is an eye-opening experience:

What do you have when you're sleepy?
• Coffee
• Tea
• Yunker
• Red Bull
• Mocha tablets

The Monster and Rockstar varieties go for a lot of sugar, so they end up pretty sweet. I'm pretty used to them now, but sugar and stimulants end up messing with your sleep schedule a good bit. Lot of ups and downs. I always thought red bulls were the same thing, but apparently they have some more kick to them.

Either way, these things hit you hard the first time you have them. It seriously is doping. Maybe not as hard as Kogasa here, but if you want to crank out some paperwork or studying, they make one really effective crutch.

O'Malley said:

They will all taste oblivion! Which tastes like Red Bull. Which is disgusting.

When you chugged so much energy drink in the past two cans of Red Bull does absolutely nothing...then you'll know my pain.

Red Bull is crazy strong, and not delicious enough to chug. It's basically coffee as a soda that doesn't taste like coffee -- the nasty taste and small tab help prevent drinking too much too quickly.

It's not healthy, but sometimes you have to burn the midnight oil. It's a matter of risk management -- long-term consequences of increased risk of heart disease versus short-term consequences of falling asleep when you need to stay awake (pulling an all-nighter or driving for 12 hours)

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Thanks; I'm actually well aware of that (as you can see from my use of DText in previous commentaries in this pool and others). I was just distracted by the site's current "exceeding rate limit" problems for notes and tags.

O'Malley said:

They will all taste oblivion! Which tastes like Red Bull. Which is disgusting.

Yes, exactly.

Dutchems said:

What a lightweight. I guess that large doses of caffeine over large periods of time will build up a ton of resistance lol.

more like the opposite, younger people will have healthier hearts but constant caffeine consumption over long periods of time only tax the heart which can create problems for it in the long run. Also given Hitoshi's age, it is probably not recommended he has these kinds of drinks

And to think, drinking a whole 473ml Red Bull (which are really tasty) doesn't even make me any less sleepy, I guess drinking 2 liters worth of energy drinks every week for several years does that to you. I mostly drink them for the taste nowadays anyway.

The only time I ever had Red Bull is in a Jaegerbomb cocktail.