Ingredients: – Instant coffee– Cocoa mix– Styrofoam cups– Microwave Heat water in styrofoam cup. Add instant coffee. Add hot cocoa mix. If it doesn’t make you gag, then you have added the correct proportions. If it does make you gag, try adding sugar and/or drink it down as quickly as possible. I figured this one [...]
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Chugging Coffee Doesn't Work (Part 2)
January 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off · Tricks of the Trade
Reference: Chugging Coffee Doesn’t Work (Part 1) I tested the coffee sipping method today by only drinking a half cup of coffee before leaving for work today. I then stretched out my to-go mug for the next hour or two and, sure enough, I ended up feeling quite a bit better. I didn’t feel overwhelmingly [...]
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Caffeination Via Instant Coffee Lip Pouch — Legend or Myth?
January 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Tricks of the Trade
According to a source of mine who is currently in the Army reserves, Army guys will put a “dip” or a “pouch” of instant coffee under their lip and leave it there to slowly dissolve. This is supposed to inject caffeine into the blood stream directly. I tried this once, but it was too gross [...]
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Chugging Coffee Doesn't Work
January 1st, 2009 · Comments Off · Tricks of the Trade
Before. After. It is not uncommon for me to have 30 minutes or less to shower, shave, brush, dress, eat and go. This makes it necessary for me to chug my coffee if I want anything in addition to my travel mug. But I have found that this sometimes has the opposite effect than the [...]
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Save the Environment. Save Money. Use A Travel Mug.
December 30th, 2008 · Comments Off · Environmentalism, Tricks of the Trade
Many coffee-serving establishments offer discounted prices for people who bring their own coffee mugs. In addition to saving money, this will also prevent one more styrofoam or treated plastic cup from hitting the ground. You can also refill your mug at work thousands and thousands of times. Do it. (My trusty Starbucks travel mug.)
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