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Caffeine Crystal (i.imgur.com)

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[–]billburman 49 points50 points ago

That looks appropriate considering the effect

[–][deleted] 16 points17 points ago

not for me, I've pretty much built up a complete tolerance, now I'm perpetually tired.

[–]phattykins 28 points29 points ago

ME TOO I ALSO NOTICE NO CHANGE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF COFFEE ON FACT I FEEL IT PROVIDE ME MORE OF A DOWN (more of a down) NOW I MUST GO MY PEOPLE NEED ME

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points ago

inhale CofeedoesntappeartohavethesameeffectonyouthatitdoesonmebutluckilyIhavelearnedtoovercomeit ... .... ... somewhat. NowImuststaymypeoplearerighthere. exhale

[–]blore40 3 points4 points ago

Me too. It neither wakes me up nor keeps me awake. Drinking it is just a routine now.

[–]enhancin 2 points3 points ago

I have to take a nap within 2 hours of waking up if I don't ingest caffeine in some form. At least 50mg it seems.

[–]youstolemyname 0 points1 point ago

Have you tried going without it? I get headaches and become super grumpy and I just don't want to deal with that. Not when I got other shit to do.

[–]blore40 0 points1 point ago

Initially, yes it would make me grumpy. These day not so much.

[–]micherooo 0 points1 point ago

wean yourself off coffee slowly. To the point where it's like a sip a day. It's am amazing feeling to not have to need it (granted you better sleep well most nights). And when you do need it, it WORKS WONDERS.

[–]YouListening 2 points3 points ago

I drink about 20 diet cokes a day...

I haven't slept in so long...

Make it stop.

[–]rothrock88 2 points3 points ago

Or stop drinking soda?

[–]YouListening 4 points5 points ago

NEVER.

[–]Exfish 3 points4 points ago

The dangers of aspartame

[–]fgalv 2 points3 points ago

and the first result is mercola, so you know it's reliable.

[–]Exfish 1 point2 points ago

Unfortunate hit. Look a bit deeper and you might find something a little more interesting. The argument is still valid.

[–]Standards_ 0 points1 point ago

more like.. MoreCOLA.. budum;pshhhhh

[–]YouListening 0 points1 point ago

I've had none of those symptoms, so I think I'm well below my toxic dose.

[–]FuckTheCharacterLimi -1 points0 points ago

The problem with searching for "dangers of aspartame" is you will only get results that imply there are dangers. Sources which claim it is safe will not show up.

wikipedia implies that it's safe, if you trust it.

Here is a science-heavy video about artificial sweeteners. All the claims in the video are backed by peer reviewed studies cited in the description.

[–]Exfish 0 points1 point ago

Sounds feasible. So next shall we compare the dangers of raw sugar to a neurotoxic poison?

[–]enhancin 0 points1 point ago

Switch to a good soda?

[–]FrznFury 0 points1 point ago

Kidney stones, much?

[–]YouListening 1 point2 points ago

Nope. I drink about 1.5 gallons of water every 24 hours. My kidneys are clean as a whistle and my bladder is made of steel.

[–]nancym910 0 points1 point ago

stop for the sake of your teeth and bones!

[–]YouListening 0 points1 point ago

Hey, I drink milk and spend time in the sun, and have a great oral regimen that doesn't involve penises (stopping the imbeciles before they come). I'm a pinnacle of health.

[–]Eliasoz 0 points1 point ago

Do you still have your teeth?

[–]YouListening 0 points1 point ago

Yes, yes I do.

[–]Forbizzle -2 points-1 points ago

Stop drinking it, and start going to bed earlier. Sleep is great.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

In other news, depression was cured across the nation by simply getting over it and smiling.

[–]Forbizzle 0 points1 point ago

Because going to bed earlier is impossible.

[–]ratking11 0 points1 point ago

Makes sense, I would imagine that poking my brain with those would wake me up.

[–]pylonMachina 36 points37 points ago

Sorry to burst anyone's bubble, but since I'm guessing that this is an electron microscope image the colors were probably added.

Still really awesome though.

[–][deleted] 45 points46 points ago

the colors were probably added.

They were definitely added.

[–]Cortesana[S] 7 points8 points ago

Yes, false-coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM).

[–]MisterSquirrel 1 point2 points ago

The creator of the images explains:

If I am colouring something like blood where there is an obvious colour that we associate with it, I will usually stick to that colour – but for something like connective tissue, its natural colour is a bit non-descript, so I simply choose colours that I think work well together and are pleasing to the eye.

Often I will colour a single image in a number of different ways, some more natural looking and some more vibrant and vivid. This one just happens to be a more natural-looking selection of colours that I thought worked well (note: here she is speaking of a different image in the gallery).

There is no scientific significance behind the choice of these colours, they were self-indulgently chosen purely because I wanted to!

[–]pylonMachina 0 points1 point ago

That's what I figured. Just didn't see any information on it, but thanks for filling me in.

