Four Loko , the caffeinated alcohol-dependent poison drink , has been in the news a lot of late . It ’s being banned in some nation , draw the manufacturer to strip out the caffein . But what ’s it do to your body ? Let ’s find out . Live update
I ’m going to be drinking a can of it right now , in the next hr or so , and liveblogging the resultant . In the course of it , I ’m also going to be explain why Four Loko is potentially unsafe , as well as how it feels to actually drink one . If you ’re over the long time of 25 , this is kind of your luck to see it without get to hang out with college - age kids . Here we go .
1:14 : I ’m opening up the can . It ’s watermelon .
1:15 : Smells like someone throw a suitcase of Jolly Ranchers into a Coors Lite .
1:16 : The first hit stink of booze , then has a very candy aftertaste .
1:17 : I made trusted to have Native American buffet for dejeuner , so that any potential vomit could be as repellent as potential .
1:18 : So why all the hassle ? It ’s a pretty big - ass can , partner off with its high alcohol content ( 12 % by loudness ) , as well as having caffeine , sugar , guarana and taurine . The stuff that ’s in Energy Department drinks . So this is an energy boozing match with a societal lubricant .
1:18 : To be absolved , I ’m fairly sensitive to vim drinks , as evidenced by myliveblog of the Health potion . That was fun . And I ’m not too huge of a juicer either .
1:21 : The typos have already started .
1:22 : Four Loko surprisingly does n’t taste HORRIBLE . I was expecting hindquarters in a can . And not good , pleasant-tasting piece of tail either . I mean Steven Segal Eastern Samoa .
1:24 : Why do I have all these yellow journalism open ?
1:24 : So as of two days ago , the FDAis poise to act . And by act , I have in mind crack the FUCK down on Four Loko . They are going to :
https://gizmodo.com/should-i-have-drunk-this-a-health-potion-live-review-5144909
send word of advice letters to drink - makers , necessitate that they redevelop the products or take them off the market .
The manufacturer is already taking out the energy drink part . So if you need to get in on this , go to your strong drink store after work today .
1:27 : For those of you who are asking how this is dissimilar from Red Bull and vodka ? I do n’t know . It ’s in a can damn it .
1:28 : SOMEONE IS CALLING ME .
1:28 : I am having a hard time concentrating on workplace on this conversation . This woman was skillful .
1:30 : I just burped and it smelled like I ate a squirrel .
1:30 : I do n’t feel inebriated . Adam Pash tell me I should booze two .
1:31 : OK , back to skill . You ’re toast the combining weight of six beers in one elephantine can . Which is decent if you want to drink six beer really fast , but not honest if you do n’t KNOW that you ’re drinking six beer at once .
1:32 : The danger comes in when your physical structure does n’t know how mess up it is , because of the energy drink part . normally you pop off out before you do serious damage .
1:34 : Now Playing : Girl Talk – All twenty-four hours
1:34 : Oh and this liveblog is going on until this liveblog is done .
1:35 : Lifehacker has a good post on whatcaffeine does to your brain .
1:36 : The candy taste is slowly disappearing . Do I need to shake this can cause it ’s settled to the bottom or something ?
1:36 : Kyle and Sam and Frucci are all expert at Four Loko . That is why I ’m doing this liveblog . Because I have never had a Four Loko before . And they ’d just be faking it .
1:37 : FromLifehacker ’s post : caffeine does n’t get you wired . Wha ? Note : it ’s kinda firmly to read when drinking Four Loko .
1:39 : It also says it advance your fastness , but not your attainment . I do n’t feel like I ’m any quicker at typing into the wrong window .
1:41 : Move , bitch , get out the way .
1:43 : I forgot how to import Gawker .
1:47 : I think I ’ve finish half the can ? I ca n’t tell . They should make this affair transparent so you may see if there ’s any beat animate being inwardly .
https://lifehacker.com/what-caffeine-actually-does-to-your-brain-5585217
1:47 : Lifehacker also has a stake onwhat inebriant does to your physical structure . I retrieve that is more applicable .
1:49 : For the comment who enjoin I should do this , I dedicate this video . I ca n’t detect your scuttlebutt .
https://lifehacker.com/what-alcohol-actually-does-to-your-brain-and-body-5684996
1:51 : Nice try asshole .
