Here is an ad for Volkswagon’s new “cleaner diesel.” I include this because they use coffee filters to measure which diesel engine runs cleaner. At the end of the experiment they make coffee with the soiled filters for added effect… one of the guys (apparently) thought he would have to drink it. I’ve heard diesel [...]
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Coffee Filters and the Cleaner-Burning VW Diesel
May 27th, 2009 · Comments Off · Coffee Science, Environmentalism
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Practical Advantages to Drinking Coffee Black (without Cream or Sugar)
May 16th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Coffee Science, Health, Tricks of the Trade
- Less chemically engineered creamer for my liver to sift through. – This is the only way to enjoy the genuine article. – The coffee’s natural bitterness encourages me to drink less of it. – The aforementioned bitterness also reminds me to drink more water. – Milk isn’t very compatible with the human digestive system [...]
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Cryogenically Frozen Coffee by Dippin’ Dots
May 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Coffee News, Coffee Science
The company Dippin’ Dots, famous for making cryogenically frozen little ice cream beads (or dots) might apply the same technology to make “Coffee Dots.” I heard about this through this article in USA Today. “Cryogenic” just means “having an extremely low temperature.” Such exteme temperatures are most commonly reached with the help of liquid nitrogen. [...]
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5 Hour Energy Experiment
May 6th, 2009 · 13 Comments · Coffee Science
5 Hour Energy and coffee are very different drinks except for one obvious similarity: they both deliver liquefied addictive stimulants. This similarity is the driving force behind their widespread popularity. From a business perspective, it makes sense that, if people are willing to drink large amounts of coffee to procure a small amount of this [...]
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Marijuana vs. Caffeine, Which Should Be Legal?
April 20th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Coffee Philosophy, Coffee Science, Random
NPR did a broadcast on the pros and cons of legalizing marijuana earlier today (follow up here), which got me to thinking about another drug that plays a vital role in my everyday life: caffeine. What’s the difference between caffeine and marijuana? Some illicit drugs such as meth and crack are hard to argue against [...]
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