absurd inventions

by **Chacal** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:01 am

Camel, that's a true treasure. BTW, how's the new family going?

You might need the Baby Patter... look at the thing. What could possibly go wrong?

Originally posted by Slaughter2
lol reminds of the MAD magazine inventions, anyone remember the alarm that signals when someone looks in your medicine cabinet one???

I did that years ago, when I was in my first appartment. I had one of those cheap metal medicine cabinets . Right before my guests arrived, I took it off the wall and on its back on the floor and filled it with ping-pong balls. Then I put it back on the wall.

One girl got caught.

Don't ask why I had so many ping-pong balls

by **SavageParrot** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 6:06 am

I never understood why they haven't made a coke+ an extra caffeine version of coke to rival red bull. Because lets face it red bull tastes like shit. If you could have a vodka and coke+ you wouldn't have to wake up the morning after tasting and smelling that god awful redbull...

by **cavalierlwt** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 7:04 am

Yeah, coke with just a tiny bit more caffeine. Man I love coke, I actually have to cut myself off from it like an alcoholic has to stay away from beer. One drink leads to another. Unfortunately, with that many calories, I can't afford to start drinking one after another. But the desire to is always there.

by **SavageParrot** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 7:50 am

I have a friend who drinks diet caffeine free coke. Every time I see it I just think man, what's the point?

by **ferret963** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:46 am

Originally posted by cavalierlwt
I actually have an awesome idea, simple and useful.

Caffeinated Hot Cocoa!

So you mean like a Bawls brand hot cocoa? I think they tryed that back in the 50's

by **Destructor** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 11:59 am

Originally posted by SavageParrot
I have a friend who drinks diet caffeine free coke. Every time I see it I just think man, what's the point?

I drink diet caffeine free mnt. Dew, it's some tasty stuff....for a diet drink. i wish i could drink regular, but i try to stay away from caffiene and being on a diet requires a lot less sugar.

by **SavageParrot** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:25 pm

Mountain dew is fucking horrible to start with. It's just sugar and water, no taste.

by **Namloot** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:47 pm

Great stuff!

by **cavalierlwt** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:35 pm

Originally posted by ferret963
So you mean like a Bawls brand hot cocoa? I think they tryed that back in the 50's

awesome, I gotta find some! I knew I wasn't the first person to think of it, I just haven't seen anything like it around.

by **cavalierlwt** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:39 pm

aw crap, I don't think they make it anymore. Not listed on their web page. Oh well, I will try to track down some caffeine water and mix it with good quality hot chocolate!
BTW, what's the difference between hot cocoa and hot chocolate?

by **ferret963** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 6:04 pm

cocoa is just a 2 dollar word people like to throw around, like the word "condescending"

by **Camel toe joe** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 6:15 pm

Hey Chacal! the family is doing well thanks for asking. I saw that baby patter, lol I think i'll stay away from it. they sure have some crazy things on that site. I actually saw one of those inventions on TV it was the helmet designed to watch humming birds. The inventor was an old guy that loved humming birds I think he actually was able to sell his idea and a company was going to manufacture them.

Originally posted by Chacal
Camel, that's a true treasure. BTW, how's the new family going?

You might need the Baby Patter... look at the thing. What could possibly go wrong?

I did that years ago, when I was in my first appartment. I had one of those cheap metal medicine cabinets . Right before my guests arrived, I took it off the wall and on its back on the floor and filled it with ping-pong balls. Then I put it back on the wall.

One girl got caught.

Don't ask why I had so many ping-pong balls

by **SavageParrot** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 6:17 pm

In theory cocoa has no added sugar it's suposed to be just powdered cocoa beans or a bitter coffee like drink. Hot chocolate is sweetened. That's in theory though in practice they are used interchangably to mean the sweet chocolatey drink that you stick marshmallows in

by **ferret963** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 6:20 pm

Originally posted by SavageParrot
In theory cocoa has no added sugar it's suposed to be just powdered cocoa beans or a bitter coffee like drink. Hot chocolate is sweetened. That's in theory though in practice they are used interchangably to mean the sweet chocolatey drink that you stick marshmallows in

Arn't we the smart one! But really
The terms are often used interchangeably, but technically they are as different as white chocolate and bittersweet chocolate. Hot cocoa is made from cocoa powder, which is chocolate pressed free of all its richness, meaning the fat of cocoa butter. Hot chocolate is made from chocolate bars melted into cream. It is a rich decadent drink.

The original hot cocoa recipe was a mixture of ground cocoa beans, water, wine, and peppers. It didn't take long for Spaniards to begin heating the mixture and sweetening it with sugar. After being introduced in England, milk was added to the after dinner treat.

The word chocolate is said to derive from the Mayan word xocoatl; cocoa from the Aztec word cacahuatl. The Mexican Indian word chocolat comes from a combination of the terms choco ("foam") and atl ("water"); as early chocolate was only consumed in beverage form. Chocolate has been drunk as a beverage for thousands of years.

Chocolate grows on trees, appearing in its raw state as melon-like pods on the 40-60 foot tall trees known botanically as "Theobroma cacao," which means "food of the gods." This tropical tree has grown wild in Central America since prehistoric times. It also grows in South America, Africa and part of Asia.

by **cavalierlwt** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 6:44 pm

That's why Africa and South America (despite their natural resources) are relatively poor and unstable. They had chocolate and coffee. Once they found these things, they no longer saw the need to advance (who would?). Meanwhile, cold, hungry Europeans continued to develop weapons and things of that nature, unaware that such a thing as chocolate existed. If the Vikings had an abundant supply of chocolate, they would been as happy and friendly as puppy dogs! :lol:

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