1:51 : Here ’s a great writeup from the NYT talking about Four Loko , here . It ’s really cheap .
1:53 : There ’s something ill-timed with my natural language .
1:54 : Your grimace is a pit ! Take that .
1:55 : Damn I just stimulate a luck of Twitter followers .
1:56 : I just look at my shirt off .
1:57 : OK so I ’m trying to read thislifehacker postfor you jerks . It say something about genetics and Asians . And bottle up brain cubicle .
1:59 : Oh and it inhibits boo-boo .
1:59 : On that promissory note , I think I might have break my penis this weekend .
2:00 : Mr. impairment : No double rainbows , but I think i see a trash bag rolling across the lawn on a mission to hell .
2:01 : dontmeanathing : Native American food is still inside me .
2:02 : The taste perception . Man , the taste . I can still try it in my mouth even when I ’m not drinking it .
2:03 : Have you ever quantify your phallus with your phone before ?
2:04 : Be heedful as you get to the bottom of the can . It run to splash up in your face when you pledge .
2:05 : WHY ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE follow ME ON TWITTER ALL OF A SUDDEN ?
2:06 : Hi
2:06 : My heart find like its lease is up and is examine to find a new residence .
2:10 : Sorry I ’m not dead , I ’m just work on an image .
2:10 : Hi Kyle .
2:12 : laser712 : What ’s weird is that your married woman is n’t Asian .
2:13 : Do you know the sort of masses I work with ? They ’re pressuring me to drink another one after I fetch up this one .
2:14 : AT&T just asked me to sum 1000 free rollover minute to my account . Do nt ’ they live I already have about 4000 rollover second I will never use ?
2:16 : Here ’s hte argument that Four Loko will transfer Caffeine and shit from their drinks . Here .
2:17 : I ca n’t taste aviation .
2:18 : NOBODY ELSE IS DOING employment the right way NOW THEY’RE ALL STARING AT ME . GET BACK TO workplace .
2:19 : OCEntertainment : Hey baby . How YOU doin ?
2:20 : You know , Lady Gaga might be ugly , but she ’s ugly in a way that she be intimate she ’s ugly but still goes about being ugly . I respect that .
2:21 : Now Ke$ha …
2:21 : SOMEONE IS hollo ME AGAIN .
2:24 : They were bothering me about a review .
2:26 : Oh god this thing tastes awful now .
2:27 : It ’s getting red-hot in here so I ’m read my pants off .
2:28 : Decad3nce : Baby do n’t hurt me , do n’t hurt me , no more .
2:29 : Steven arum lily : You ’re burn .
2:29 : You have it away what this booze tastes like ? Have you ever put jean in your mouth ?
2:31 : Massachusssettssjust ostracize Four Loko . It ’s been banned in Washington , Michigan , Utah and Oklahoma .
2:33 : ASEEMBLY MAN FELIX ORTIZ DRANK TWO AND A one-half OF THESE IN AN HOURwhat the hell ? ?
2:35 : My brawniness palpate weird .
2:37 : Oh human being I have to typecast something again ?
2:38 : Ohio GOD THE RESET OF THS THING TASTES AWFUL .
2:41 : Finishing up this can now . I do n’t reckon I can think of something that tastes worsened than this . Maybe a Canis familiaris chuck directly into my mouth .
2:43 : Oh god I bet this is what waterboarding is like .
2:44 : While I have you , I was on Ask a Ninja last week .
2:47 : OK I ’m finishing the quietus of this sewer piddle .
2:49 : Moral of the story : Do n’t drink in Four Loko .
2:50 : respiration is fun .
2:51 : Kevlar Menace : walk or wanking ?
2:54 : Yes , so , the conclusion is . This definitely makes you feel not as drunk as you would if you just drank 6 beer . Or 4 beers . Whatever the equivalent is . So if you need to company but not palpate intoxicated , well , Four Loko is it .
3:00 : Thanks for reading tribe . And here ’s a special message for Kyle VanDownByTheRiver :
3:02 : Oh and if you ’re looking for a finding of fact . stress it once .
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