Comments | cellio: water: 99% H2O

cellio

water: 99% H2O

Oct 10, 2001 11:01

We have free drinks at work. This is nice, but some people have been asking for a water cooler. (Currently we have a cooler stocked with pop and a little juice. Oh, and carbonated water, which I personally think tastes foul ( Read more... )

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Comments 6

sethcohen October 10 2001, 19:47:59 UTC

By definition, since pure caffeine is a powder, you cannot have it in cold liquid form.

However, if you're interested in buying my jar of purified caffeine (hey, being a pharmacist has to have some perks, right?) I'll be happy to send it to you. I'm not certain what to do with it myself, because I purchased it before the house was kashered, and this jar of industrial chemical lacks a heksher. *shrugs*

cellio October 10 2001, 20:18:22 UTC

By definition, since pure caffeine is a powder, you cannot have it in cold liquid form.

True. I was sloppy in my wording. Water is fine as a carrier (and I drink plenty of water anyway, so it's fine to combine them), and if caffeine itself has an overpowering foul taste (I have no clue here) I'd even accept flavoring agents. What I want to avoid is having my 12-ounce dose of caffeine be accompanied by either ~200 calories or significant quantities of Nutrisweet. I have no idea if this is actually possible.

However, if you're interested in buying my jar of purified caffeine (hey, being a pharmacist has to have some perks, right?) I'll be happy to send it to you. I'm not certain what to do with it myself, because I purchased it before the house was kashered, and this jar of industrial chemical lacks a heksher. *shrugs*Purified caffeine? Wow, I've never heard of such a thing (unless you count No-Doz). What recommendations can you offer about proper use? I mean, are there concentrations in which this is dangerous? I assume ( ... )

Re: sethcohen October 11 2001, 03:40:48 UTC

>>By definition, since pure caffeine is a powder, >>you cannot have it in cold liquid form ( ... )

cellio October 11 2001, 10:23:38 UTC

You could use some other acceptable sweetening agent, such as Splenda or saccharin or that other choice that I can't remember at this hour.

Locally, all the caffeinated pop is made with Nutrisweet or Aspertame (which I think is the same thing??). I haven't seen saccharin in a while; I think the only thing that had it was Tab, which has been gone for ages.

I should probably clarify that I despise the taste of coffee, so I'm talking about cold beverages here. (Yeah, I do like tea, but it seems to be somewhat limited as a caffeine source.)

Getting a spoon and diving in is a recipe for bad stuff. I suspected as much. That's why I asked. I get nervous about things that can kill me ( ... )

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chite October 11 2001, 07:34:23 UTC

I've become fairly happy with my brita water bottle. It's like a sport water bottle only it has a small brita filter in the top, so it removes some of the nasty flavor.

Around here, we have a water cooler, but it's as far away from my cube as you can possibly get in this office, and there's a sink closer. Lazy? yeah. So what, right? heh.