Coffee: The Greatest Addiction Ever

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  • Опубликовано: 21 июн 2011
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Комментарии • 11 тыс.

  • @auzervii6340
    @auzervii6340 3 года назад +15508

    Grey, the first step is admitting you have a problem

  • @mouwersor
    @mouwersor 8 лет назад +24579

    Someone is trying to justify his addiction...

    • @bigbenhebdomadarius6252
      @bigbenhebdomadarius6252 8 лет назад +121

      +mouwersor And your point would be? :-)

    • @CommanderK15
      @CommanderK15 8 лет назад +310

      spotted the mormon

    • @mouwersor
      @mouwersor 8 лет назад +898

      Kevan Cryan I'm not a mormon.. You may need to replace your mormon-detection system.

    • @CommanderK15
      @CommanderK15 8 лет назад +147

      +mouwersor oh just a buzzkill detected then, sorry

    • @dappermuis5002
      @dappermuis5002 8 лет назад +286

      +mouwersor
      The so called benifits are only short lasting and you like any other drug need more to get what you once had. Also caffeen is known to negatively affect your bones, robbing them of minerals. So heavy drinkers are at a higher risk of getting osteo. Especially if they have the so called Energy drinks where it is even worse than coffee.
      I like to live a life where I can enjoy things and not have to worry about where to get my next fix. I just smile and grin to myself when the power goes out for an hour. People think the world has come to an end because the can't have thier coffee. Me no such problems :-)

  • @Mysteroo
    @Mysteroo 2 года назад +4113

    Ten years later: The research *does* seem to imply that caffeine has a few drawbacks. Namely that it can over-stimulate the sympathetic nervous system, causing anxiety, sleeplessness, jitters, and a temporary loss in cardiovascular performance. But it also depends on how fast you can metabolize it

    • @LagrangePoint0
      @LagrangePoint0 Год назад +81

      yep, that's why I quit, cold turkey, after drinking coffee since childhood.

    • @yaago
      @yaago Год назад +88

      Same here, I drank coffee since high school & I noticed I alway wanted to sleep + it helped to develop freaking hemorrhoids in my ass :'(((((
      & I thought it was healthy

    • @johnhill160
      @johnhill160 Год назад +214

      @@yaago You sure you were drinking coffee? I have never heard of hemorrhoids being caused by coffee.

    • @xbob9502
      @xbob9502 Год назад +134

      @@johnhill160 Always wanting to sleep is also the opposite of sleeplessness. I think the guy has others issues.

    • @zumabbar
      @zumabbar Год назад +43

      cause or correlate??? i mean some people drinks coffee to be able to stay up late and chances are they are sleep deprived too, so maybe it's the lack of sleep that causes this. i do have once read that it can decrease quality of sleep if you have it close to your night bedtime.

  • @Stuffed_Fish
    @Stuffed_Fish 2 года назад +2376

    "Every day the world consumes 300 tones of caffeine - enough for one cup of coffee for every man, woman and child."
    Well, one of you is clearly drinking 2 cups a day, seeing as I'm not drinking mine...

    • @fernando47180
      @fernando47180 2 года назад +26

      make that two!

    • @falconellirk901
      @falconellirk901 Год назад +34

      only 2 HA! 6 at least in Sweden XD

    • @idc0133
      @idc0133 Год назад +60

      Don't forget about the 2.2 billion that don't have access to clean drinking water, all the kids that don't drink coffee and all the people who can't afford it because their wage is less than 2$/day

    • @arneshgupta1364
      @arneshgupta1364 Год назад +11

      That would still mean that an f ton of people are consuming more than 1 cup. Cus this estimate contains every person. A lot of people in developing as well as poor country can't even afford it. I wonder who is drinking that much

    • @xbob9502
      @xbob9502 Год назад +19

      @@arneshgupta1364 Caffeine isn't only present in coffee, so it also get consumed from other source, like energy drink. So there's that to take into account into the worldwide caffeine consumption.

  • @GarthGoldberg
    @GarthGoldberg 5 лет назад +11854

    "Caffeine is technically lethal." This is just a statement of the main general principle of toxicology: the difference between a medicine and a poison is the dose. Almost anything is lethal in sufficient quantity.

    • @internetcopguyidk4162
      @internetcopguyidk4162 4 года назад +161

      Pure caffeine in small doses can be lethal

    • @adrianatgaming8640
      @adrianatgaming8640 4 года назад +131

      right, mercury in small enough doses cannot kill.

    • @6023barath
      @6023barath 4 года назад +313

      @@adrianatgaming8640 They said sufficient, not small.

    • @Kryptnyt
      @Kryptnyt 4 года назад +271

      Murder is lethal in sufficient quantities

    • @motivationalmadness10
      @motivationalmadness10 4 года назад +49

      This is widely known. You don't have to throw jargon around to make yourself seem smart.

  • @smayansahu1070
    @smayansahu1070 4 года назад +7635

    You know a channel is good if you can't tell if it's from 2019 or 2011

    • @Bards.98
      @Bards.98 4 года назад +400

      Holly fuck this video is from 2011, man he was so ahead of his time, how hasn't him blown up yet?

    • @farisrahmadian
      @farisrahmadian 4 года назад +123

      Wtf, just noticed. #pretty damn good quality video from 2011.

    • @-fv
      @-fv 4 года назад +116

      you can tell because there are 2011 memes in the video

    • @takashi.mizuiro
      @takashi.mizuiro 3 года назад +4

      same but in 2020

    • @mushyomens6885
      @mushyomens6885 3 года назад +3

      Same i couldnt tell the difference

  • @trent8678
    @trent8678 3 года назад +479

    Love how he’s talking like he just snorted espresso

    • @TheGroundedCoffee
      @TheGroundedCoffee 3 года назад +6

      Ikr! Cpg Grey puts so much effort in his videos, it's a real treat.

  • @daerik6805
    @daerik6805 3 года назад +3236

    This guy speaks so fast, it's like he drinks 100 cups of coffee every day!

  • @JonatasAdoM
    @JonatasAdoM 5 лет назад +4549

    It's like an ad from the cigar companies but for coffee.

    • @xion1305
      @xion1305 4 года назад +29

      Exactly.

    • @justas423
      @justas423 4 года назад +9

      Now it's alcohol ads

    • @noahmay7708
      @noahmay7708 4 года назад +18

      And hopefully more true!

    • @humphred4912
      @humphred4912 4 года назад +25

      In a lot of places, including where I live, this would be super illegal if it were a cigar ad...

    • @kuessebrama
      @kuessebrama 3 года назад +24

      Yeah but you can't compare tobacco too coffee ^^ If you drink coffee in moderate ammounts its actually healthy. Yeah to much is bad, bad that counts for everything ^^

  • @HeroGuy3
    @HeroGuy3 3 года назад +5390

    I remember sitting at a cafe with my friend as he explained to me his issues with anxiety, insomnia and frequent visits to the bathroom, all while he was sipping away at a cup of coffee. I wish I was joking

    • @purplefire2834
      @purplefire2834 3 года назад +70

      Oh wow...

    • @patrickcampbell957
      @patrickcampbell957 3 года назад +91

      Caffiene makes me alot less anxious.

    • @justabun6645
      @justabun6645 3 года назад +311

      @@patrickcampbell957 The UK NHS advises that avoiding coffee may reduce anxiety.[160] Caffeine, the major active ingredient in coffee, is associated with anxiety.[161][162] At high doses, typically greater than 300 mg, caffeine can both cause and worsen anxiety.[163] For some people, discontinuing caffeine use can significantly reduce anxiety.[164] Caffeine-induced anxiety disorder is a subclass of substance- or medication-induced anxiety disorder.[165]
      From wikipedia.