[–]widarlein 6 points7 points ago

It's so beautiful I'm gonna have some more.

[–]NotAgain2011 0 points1 point ago

same, I put on a fresh pot

[–]pieboy68 5 points6 points ago

FRESH POTS

[–]edwartica 1 point2 points ago

I just walk to Fresh Pot.

[–]NotAgain2011 0 points1 point ago

that place looks cool, too bad it's about 1300 miles from me

[–]Anarchoholic 4 points5 points ago

Are there databases that are full of these kind of images? I would love to be able to use them for graphic design.

[–]Cortesana[S] 2 points3 points ago

http://www.wellcomeimageawards.org/

[–]Charkip 9 points10 points ago

thanks you for my new pc background.

[–]Cortesana[S] 1 point2 points ago

You're welcome Charkip :)

[–]satancat666 2 points3 points ago

I did the same soon as I saw it.

[–]enhancin 0 points1 point ago

New android background even.

[–]pokemeintheeye 3 points4 points ago

That looks how I feel after my morning coffee.

[–]wellgetyousuckas 3 points4 points ago

*My blood cells.

[–]TurboToaster 2 points3 points ago

I wanna look at more food particles at a microscopic level. MORE!

[–]Cortesana[S] 3 points4 points ago

http://www.wellcomeimageawards.org/#

[–]EmergencyExit85 1 point2 points ago

I love caffeine

[–]fidepus 1 point2 points ago

No wonder it feels so good.

[–]PanicMoon13 1 point2 points ago

WHY, YOU SON OF A BITCH!

[–]hypocrazy 1 point2 points ago

Caffeine's a hell of a drug.

[–]wonderslug 1 point2 points ago

I swear to you one day they will give these insidious drug pushers the jail time they deserve. 10 to 20 years for being a Barista. 20 to life for using a cute latte foam image in the process. Give these monsters what they deserve.

[–]holly94 1 point2 points ago

Caffeine is rainbow? Boycott!!!

[–]Cortesana[S] 1 point2 points ago

Aren't they already boycotting science?

;)

[–]Nexlol 1 point2 points ago

This is going to keep me up at night.

[–]Suzy_Creamcheese 1 point2 points ago

Yeeeeeee

[–]FOR_SClENCE 0 points1 point ago

This is what I imagine to be in Death Sticks.

[–]HSoup 0 points1 point ago

Where did you get this image? Is it available in a poster?

[–]Sarkos 2 points3 points ago

Protip: paste the image URL into Google search, then click "search by image"

[–]tjh1994 0 points1 point ago

So it's like crack... but for kids?

[–]blore40 0 points1 point ago

This will be a think geek tshirt soon.

[–]blore40 0 points1 point ago

I need to try this with corn silk, celery and food coloring.

[–]honeycakes 0 points1 point ago

...Takes a sip of coffee Mmmm, caffeine crystal.

[–]Pegasistah 0 points1 point ago

Reminds me of the Dragoon car from Kirby Air Ride and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

[–]brokenmandible 0 points1 point ago

Please go in my blood. Thanks! <3

[–]balsamicpork 0 points1 point ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdZxRN_kB5o Decaffinated crystals you say?

[–]ggjkgkjgh 0 points1 point ago

My caffeine addiction is now cool.

[–]arwenface 0 points1 point ago

This makes me want to drink coffee all the time.

[–]TerdSandwich 0 points1 point ago

No wonder my diarrhea is rainbow colored.

[–]pescetto 0 points1 point ago

OHHHHH YEAH!!! COME TO ME BABY! I want those crystals so bad!!

[–]twohoundtown 0 points1 point ago

This is now my new desktop. Now I can worship even while not consuming.

[–]Flantastic185 0 points1 point ago

It looks fun and colorful.

[–]robert_d 0 points1 point ago

So caffeine jabs your brain with spikes, keeping you awake?

[–]FUCK_YEAH_DUDE 0 points1 point ago

This is awesome. This is everything I wanted caffeine to be.

[–]truck_de_monster 0 points1 point ago

the rainbow bridge into vahalla!!!

[–]TheVaultDweller13 0 points1 point ago

If that's what caffeine looks like under a microscope imagine what LSD must look like.

[–]crystallrose 0 points1 point ago

where did you get my self portrait?

[–]scubstev834 0 points1 point ago

The colors, duke! The colors!

[–]Mn878787 0 points1 point ago

That is exactly what I imagined it would look like, the same thing puppies and dreams are made out of.

[–]Hyperion1144 0 points1 point ago

Hello, little friend...

[–]kittykanary 0 points1 point ago

So that's why it feels so good.

[–]zizap -1 points0 points ago

Didn't know taste the rainbow applied to espresso til riiiiiiiight... NOW.

[–]defragmentetris -1 points0 points ago

That structure looks pretty amorphous, rather than crystalline..

[–]cr42yr1ch -1 points0 points ago

Another image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CaffeineCrystals_Fibrous_10xDarkField.jpg Click to zoom :)

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