Red Bull overdose

**ian** · 08-19-2007, 03:24 AM

Saw this on the news, how an austalian person's heart stopped after drinking 8 cans of red bull in 5 hours.
That is the sort of thing I could possibly do, unaware of the effects. Luckily I dont have those type of energy drinks.
I think they need better warnings on the cans.
Full story here http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/...857834956.html

oscaryu1 · 08-19-2007, 03:27 AM

Good thing I dont drink it

**Cromewell** · 08-19-2007, 03:31 AM

How can anyone drink 8 cans in 5 hours? That stuff tastes terrible. That is a hell of a lot of caffeine though in a short amount of time though. Still they say don't have more than 2 cans a day do they really need to say don't have 8 in 6 hours? I mean come on, this is darwin at work

**ian** · 08-19-2007, 03:40 AM

I have never tasted red bull, I could drink a lot of coke, and those cans are fairly small, if it is hot and you are just drinking it as fluids to replenish your thirst, I think it could be possible.
And i have definitely seen people consume the equivalent of that volume of fluids in beer over a 5 hour period.

bass76 · 08-19-2007, 03:44 AM

640mg of caffeine in 5 hours. Thats like drinking a strong black coffee every 35 minutes. Thats crazy. I have a red bull occasionally when I start really early in the morning and need a kick start. Its not the best tasting stuff but compared to 'Mother' its delicious.

**Cromewell** · 08-19-2007, 03:48 AM

Coca-Cola Classic has 34mg of caffeine per 12oz. I think you'd be very hard pressed even on a hot day to down ~19 cans of coke in 5 hours

I guess that's only ~1.5 cans of red bull/hour but still, drinks with caffeine don't exactly replenish you.

bass76 · 08-19-2007, 03:55 AM

There's 80mg of caffeine in a 250ml (~8.5 oz) red bull. Thats one can every 37.5 minutes. They must've been pinging of the walls something chronic! With coke I think you'd have a sugar rush before caffeine did anything to you.

spanky · 08-19-2007, 04:23 AM

I used to drink like 8 redbulls in 6 hr period.

Impulse666 · 08-19-2007, 04:28 AM

there used to be a site not too long ago called deathbycaffeine.com and it had calculator where you put in your weight and what energy drink and it would tell you how many drinks it would take to kill you. i just checked and couldnt find it.

spanky · 08-19-2007, 04:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Impulse666

there used to be a site not too long ago called deathbycaffeine.com and it had calculator where you put in your weight and what energy drink and it would tell you how many drinks it would take to kill you. i just checked and couldnt find it.

http://www.energyfiend.com/death-by-caffeine/

Me: Gulp down 170.63 cans of Red Bull and you're history.

08-19-2007, 03:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
ian Administrator Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 7,450	Red Bull overdose Saw this on the news, how an austalian person's heart stopped after drinking 8 cans of red bull in 5 hours. That is the sort of thing I could possibly do, unaware of the effects. Luckily I dont have those type of energy drinks. I think they need better warnings on the cans. Full story here http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/...857834956.html __________________ Computer Forum

08-19-2007, 03:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,012	Good thing I dont drink it __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

08-19-2007, 03:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 10,086	How can anyone drink 8 cans in 5 hours? That stuff tastes terrible. That is a hell of a lot of caffeine though in a short amount of time though. Still they say don't have more than 2 cans a day do they really need to say don't have 8 in 6 hours? I mean come on, this is darwin at work __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in ruttin' command here. I must plug a couple comics because they are good :D: www.ctrlaltdel-online.com www.userfriendly.org

08-19-2007, 03:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
ian Administrator Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 7,450	I have never tasted red bull, I could drink a lot of coke, and those cans are fairly small, if it is hot and you are just drinking it as fluids to replenish your thirst, I think it could be possible. And i have definitely seen people consume the equivalent of that volume of fluids in beer over a 5 hour period. __________________ Computer Forum

08-19-2007, 03:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
bass76 VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 916	640mg of caffeine in 5 hours. Thats like drinking a strong black coffee every 35 minutes. Thats crazy. I have a red bull occasionally when I start really early in the morning and need a kick start. Its not the best tasting stuff but compared to 'Mother' its delicious. __________________ Strange that we all defend our wrongs with more vigor than our rights.

08-19-2007, 03:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 10,086	Coca-Cola Classic has 34mg of caffeine per 12oz. I think you'd be very hard pressed even on a hot day to down ~19 cans of coke in 5 hours I guess that's only ~1.5 cans of red bull/hour but still, drinks with caffeine don't exactly replenish you. __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in ruttin' command here. I must plug a couple comics because they are good :D: www.ctrlaltdel-online.com www.userfriendly.org

08-19-2007, 03:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
bass76 VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 916	There's 80mg of caffeine in a 250ml (~8.5 oz) red bull. Thats one can every 37.5 minutes. They must've been pinging of the walls something chronic! With coke I think you'd have a sugar rush before caffeine did anything to you. __________________ Strange that we all defend our wrongs with more vigor than our rights.

08-19-2007, 04:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
spanky Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: KC, MO Posts: 2,419	I used to drink like 8 redbulls in 6 hr period. __________________ CS:S [.:CF:.] site: http://forums.cfclan.net/ Formerly theresthatguy CPU: Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 HSF: TK IFX-14 with 120 mm @ 114 CFM GPU: XFX 7950 GX2 RAM: 2GB Corsair XMS2 Pro DDR2 800 MOBO: Intel D975XBX HDD:80GB/750GB Seagates CASE: P180b

08-19-2007, 04:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
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