    • @chumbleham1566
      @chumbleham1566 3 года назад +129

      Unless you get used to coffee like grey and then it controlled your mind and forces you to sponsor it without a vidio to put it in.

    • @TonyTorzido
      @TonyTorzido 3 года назад +44

      Quitting caffeine helped control my anxiety.

  • @ManoredRed
    @ManoredRed 3 года назад +586

    But coffee being a stimulant means that its not giving you energy, its only managing your energy. Your body feels tired because its low on energy. Using coffee to stimulate it means you're delaying the crash, not eliminating it.
    That being said, I think coffee is ok for the occasional energy boost, maybe to get you through the hardest part of your day. Consuming it all the time will just lead to the same thing that happens with other drugs: you will stop getting benefits and instead just need it to stay normal.

    • @ryuuseiSoul
      @ryuuseiSoul Год назад +24

      Worse, it's only changing your perception of how much energy you have.

    • @TheCompleteMental
      @TheCompleteMental Год назад +7

      Just be sure to eat and sleep well so you actually have some juice when you flip the overdrive switch

    • @pablo-eg9rj
      @pablo-eg9rj Год назад +2

      just take more coffee XD

    • @iorwenvaremreis2195
      @iorwenvaremreis2195 Год назад +16

      Not managing your energy, more like ignoring your fatique, that's a different story.
      It blocks your fatique adenine's receptors, that's all. Not "managing your energy".

    • @hellhound74
      @hellhound74 Год назад +5

      This is why coffee is great in the morning to help you get up
      You don't feel the fatigue you have from just waking up and by the time the caffeine fades it's the middle of the day and you (should) be fine

  • @CGPGrey
    @CGPGrey  2 года назад +210

  • @xxdemonslayer69xx17
    @xxdemonslayer69xx17 4 года назад +3481

    Imagine having to DRINK to get energized.....
    This post was Made by the cocain gang

    • @diablominero
      @diablominero 4 года назад +79

      They should let me have coca leaves. Cocaine in its natural state without purification is actually surprisingly safe, and also I want to.

    • @Lysergic_
      @Lysergic_ 4 года назад +78

      @@diablominero who's "they"? The police? Dont let them control you man, make all the coke you want. If they try and stop you then engage in war

    • @juliopiotti8807
      @juliopiotti8807 3 года назад +42

      @@diablominero all psychoactive plants should be legal

    • @ScurvyBoi
      @ScurvyBoi 3 года назад +20

      @@juliopiotti8807 Ascended basism

    • @hi-gv9lh
      @hi-gv9lh 3 года назад +4

      bruh.

  • @ikanderson
    @ikanderson 4 года назад +2402

    You know you’re an addict when you’re in denial.

    • @ToBeIsWasWere
      @ToBeIsWasWere 4 года назад +17

      That is such a retarded logic. First of all that is complete bullshit because there are plenty of addicts whoa are not in denial and there are plenty of non-addicts who are rightfully denying being addicted. By your logic someone basically must be addicted if you say he is, because denying it only makes you think more that that it's the case. This kind of thinking is incredibly childish and just a terrible way to engage with the world.

    • @dennistsishkevich4149
      @dennistsishkevich4149 4 года назад +70

      @@ToBeIsWasWere First off: he literally calls it a physiological addiction.
      Second: Denying being addicted is what all addicts do at some point or another and the majority of coffee drinkers are indeed addicted due to caffeine inherently addictive chemical structure.

    • @ianforeman549
      @ianforeman549 4 года назад +1

      @Bob Bob And, BAM your wait pays off

    • @darthmortus5702
      @darthmortus5702 4 года назад +4

      Denial is a nice river, nothing wrong with swimming in it.

    • @noradlark167
      @noradlark167 4 года назад +16

      How am I supposed to know I am in denial? If I am in denial, I do not know. If I know, then I am not in denial anymore.

  • @dist0rt3dhum0r
    @dist0rt3dhum0r 3 года назад +3193

    Its a healthy stimulant.... unless you're part of the ADD club, in which case its a depressant, but still makes me happy all the same. ♥

    • @cadenchristiansen3553
      @cadenchristiansen3553 3 года назад +77

      I have ADD I drink coffee I’m depressed...

    • @fdumbass
      @fdumbass 3 года назад +73

      Yo what I have ADHD and am Norwegian
      Edit: I drink a shitton of coffee every day

    • @bernian4
      @bernian4 3 года назад +20

      isn't it ADHD?

    • @dist0rt3dhum0r
      @dist0rt3dhum0r 3 года назад +91

      @@bernian4
      ADD and ADHD are two totally separate disorders that have complete opposite reactions to caffeine. There's a lot of similarities between the two, but they are still very different.

    • @cadenchristiansen3553
      @cadenchristiansen3553 3 года назад +26

      Dist0rt3d Hum0r I’m happy some one knows that there is a difference between the two

  • @chollettgarrett
    @chollettgarrett 2 месяца назад +154

    I wonder if he is still as passionate about coffee…

  • @davidhong1934
    @davidhong1934 7 лет назад +4061

    Coffee is for babies. Real men stay awake through SHEER FORCE OF WILL!!! Unfortunately, I have none. (Chug, chug, chug)

    • @itscrumbelivable
      @itscrumbelivable 7 лет назад +114

      HAH NO REAL MEN DON'T USE PUNCTUATION AND THEIR MORNING JOLT IS WHEN THEY SHOOT THEMSELVES OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING WITH A TORGUE GUN IM MR TORGUE AND I APPROVE THIS MESSGAE

    • @dagrozalgo8982
      @dagrozalgo8982 7 лет назад +55

      Damn right. Either you kill something with sheer force due to explosions or just don't kill that something at all.

    • @zachday4889
      @zachday4889 7 лет назад +9

      and aderall

    • @hellotheregeneralkenobiyou2927
      @hellotheregeneralkenobiyou2927 7 лет назад +3

      😂😂😂

    • @firefly8722
      @firefly8722 7 лет назад +16

      Nah cocaines the thing

  • @digitsstuff6521
    @digitsstuff6521 8 лет назад +1972

    So if you slow to .5, he speaks normal speed. But because of how he speaks, he ends up sounding drunk. It's the best thing ever.

    • @ssnowsongs
      @ssnowsongs 8 лет назад +126

      Ethan Salie Oh my goodness I love it xD

    • @Freepepsi42
      @Freepepsi42 8 лет назад +208

      Ethan Salie Some people get aggressive when drunk, others get too honest; CGP Grey starts a classroom lesson on coffee.

    • @oscarbroberg
      @oscarbroberg 8 лет назад +61

      Ethan Salie This was actually really funny :) Thanks!

    • @Omni0404
      @Omni0404 8 лет назад +31

      +Ethan Salie I'm in tears over here!! This is so perfect.

    • @hakonmarcus
      @hakonmarcus 8 лет назад +5

      +Ethan Salie Hahaha, that made my evening

  • @brickbot2.038
    @brickbot2.038 3 года назад +473

    CGP Grey: "Who would want to get rid of coffee?"
    Me, with my caffeine induced migraines: "Unfortunately I've had to."
    CGP Grey: "They can even get rid of migraines!"
    Me: "What?"

    • @xFlared
      @xFlared 2 года назад +84

      Actually majority of migraines are due to caffeine withdrawal. Coffee causes vasoconstriction and once you stop drinking it your blood vessels widen with a surge of blood going to your head and causing a headache. This usually happens 24-48 hours after last caffeinated beverage. Once you drink it your vessels will constrict and the pain will go away. In fact almost all anti migraine drugs have caffeine in them for that very reason. It's very shady. Basically curing a migraine by feeding your addiction. After several days of no caffeine migraines go away.

