coffee

  • Too much coffee might make you hear voices

    One too many cups of Java in a day might make you hear voices, according to a recent Australian study. Ninety-two people took part in a study that measured the effect of caffeine on their auditory perception (the way they hear things). Subjects that reported drinking 5 or more...
  • Robot orders scone at coffeeshop, gets served and leaves tip!

    During what must have looked like a scene from iRobot, in Mountain View, California, a remote controlled robot, with a human face displayed on an LCD panel, stood in line at a coffee shop, ordered a scone, received it and left a tip. Most people’s reaction was to simply...
  • Coffee too dangerous for child-care center’s coffee mornings

    Mill Hill Children’s Centre, Waterlooville, Hants (UK) has taken the unusual step of banning parents from drinking tea and coffee while they play with their children – at the center’s coffee mornings. The reason, center administrators think that drinking scalding beverages around toddlers amounts to an unacceptable risk –...
  • Pac-Man heat changing mug

    When empty, this Pac-Man mug reveals that iconic maze that many a gamer has wasted hours or even days of life navigating. Fill it with a hot liquid such as coffee or tea and they will remember why – as the maze fills with ghosts, power pellets and everyone’s...
  • Bagel Rage!

    It may well be referred to as ‘Starbucks’ v English’ in the history books. According to a college English professor out of Manhattan, the American chain has put the first runs on the board when it comes to assaulting the English Language. Professor Lynne Rosenthal, was forcibly ejected from an Upper West Side Starbucks yesterday morning...
  • World Cup run could trigger power surge in Britain

    We all know how much the English love a drink. No one knows more, it seems, than Britain’s electricity network. There are therefore, real concerns during the World Cup. They are apparently bracing  for record-breaking power surges should England do well in the football World Cup. Probably a tall order without...
  • BP coffee spill video may offer fairly reasonable assessment of their cleanup abilities

    This video by the UCBcomedy.com team tackles the question, “Does BP suck as much at cleaning up coffee as they do at cleaning up oil?” People in sensitive workplaces be warned: there is one potentially NSFW word in there, so wear headphones or wait until you get home....