    • @Victor-iq5rd
      @Victor-iq5rd 2 года назад +14

      I had to get rid of caffeine due to my seizures... Now I just have swiss water decaf

    • @rainbowlack
      @rainbowlack 2 года назад +5

      You're just drinking it wrong

    • @gratefulfrisko8645
      @gratefulfrisko8645 2 года назад +5

      Drink less coffee. Just fixed your problem.

    • @brickbot2.038
      @brickbot2.038 2 года назад +4

      @@gratefulfrisko8645 I drink hot chocolate now instead. The amount of sugar can't be any better for me. XD

  • @samathythemanathy8112
    @samathythemanathy8112 Год назад +136

    "So go grab a cup guilt free!"
    Coffee Child *'Labor'* has entered the chat

    • @Theironminer-ky2pg
      @Theironminer-ky2pg Год назад +1

      Go buy local roasters that has humaine forms of farming. Slightly more expensive but it tastes better and is more humaine

    • @ashtar3876
      @ashtar3876 Год назад +8

      @@Theironminer-ky2pg can't buy from local roasters if you don't live in the coffee belt.

    • @Theironminer-ky2pg
      @Theironminer-ky2pg Год назад +3

      @@ashtar3876 Yea you can, its really the roast date that makes coffee fresh, not the farm date.

  • @habalula15
    @habalula15 5 лет назад +1828

    Starbucks is a fun way to spell squarespace

  • @bobbyferg9173
    @bobbyferg9173 7 лет назад +1545

    Sponsored by Coffee

    • @MrJigssaw1989
      @MrJigssaw1989 7 лет назад +54

      Like coffee needs to sponsor anyone ! :-)

    • @sceroye3538
      @sceroye3538 7 лет назад +63

      Big Coffee

    • @JJRicks
      @JJRicks 7 лет назад +92

      Covfefe

    • @chumbleham1566
      @chumbleham1566 3 года назад

      No. A sponsor interups a video, these doesn't have a video to sponsor

  • @taylankammer
    @taylankammer Год назад +270

    CGP Grey: "Go grab a cup of coffee, guilt-free!"
    The people working in slave-like conditions to hand-pick the berries: "Am I a joke to you?"

  • @infidelheretic923
    @infidelheretic923 3 года назад +115

    We call them “beans” but they’re actually more like cherry pits.

    • @TigruArdavi
      @TigruArdavi 3 года назад +5

      Indeed, botanically that fruit form is called a _drupe_ or more commonly a stone fruit.

  • @jovanjanevski3747
    @jovanjanevski3747 7 лет назад +550

    Grey, you're not being objective. We know you love your coffee.

  • @Jomijo
    @Jomijo 4 года назад +1066

    “Caffeine can remove migraines”
    Me: “ooo just what I need”
    *See’s method*
    Me: “No”

    • @johnnygale2302
      @johnnygale2302 4 года назад +13

      Is the See's method where you get a bunch of randomly assorted coffee products and eat them all at once

    • @caolanfeely4317
      @caolanfeely4317 4 года назад +10

      OCEAN Man i found out that there are people addicted to let’s say the method

    • @deagledeagle-jb6pe
      @deagledeagle-jb6pe 4 года назад +7

      i've migraine and coffe trigres my headache then I quit and no longer headaches though

    • @no-name1for1
      @no-name1for1 4 года назад +1

      The weak shall suffer!

    • @dexterbennett1054
      @dexterbennett1054 4 года назад +3

      @@deagledeagle-jb6pe You fool, you were supposed to drink more coffee to get rid of the headaches!

  • @Spiker985Studios
    @Spiker985Studios 3 года назад +70

    As a person who doesn't drink coffee, I feel like a just got, like, ad-ed.

    • @legohexman2858
      @legohexman2858 Год назад +4

      Attention deficit erectile dysfunction?

  • @bogdantogoe5599
    @bogdantogoe5599 3 года назад +179

    Coffee: The Greatest Addiction Ever
    Sugar: "I m a joke to you ? "

    • @raulpestonitjr1301
      @raulpestonitjr1301 3 года назад +13

      sugar causes obesity and salt blood pressure related complications
      coffee however, a drug only effecting the brain does not cause illnesses related to other organs causes the worst effect of all
      it increases the amount of coffee you need to drink

    • @ahsdfkdasdahdkas2887
      @ahsdfkdasdahdkas2887 3 года назад +1

      The difference between a medicine and a poison is the dose. Both Coffee and Sugar can be beneficial in small doses and harmful in large doses.
      The average westerner eats an unhealthy amount of sugar. That is an fact. Whether we drink an unhealthy amount of coffee is still up for debate

    • @akunekochan
      @akunekochan 3 года назад +5

      Bold of your assuming I don't put a lot of sugar in my coffee

    • @grognak610
      @grognak610 3 года назад +2

      Sugar is bad for you tho. And so is coffee. All addictions are awful

    • @grognak610
      @grognak610 3 года назад

      @jocaguz18 yeah but sugar is addictive and you really don't need that much, and it makes you obese. Water is none of those. Also why are you defending sugar? Fat is the one that gets all the hate even though sugar is worse

  • @RammusTheArmordillo
    @RammusTheArmordillo 4 года назад +1331

    I kept waiting for the HOWEVER part
    I'm still not convinced this is 100% honest lol

    • @klobiforpresident2254
      @klobiforpresident2254 4 года назад +101

      It's an honest way to justify my addiction :P

    • @CaptainPIanet
      @CaptainPIanet 4 года назад +76

      @@frankie5928 It's not a joke and the positive benefits of coffee have only grown in certainty since this video was made. Check out Healthcare Triage's video on the studies that have been done on coffee and tea.

    • @enzldavaractl8345
      @enzldavaractl8345 4 года назад +46

      There are studies that show some negative effects but that's only if you drink at least 6 cups a day, less than that and it's beneficial

    • @Rayfireful
      @Rayfireful 4 года назад +65

      However drinking coffee too often may prove to be a bad thing to your wallet

    • @glambert1449
      @glambert1449 4 года назад +9

      I googled it.
      Coffee is good for you.

  • @kemalsorucuoglu1147
    @kemalsorucuoglu1147 4 года назад +715

    Imagine doing 100 hours research for justify your addiction

    • @dell899
      @dell899 3 года назад +1

      imagine

    • @raybans4980
      @raybans4980 3 года назад +13

      Not 100 hours, he did it in 72 hours, but HAD TO DRINK a LOT of coffee to to it ! hahah

    • @johnhill160
      @johnhill160 2 года назад +3

      @@trol4889 The negatives happen to be not very significant unless you are drinking like 6 cups a day, which is not the idea from what I can tell.

    • @karanaima
      @karanaima Год назад +1

      That's what every true drug addict aspires to do

    • @johnhill160
      @johnhill160 Год назад

      @@toomanycharacter even if he talked about the negatives this video wouldn't change much.
      As long as you are drinking it in moderation the negatives are mild at worst.

  • @cocos8205
    @cocos8205 2 года назад +49

    Oh, this video makes sense now after the road trip one where Grey was just pounding the coffee. I mean, so long as your anxiety isn't bad, your heart isn't acting funky, and you can sleep, drink all the coffee you want

  • @AGMatzen
    @AGMatzen 2 года назад +22

    Coffee is not a replacement for sleep. If you are so tired you need to drink coffee to function properly, it is likely a sign that you should sleep more.
    Most people don’t sleep enough, which is extremely unhealthy.

    • @Mic_Glow
      @Mic_Glow Год назад +1

      Of course it's not. But it can give a little boost if you need an extra hour or two once in a while. Or to wake up faster/ stay alive during night shifts (can save lives).
      And if you are already addicted..... a cup of latte won't help you (except for hydration and umm.... taste?), it will just bring you back to "normal". And since there are 0 side-effects to drinking a cup of coffee daily, why stop.
      btw. I mean coffee, not a coffee-flavored dessert

  • @AubriGryphon
    @AubriGryphon 8 лет назад +86

    "It's not like the coffee trees WANT humans cutting bits off of them."
    I'm telling ya, man, the most effective survival strategy in the history of EVER is "be useful to humans".

  • @cldreyer1756
    @cldreyer1756 9 лет назад +178

    sounds like your trying to convince yourself not us

    • @weldin
      @weldin 9 лет назад +23

      Grammar nazi to the rescue!!! *you're

    • @cldreyer1756
      @cldreyer1756 9 лет назад +7

      Cinestar Productions i Tnk UR tnking Ove Ur

    • @techflightsims
      @techflightsims 9 лет назад +1

      Cinestar Productions Grammar nazi number two to the rescue! *you're* (Two Asterisks.

    • @weldin
      @weldin 9 лет назад +3

      Harry Krek Two? Why two? Because you're the second grammar nazi?

    • @UnknownRefrigerator
      @UnknownRefrigerator 9 лет назад +3

      Elohim
      Convince? About what? :)

  • @8-bitsarda747
    @8-bitsarda747 3 года назад +170

    "there's really no reason to ever stop using the stuff"
    I dunno, I'd say a caffeine allergy is a pretty good reason to not consume it

    • @jthegamer360
      @jthegamer360 3 года назад +3

      bruhhh

    • @adrianwalden9788
      @adrianwalden9788 Год назад

      oh noooo rip 😭

    • @8-bitsarda747
      @8-bitsarda747 Год назад +3

      @@adrianwalden9788 why rip? I function perfectly fine without it, and the allergy isn't so severe that I can't have chocolate. I actually tend to be more awake than my caffeine addicted friends 90% of the time.

    • @adrianwalden9788
      @adrianwalden9788 Год назад +3

      @@8-bitsarda747 I personally have problems with caffeine, but I am also an unmedicated adhd-haver. So, my situation is different than yours probably. Just, for me that'd be really sucky, yk?

    • @eetuthereindeer6671
      @eetuthereindeer6671 Год назад

      ​@@8-bitsarda747 can you drink cola?

  • @8stormy5
    @8stormy5 Год назад +69

    My weirdest experience with coffee was uncovering ADHD. I had a friend who flatly refused to drink caffeine citing anxiety, until she was so out of it one day I convinced her to try a small, weak batch. She drank it and, as it is a stimulant, the caffeine had a paradoxical effect of calming her down. That nudged her towards visiting a psychiatrist, who indeed confirmed an ADHD diagnosis!

  • @vinslungur
    @vinslungur 6 лет назад +643

    Don't forget that if you've consumed caffeine consistently for long enough to suffer withdrawal symptoms, you're probably not being stimulated by the same amount anymore but instead just drink coffee/soda to feel normal and not be sleepy. It's a bad habit and every drug in the world that has benefits takes something from you in return don't forget that.

    • @Noxieus
      @Noxieus 6 лет назад +153

      This is the only video of Grey's that I considered giving a thumbs down. If nothing else, coffee is a stimulant, and just as you describe, at the very least it will eventually be required by your body to function as efficiently as it used to before you started using it and in turn developed a tolerance for it.
      And of course this is anecdotal but I know many people that swear by their decision to stop drinking coffee after being a regular drinker for many years, citing a ton of improvements in their lives (physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, professionally).
      I just think saying it is completely free of negative effects is inaccurate.

    • @mannymedina1132
      @mannymedina1132 6 лет назад +62

      A lof of the positive effects after quitting coffee come from the sugar. Not so much the coffee itself.

    • @chadcastagana9181
      @chadcastagana9181 6 лет назад +4

      Too much strain on the kidneys

    • @amandadube156
      @amandadube156 6 лет назад +9

      I don't think everyone who habitually drinks coffee considers it a bad habit. I don't even think most people who drink coffee consider it a bad habit. That's your subjective opinion. Not saying that Grey didn't have a subjective opinion that he was freely expressing without calling it as much, but I think that goes without saying. I doubt anybody took this as actual medical advice....

    • @teaartist6455
      @teaartist6455 5 лет назад +14

      Manny
      NOPE, I never* had coffee with sugar and after quitting I still feel better overall.
      What Einar said is true, you really become dependent on it just to function and what's even worse it can actually lead to you not getting enough sleep in the long term because you can't really distinguish between caffeine withdrawal and actually feeling tired anymore.
      Which seems allright at first (well, not really since sleep deprivation can have awful long term effects if you do it constantly) but it does kinda suck out the joy of your life. I remember just a few weeks ago everything, even the GREAT things weren't really that interesting or great and everything was just kinda faded out. Now I'm still kinda tired (school starts way too early) but I'm in a much better mood (things are actually fun now!) and I'm starting to do productive things again (a comic) when I was in an artistic rut for about a year or longer before.
      That is not to say that I'm principally against any coffee consumption, just that it's generally a better idea to not let it become a habit since then you'd be getting into tolerance which is just no good at all. At least if you're coffee-free** for the most part you actually get the desired effect if you really need it.
      *well, a handful of times I put in a little as a treat, but that was about 20-30 times total spread over 3 years.
      **including soda and tee in coffee because they contain caffeine as well.

  • @madrigaldude1781
    @madrigaldude1781 8 лет назад +85

    Some people actually buy a $4 cup from Starbucks everyday, spending $120 a month, when you can buy a month's worth bag of dry coffee for $3. That's a savings of $117!

    • @itclientservices
      @itclientservices 8 лет назад +4

      +VTS -NL what drug you on?

    • @Traumglanz
      @Traumglanz 8 лет назад +3

      +FuriousGaming Starbucks only likes to call their desserts coffee, but that shit is not worthy to call coffee.
      Besides, a month's worth bag of fresh coffee beans is here about 20 bucks per pound and 600 to 6000 bucks for the espresso machine + grinder + time. So I am not sure if starbucks would be such a bad deal if they would start to actually sell coffee ;-)

    • @nntflow7058
      @nntflow7058 8 лет назад +2

      Citizens need to stimulate the economy. Also, the more expensive the stuff is, the better it's taste and valued.

    • @JonatasAdoM
      @JonatasAdoM 8 лет назад +1

      but then you have to make it yourself and drink at home or transport it to where you want to drink it.

    • @wendye1048
      @wendye1048 7 лет назад +1

      I call bullshit on that flavor business.

  • @FatethePain
    @FatethePain 3 года назад +51

    All my friends are always going on and on about how coffee is the best thing ever and they could never live with out it, but me, someone with unusually high levels of acid in their stomach at all times and constantly dealing with acid reflux, gets incredibly nauseous from coffee, so much so that I can't drink it to be more productive because it makes me feel worse.

    • @siyacer
      @siyacer 2 года назад +4

      Then stop voring so much

  • @angelsaavedra6327
    @angelsaavedra6327 2 года назад +12

    If anyone remembers, in his tesla roadtrip he ran on coffee on that whole trip

  • @MarkFredrickGravesJr
    @MarkFredrickGravesJr 7 лет назад +326

    There are two downfalls to this drink. The most understated one is that it's addicting. I know you said this, but the implications are such, something has a stranglehold on your mood and your actions. The addiction - calling you back for another cup, regardless if you want it. The second thing is that it amplifies your current emotion. That's bad for someone with chronic anxiety or other mental disorder. Coffee CAN make it harder to enjoy life, regardless of its short term effects.

    • @marquisewilliams3904
      @marquisewilliams3904 7 лет назад +33

      It can also stain the fuck out of your teeth.

    • @MarkFredrickGravesJr
      @MarkFredrickGravesJr 7 лет назад +8

      Marquise Williams That's true too. Three downfalls then.

    • @maximal881
      @maximal881 7 лет назад +20

      What about insomnia?

    • @marquisewilliams3904
      @marquisewilliams3904 7 лет назад +23

      Maximal Now you've got four. We're really on a roll.

    • @789Gta
      @789Gta 7 лет назад +41

      He's a coffee addict, that's why he sugar coats the video. It's like porn, everybody does it so it probably isn't that bad right?

  • @wyattmason8838
    @wyattmason8838 4 года назад +112

    I sat on the end card the entire time waiting for there to be a "But no, actually"

  • @swordsmanjoe5224
    @swordsmanjoe5224 2 года назад +87

    As someone who has a lot of Mormon friends, I can tell you that I'm their eyes, the whole point of avoiding caffeine is the same as avoiding nicotine, other drugs, alcohol, and also pornography. The whole point is avoid addiction to something that is viewed as unnecessary, repulsive and/or just plain filthy.

    • @dingo1547
      @dingo1547 2 года назад +11

      Also money. All the money spent on addictive substances is spent on more usefull things.

    • @Nazuiko
      @Nazuiko 2 года назад +4

      @@dingo1547 Most sodas/coffees are cheaper than most juices, and the sugar levels in the latter are often extremely high too

    • @theorder7346
      @theorder7346 Год назад +1

      @@dingo1547 Oh boy, you really need to read into some scientific (I'm talking real papers, not the opinions of yome dude on the internet) studies performed with thr limited amount of shrooms scientisty are allowed to study

    • @DacLMK
      @DacLMK Год назад

      And that's why you're wasting your lives with those primitive beliefs.

    • @andruloni
      @andruloni Год назад +2

      @@Nazuiko Most water is cheaper than sodas/coffees/juices and contain as much or more water than them.

  • @arsenii_yavorskyi
    @arsenii_yavorskyi 3 года назад +10

    I love coffee, but one has to be willfully blind to say there's no negative side effects. here just a few from my own experience:
    ● increased blood pressure
    ● increased heart rate
    ● headache
    ● manic euphoria
    ● anxiety
    ● withdrawal-induced depression
    ● more work for the kidneys
    and that's just from a single 1 liter thermos on an odd day. I have no idea how Grey is still alive.

    • @UglyNTRBastard
      @UglyNTRBastard 2 года назад +1

      Also, stained teeth. Not to mention, if you're barely surviving when it comes to food, being addicted to a specific drink that costs money to have (some beans / grounds are more pricey than others) and does all of these other things isn't exactly the best situation.

    • @thebuddercweeper
      @thebuddercweeper Год назад

      The increased blood pressure and heart rate are short-lived side effects and are reduced if caffeine is consumed regularly, most likely due to a buildup of tolerance.
      Headaches are generally caused by withdrawal or other factors which correlate with caffeine consumption but are not affected by it, such as stress.
      If you're experiencing manic euphoria from coffee then either you are consuming too much and definitely need to cut down, have a genetic sensitivity to caffeine and need to cut down, or the two things are not actually related.
      Anxiety can be uncovered by increased alertness and maybe exacerbated by a short-term increase in blood pressure, particularly in individuals with already high blood pressure, but caffeine is very unlikely to routinely cause anxiety on its own from normal doses.
      caffeine withdrawal only lasts for a few days at most and will often lead to tiredness and irritability, but not actual depression.
      Studies have shown a correlation between moderate coffee consumption and *improved* kidney function, as well as a slightly lower chance of renal cell carcinoma, certainly no negative kidney effects to worry about.
      I would suggest that a full litre (equivalent to about 4 cups) "on an odd day" is ill-advised, it would be more healthy to drink less coffee more regularly if you're concerned about blood pressure and heart rate, or ideally less coffee less regularly to minimise negative effects while still increasing energy. Since you aren't drinking it regularly, you're going from 0mg to around 400mg of caffeine, which your body isn't used to dealing with, so it will have a much increased effect than if you were used to, say, 200mg per day.

  • @TheFungusundies
    @TheFungusundies 9 лет назад +57

    DON'T FORGET TO PUT A COVER SHEET ON YOUR TPS REPORT

    • @MrBkardys
      @MrBkardys 9 лет назад +7

      I didn't get the memo.

    • @gimlee44222
      @gimlee44222 9 лет назад +9

      EL Kabong yeaaaaaaaaah, well if you could just go ahead and put a coversheet on ALL the new TPS reports, that'd be greaaaaaaat.

    • @IFY0USEEKAY
      @IFY0USEEKAY 9 лет назад +2

      Leon Rosenberg mmmmmmKAY ?

  • @qnteban
    @qnteban 8 лет назад +837

    it makes you have to poop

    • @amandadube156
      @amandadube156 8 лет назад +60

      & that's a beautiful, beautiful thing!

    • @CyanideOwl
      @CyanideOwl 7 лет назад +58

      There are better things that will make you poop. Like going to Zoo. To see a Tiger. Inside it's gace. And you are in this cage too. And Tiger is slowly walking towards you.

    • @amandadube156
      @amandadube156 7 лет назад +22

      Koniaczek Koń Probably much more expensive than a $2 cup of coffee though, all in all...

    • @sighko
      @sighko 7 лет назад +3

      Only a small percentage of people though.

    • @romannasuti25
      @romannasuti25 7 лет назад +3

      also, the compound that makes you want to poop makes IBS coffee addict patients' lives a living hell

  • @miguelnascimento2847
    @miguelnascimento2847 Год назад +9

    I used to be addicted to sugar since I was young. Recently I started to drink coffee, got addicted and always combined it with sugar. Then I tried to drink it without any sugar and it tastes much, much better so now I don't put sugar on anything. Coffee helped me get rid of sugar addiction and since then I also quit the coffee adiction so I only drink it a couple times a week.

  • @MrKruger88
    @MrKruger88 Год назад +18

    It's funny he mentioned death from withdrawal, because the withdrawal symptoms of heroin can not kill a human. They're horribly torturous to endure, and if you combine them with severe health problems cause by living life as a homeless junkie, then it's possible. But the heroin withdrawal alone can't do it. The not so fun fact is that only 1 substance has lethal withdrawals; alcohol. When a person gets to the point of pounding hard liquor during every waking hour, the body actually becomes dependent on it to survive and sudden withdrawals will cause seizures and death.
    Cheers!

    • @thebuddercweeper
      @thebuddercweeper Год назад

      Interesting, so you're saying I should quit drinking and start shooting heroin?

  • @nowaymyname
    @nowaymyname 4 года назад +69

    I absolutely love this video but as someone who has drank coffee and quit like 5 different times, I guarantee you that if you have anxiety, coffee can make it much worse. It’s great when you really need it but if you drink it regularly, it can have some negative effects on your mental health. That’s just my experience with it though, you do you.

  • @TheCaptainstupendous
    @TheCaptainstupendous 3 года назад +794

    Dude you gotta at least mention the side effects like insomnia, anxiety, ulcers and for some, arrhythmia. It's not ALL upsides. Like any drug it needs to be used carefully.

    • @Hyperversum3
      @Hyperversum3 3 года назад +78

      No shit, but there is a difference between one cup a day plus a possible other one later in the day and dropping 6 cups in the span of 16 waking hours.

    • @GlassWeringAwesomnes
      @GlassWeringAwesomnes 3 года назад +76

      @@Hyperversum3 As a swede i feel attacked

    • @Hyperversum3
      @Hyperversum3 3 года назад +6

      ​@@GlassWeringAwesomnes Italian speaking, it's not like we don't have a big ass tradition of coffee (the words "Espresso" and "Cappuccino" surely ain't english) and my city, Trieste, even has different dialectal ways to speak about coffee compared to the rest of Italy, but it's pretty rare to see people consuming coffee that many times everyday, it's more after meals.

    • @GlassWeringAwesomnes
      @GlassWeringAwesomnes 3 года назад +12

      @@Hyperversum3 I meant it as a comment on swedes general coffe consumtion. Drinking 6 cups a day is't unusual

    • @RapGeneral11
      @RapGeneral11 3 года назад +48

      @@Hyperversum3 The problem with coffee, that Gray doesnt mention, is adaptation. Drink one cup per day for a month, and your body will adapt. To get the same effects, you will either have to drink 2 cups, or stop drinking for a month. I have never drank coffee, and never will. Drinking a glass of water every morning does great job in waking me up.

  • @wu2166
    @wu2166 3 года назад +7

    Reminds me of that one futurama episode where Fry drinks a hundred cups of coffee and becomes the flash

  • @MrMediator24
    @MrMediator24 2 года назад +6

    10 years later Grey compelled me to drink a cup of coffee. What a magic

  • @grandpretredesalpagas4665
    @grandpretredesalpagas4665 4 года назад +297

    Cpg Gray : coffee is pure awesome and there is no reason to stop using it
    Insomnia and Cardiovascular risks : are we a joke to you ?

    • @bastbo3225
      @bastbo3225 4 года назад +12

      It says in the video it may PROTECT from cardiovascular disease

    • @maisiedonohue3234
      @maisiedonohue3234 4 года назад +51

      @@bastbo3225 Yes, but the data he used for that might not be reliable. There's a heavy bias people have where they tend to believe what they want to believe, leading to people cherry picking data, only looking at data that supports their POV. I don't think CPG Gray is a medical professional, and I'd also bet he's some form of millennial who needs (or really wants) caffeine to get that boost of energy for a typically exhausting day, though I can't verify if either of my assumptions are true.
      I don't know what has happened in this scenario, but rest assured the best way to find an answer to whether or not caffeine is healthy is to look for a meta analysis comparing many many studies, for which all these studies were unbiased and controlled for all variables, including possible other components of coffee that may be healthy, like how people tout red wine as healthy (even though it isn't) just because it has antioxidants, which fruits, berries, greens, beans, etc also have in larger quantities.

    • @americantoastman7296
      @americantoastman7296 4 года назад +16

      @Succubus Chan great counter argument lmao

    • @juliopiotti8807
      @juliopiotti8807 3 года назад +2

      @William Brynn Do you have adhd? I've heard people with adhd who drink it get tired.

    • @stuckupcurlyguy
      @stuckupcurlyguy 3 года назад

      @@maisiedonohue3234 where is the evidence that red wine in moderation isn't healthy? The longest-lived populations in the world, in Ikaria and Sardinia, drink one or more glasses a day. I have heard from doctors and medical students I know that moderate drinkers outlive non-drinkers. And just because fruits, berries etc. have more antioxidants is not an argument against drinking red wine for its antioxidant properties.

  • @gojoubabee
    @gojoubabee 8 лет назад +68

    Finnish citizen here!!! We're #1!!

    • @putte_29
      @putte_29 8 лет назад +2

      +MegaMrFroggy Torilla tavataan!!

    • @temeweckis
      @temeweckis 8 лет назад +2

      +Pudde Putte PERKELEEE!!!!!!1!

    • @andy56duky
      @andy56duky 8 лет назад +1

      +MegaMrFroggy based on 2010/2011 data.......

    • @putte_29
      @putte_29 8 лет назад +2

      andy56duky We are 1# every year

    • @jamaljohnson9734
      @jamaljohnson9734 8 лет назад +1

      +MegaMrFroggy #1 most autistic self deprecating retards.

  • @jinkstkittensen99
    @jinkstkittensen99 2 года назад +6

    Im impressed brazil wasnt mentioned on the video. Coffee is our economy, history and so engrained our culture that breakfast is "café da manhã" which means morning coffee

    • @BardockSSJL
      @BardockSSJL Год назад +1

      Nice! Its great to see how coffee has shaped other cultures and languages in similar ways.
      In Costa Rica a lot of people have a morning coffee and an afternoon coffee. We also use the expression "drink coffee" to mean take a light meal, often in the afternoon, even if the person won't actually drink coffee or doesn't even like coffee.

  • @nino7771cp
    @nino7771cp 2 года назад +4

    As a kid I suffered from heavy migraines due to difficulty from my body absorving vitamin D. Despite being very young, a time from when I have very few and far between memories, I still remember VIVIDLY the sensation of taking a suppository. And now, 15 or so years later, Im learning that it was a caffeine based suppository.
    Life goes on I guess

    • @BardockSSJL
      @BardockSSJL Год назад

      So... Someone rathered give you a suppository than a cup of coffee...

    • @thebuddercweeper
      @thebuddercweeper Год назад

      @@BardockSSJL I believe the delivery method is necessary for the effect.

  • @TheLuanBR
    @TheLuanBR 6 лет назад +25

    "There's really no reason to ever stop using this stuff"? I mean, there's one very fundamental bodily function that caffeine greatly interferes with: sleep. Coffee hinders a person's ability to sleep, and also compromises the quality of that sleep, making the individual feel tired. And the tired individual turns to what? More coffee. Yay!

    • @SamuelTrademarked
      @SamuelTrademarked Год назад

      Then just, don't drink it before you go to bed? Honestly it's incredibly obvious.

  • @Ana-ng1xk
    @Ana-ng1xk 3 года назад +118

    Your capacity for research has truly, truly grown since this video was made.

    • @123TeeMee
      @123TeeMee 2 года назад +9

      I do think he could maybe go back and try fact checking his old videos and adding corrections or doubts to a comment for new viewers of them to see.

  • @aidenk.364
    @aidenk.364 Год назад +4

    Caffeine doesn’t work on me, it just makes my heart rate go up.

  • @Eclipse.7897
    @Eclipse.7897 Год назад +13

    This message was brought to you by Big Caffeine

  • @yacabo111
    @yacabo111 8 лет назад +420

    You forgot to mention the disadvantages

    • @TasosZ1997
      @TasosZ1997 8 лет назад +17

      +Jacob Nugent (yacabo) like? legitimately asking, no sarcasm intended as I don't drink coffee myself

    • @yacabo111
      @yacabo111 8 лет назад +112

      TasosZ If you drink it too often you will eventally become dependent on it to the point where you literaly can't start the day without it.

    • @TasosZ1997
      @TasosZ1997 8 лет назад +34

      True but that applies for other drugs as well, but isnt actually a health issue. Consuming with care only gives you the positives, unless there are actual health risks which are what im asking for, and which will appear even without excessive consumption

    • @ELH255
      @ELH255 8 лет назад +42

      +Jacob Nugent (yacabo) Lol that is completely false. Did you miss the part about withdrawal? If you start your day without it, after drinking it very often, your mood will shift and you'll and possibly experience a headache. If someone wakes up late and doesn't get a chance to drink coffee do you think they just say fuck it and go back to sleep because they "literally can't start the day without it"? No. You can still get your shit done if you forget to drink a cup of coffee in the morning, no matter how often you drink it.

    • @yacabo111
      @yacabo111 8 лет назад +77

      ELH255 Right but the brain will eventually start to adapt to the constant flow of caffeine and will assume it will get the necessary energy from there.

  • @CoffeeFresh_
    @CoffeeFresh_ 7 лет назад +1115

    I know I'm awesome

    • @jessejisk9918
      @jessejisk9918 6 лет назад +18

      Coffee Fresh
      Thanks for being my life support

    • @alkane2561
      @alkane2561 6 лет назад +4

      Coffee Fresh I love you.

    • @rileychurch1821
      @rileychurch1821 6 лет назад +4

      thanks for the headaches ya liquid jerk

    • @mememan8801
      @mememan8801 6 лет назад +2

      I don't even drink you

    • @ObiWahnKnobi
      @ObiWahnKnobi 6 лет назад +4

      I love you so much. You saved me from going to jail so many times.

  • @perryschnabel
    @perryschnabel 3 года назад +6

    Once a year I don't consume coffein for 7 weeks. For the first 3 days I have headaches and feel overall bad (not massivley but clearly noticeable). After 2 weeks I am not tired thoughout the day anymore and I don't feel the urge to get a nap around early afternoon. After 3 weeks I get back to a natural sleep cycle where I go to bed because of tiredness, not exhaustion, and where I wake up not tired but "full of energy" to overexaggerate a little. After 5-6 weeks I feel like I don't need coffe in my life ever again. I feel as awake as I normally feel after 3 cups of coffee. After 7 weeks I allow myself to drink coffee again, but only occasionally and because of the taste and "warm feeling" one gets after consuming the drug. Not to be awake. This of course gets lost in the normal everyday life until I reach the point where I "only drink one cup per day" and finally I arrive at the point where I do whatever I ""want"".
    So in the end I understand that coffee tastes nice, leaves a nice feeling, is warm and great to hold in your hand and everything positive about coffee and I am a victim of it myself. BUT the are downsides. It is a drug. A drug in your body always changes the balance of hormones and what not. Drink a lot of coffee to be more awake? - you get more tired elsewhen. Smoke to calm down and get a feeling of beeing ok? - You get more unresting elsewhen. There is no "only positive" thing and for sure not a "only positive" drug.
    Coffee will not ruin your life and I don't see me stopping to drink it. I simply advise everyone to at least consider / be aware of the downsides. If you have ever taken a few weeks off I am sure you will have noticed similar things. Oh, and don't forget your teeth which will thank you. And the smell of your breath.

  • @oneday7574
    @oneday7574 Год назад +4

    I wish there were more studies on ADHD and caffeine. I feel like coffee helps me focus so much while if I miss a day of coffee, I can’t seem to keep my thoughts on one task

    • @LolLol-kj5yd
      @LolLol-kj5yd Год назад

      It increase your dopamine which helps with adhd

  • @matthewjamesmjw4172
    @matthewjamesmjw4172 8 лет назад +89

    Some part of me still thinks that we'll discover side effects of caffeine. There's just no way something can have only benefits and zero negatives ( yes, I know addiction can be considered a negative, but, like Grey stated, there's no reason to give up coffee so you won't experience the withdraw anyway).

    • @jaminandsharamills320
      @jaminandsharamills320 8 лет назад +6

      They're already discovered. Just Google Side Effects of Caffeine, it's downside is much worse than the upside, in addition the ingredients in coffee itself are even more unhealthy.

    • @deusexmachinareznov4975
      @deusexmachinareznov4975 8 лет назад +39

      that is side effects of caffeine not coffee and like cgp said you would have to be snorting a pile of PURE REFINED caffeine

    • @codekillerz5392
      @codekillerz5392 8 лет назад +4

      lmgtfy.com/?q=Side+effects+of+coffee

    • @bhume7535
      @bhume7535 7 лет назад +4

      there is a side effect for men, it has estrogen meaning if you drink to much you may grow man boobs XD

    • @shieh.4743
      @shieh.4743 7 лет назад +1

      +Bhume TM Yes. It absolutely is xenoestrogenic and can cause a number of problems if consumed in large quantities (3+ cups a day) - not to mention the man boobs of which you speak. :). Women need to be careful also because it cause lactation (when not pregnant or post partum) and uterine polyps.

  • @imitationinfinity7962
    @imitationinfinity7962 6 лет назад +733

    Grey...
    Admit it.
    Starbucks sponsored this video, didn't they?

    • @CyberedCake
      @CyberedCake 5 лет назад

      Haha

    • @CyberedCake
      @CyberedCake 5 лет назад

      Lol

    • @ANerfGun
      @ANerfGun 5 лет назад +1

      I literally scrolled down to the comment section just to type this exact comment 😂😂

    • @bunabobby
      @bunabobby 5 лет назад +5

      Were videos regularly sponsored back then?

    • @redrock9319
      @redrock9319 5 лет назад +4

      Smart cat

  • @alien_nation3617
    @alien_nation3617 3 года назад +1

    1. Caffeine does not cause dependency. It is true that you can build up tolerance, but that goes away without a trace if you just abstain from coffee for a couple weeks, unlike any real drugs.
    2. Caffeine does not exactly decrease fatigue, it merely blocks receptors for the hormone causing it. After caffeine stops blocking the receptors, all the fatigue that was amassed in the meantime will show up in full.
    3. I haven't seen any high-quality studies showing the effect of caffeine against any conditions that would have their results sufficiently confirmed. I would be glad if anyone provided some sources.

  • @letsdoodlesomethinghome3404
    @letsdoodlesomethinghome3404 2 года назад +4

    “Coffee: The Greatest Addiction Ever”
    Sugar: Allow me to *reintroduce* myself

  • @viktorm2227
    @viktorm2227 5 лет назад +247

    For me, quitting coffee has made my overall alertness better. Coffee stops giving you a net positive energy increase once the body becomes accustomed to it. You start needing it just to get back to normal, and between cups you feel tired af.

    • @xion1305
      @xion1305 4 года назад +39

      Absolutely true. It's a slave drug like any addictive substance frowned upon in society like nicotine, opiates and cocaine. Except while the other slave drugs are frowned upon or even illegal caffeines problem causing is a ninja as in most are unaware of its harmful side effects and addictive qualities.

    • @HM-rc7nn
      @HM-rc7nn 4 года назад +34

      Glad to hear your perspective.
      I'm a med student and I never drink coffee. Not even during exams.
      People often go like how can a college student like you not be a coffee addict!
      After watching this video, I seriously started considering drinking coffee on regular basis, but your comment made me think otherwise.
      Now I'm glad that I'm not addicted.

    • @cow4025
      @cow4025 4 года назад +9

      To be honest, drinking coffee for the phsychological events is pretty dumb, the only right way to drink it is drinking it for the taste

    • @daniel4647
      @daniel4647 4 года назад +13

      @@cow4025 The taste is bitter though, and humans are designed to treat bitterness as toxic so it's unpleasant, it's a taste that needs to be learned so nobody likes coffee on the first try. Sure, once you learn to like it it can taste great, put it on cake and everything, but the taste is never why people start drinking it.

    • @cow4025
      @cow4025 4 года назад +3

      @@daniel4647
      Dude just add sugar, thats how i started

  • @Dynamo2205
    @Dynamo2205 4 года назад +114

    Grey: 1:40 "imperial unit barbarians"
    Also Grey: "BuT fAhReNhEiT iS sTilL mY fAvOrIte"

    • @christopherclantz5005
      @christopherclantz5005 4 года назад +11

      I’d like to see his ego in imperial units

    • @iDunnoMC
      @iDunnoMC 3 года назад

      Farenhite is not neccesrilly imperial

    • @Dynamo2205
      @Dynamo2205 3 года назад +1

      @Age Restrictions ha, you are so funny.

    • @Perririri
      @Perririri 3 года назад +1

      nOrMiE

    • @aurum606
      @aurum606 3 года назад +5

      @@iDunnoMC 1.spelling
      And 2. Yes Fahrenheit is most definitely imperial.

  • @theothetorch8016
    @theothetorch8016 Год назад +1

    With every rewatch, I feel better.

  • @Danez1342
    @Danez1342 Год назад +3

    I love coffee especially the way it’s made in my country, although I can’t drink it constantly cause I produce kidney stones like factory

  • @Zeturic
    @Zeturic 10 лет назад +32

    Yeah, no thanks. I can barely handle the smell of coffee without wanting to throw up, so I don't think I'm going to be drinking it anytime soon.

    • @bircruz555
      @bircruz555 10 лет назад +8

      How old are you? curious.

    • @Zeturic
      @Zeturic 10 лет назад +8

      bircruz555 I turned 20 last month.

    • @bircruz555
      @bircruz555 10 лет назад +13

      Just wait a few years. Human taste does not fully develop until age 35. Even with beer, college-age youngsters drink it only because it gets them high. The true taste for beer does not set in until the mid-20s. Try ales about that time. At your present age, I would not be surprised if beer tastes horse pee to you.
      As children we love sweeter drinks. As we mature, we appreciate sours and bitters. You will love coffee (black coffee) in due time.

    • @Zeturic
      @Zeturic 10 лет назад +10

      bircruz555 Eh, I guess it's possible, but I doubt it. My parents are the same way (well, maybe not as bad, but still).

    • @StrunDoNhor
      @StrunDoNhor 9 лет назад +1

      Indeed. It often takes a few cups (as well as some experimentation with cream, sugar, and what-not) before you start developing a taste for the stuff (that's how it was for me, at least). Still, if you don't like coffee, then you don't like coffee. Everyone has their preferences!

  • @ryansmith3448
    @ryansmith3448 10 лет назад +11

    2:39 So that's how it works. I knew it! Every time you drink coffee, you make a deal with the devil!

    • @ryandanielheywood7340
      @ryandanielheywood7340 10 лет назад +1

      In that case, I make a deal with the Devil 'bout... well, let's say 6 times a day. LOL! :D

  • @jpmac97
    @jpmac97 2 года назад +1

    *sips my coffee while watching this*

  • @sylvy16
    @sylvy16 Год назад +4

    Like most stimulants, caffeine has different effects on different people. It calms some down and makes other hyperactive and anxious. Your experience with coffee is probably not the exact experience every other coffee drinker has.

  • @CallumEder
    @CallumEder 7 лет назад +258

    this video was brought to you by starbucks

    • @bones7868
      @bones7868 6 лет назад +6

      you mean tim hortons

    • @shivasrinivasan7662
      @shivasrinivasan7662 6 лет назад

      bones Great place. Patron Saint of Canada

    • @silhouette3111
      @silhouette3111 6 лет назад

      I'm Canadian and Tim Hortons has complete and utter shit coffee

    • @red2theelectricboogaloo961
      @red2theelectricboogaloo961 6 лет назад

      +Silhouette
      get
      out
      of here
      REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

    • @silhouette3111
      @silhouette3111 6 лет назад

      panteleimon panomarenko That's not even the saddest thing about that shithole. It's the fact that it isn't even owned by Canadians... My work here is done, I'll leave with my superior 1$ instant coffee now.

  • @EpicGammingCrew
    @EpicGammingCrew 4 года назад +144

    Average coffee drinker: I am very addicted to this substance and need it just ab every day to be useful ... but that’s a good thing because it makes me useful

    • @johnhill160
      @johnhill160 2 года назад +1

      You sure that is supposed to be the average coffee drinker?

    • @8stormy5
      @8stormy5 Год назад +2

      Unless you're working in the coffee fields themselves there's really no point to this strawman

  • @shiny_duck
    @shiny_duck 2 года назад +1

    This video is from 10 years ago but the quality of the content is so great that it looks from this year

  • @rodolforeno9219
    @rodolforeno9219 2 года назад

    From a boy raised in a coffee farm family, im so glad to see this video

  • @danw1374
    @danw1374 6 лет назад +58

    I actually heard someone say once "I'm totally anti drugs", then have gone on to say "I cant function with my starbucks everyday", some people are as dumb as a sack of walnut shells.

    • @arandombee9306
      @arandombee9306 4 года назад

      Hah good one

    • @klake5375
      @klake5375 4 года назад

      Coffee is nothing compared to actual drugs

    • @MrDrew2220
      @MrDrew2220 4 года назад +7

      @@klake5375 coffee IS an "actual drug"

    • @SkProjects
      @SkProjects 4 года назад +1

      @@klake5375 caffeine withdrawl is worst and longest of aaalll drugs it can take years to be normal again

    • @klake5375
      @klake5375 4 года назад

      @@MrDrew2220 Compared to cocaine and Heroin? It's nothing.

  • @ian2835
    @ian2835 6 лет назад +264

    This was Sponsored by the Coffee Inc.

    • @MegaMGstudios
      @MegaMGstudios 5 лет назад +11

      Or is it? *Vsauce music starts playing*

    • @sameggenton1077
      @sameggenton1077 5 лет назад +7

      It’s all a ploy by big coffee

    • @dddmemaybe
      @dddmemaybe 4 года назад +4

      @@sameggenton1077 B.i.g. C.o.f.f.e.e.
      it's just like Big Pharma and Big Banana. yeek!

    • @ShadowGaming-zt4ym
      @ShadowGaming-zt4ym 4 года назад +4

      This video was made by Big Coffee to sell more coffee

    • @therossionfan
      @therossionfan 4 года назад +1

      More like Black Rifle coffee company

  • @ANDUAN93
    @ANDUAN93 3 года назад

    Watching this while sipping my morning coffee

  • @RapFab
    @RapFab 2 года назад +3

    You can tell that this was written while drinking a lot of coffee.

  • @EnEvighet7
    @EnEvighet7 7 лет назад +321

    I love science that confirms my healthy addictions! =D

    • @123lowp
      @123lowp 7 лет назад +15

      cocaine is the king of drugs... like 100x better than caffeine...
      cocaine is better than meth also... meth is a debacle

    • @kali1hunna615
      @kali1hunna615 7 лет назад +10

      EnEvighet7 coffee and sugar are the greatest legal drugs to control the masses!
      the biggest drug dealers on the planet are the corporations that matket them!

    • @t.g.5644
      @t.g.5644 7 лет назад +3

      sugar and fats r the best cus they tasty and they can be reserved in your body for emergency energy

    • @Tate525
      @Tate525 6 лет назад

      pure table sugar is the best for instant energy boost !

    • @KevinSmith-qi5yn
      @KevinSmith-qi5yn 6 лет назад +2

      Refined sugars make you fat.

  • @thomasnewhouse5766
    @thomasnewhouse5766 4 года назад +33

    Ive found many studies saying that coffee helps you do things better for a while but after a couple week you actually work worse then you did originally.

    • @thebuddercweeper
      @thebuddercweeper Год назад +1

      I saw one recently that showed a positive effect on memory from long-term caffeine consumption

    • @tombombadil2049
      @tombombadil2049 Год назад

      @@thebuddercweeper Same with nicotine

  • @hannahcrenshaw9342
    @hannahcrenshaw9342 3 года назад +5

    “You can stay awake for DAYS with no side effects!”

  • @tylerm6453
    @tylerm6453 Год назад +30

    CGP is so addicted to coffee, he started citing the debunked “people only drank alcohol in the middle ages” myth

  • @golddropper2747
    @golddropper2747 5 лет назад +34

    It is impossible to drink 90 cups of coffee
    Matt Stonie: Hold my sandwich

  • @khandarwilliam5439
    @khandarwilliam5439 7 лет назад +29

    i've been drinking insecticide all this time???

  • @bananasauz4337
    @bananasauz4337 Год назад +2

    This video hits different since I missed my coffee this morning

  • @eda6654
    @eda6654 3 года назад +2

    0:06 I cannot stop thinking of it as some sort of "weeeee..." sound because of the font.

  • @marchmallow3011
    @marchmallow3011 4 года назад +16

    A video about why some people don't get affected by caffeine would be nice. I can drink coffee before bed with no problems and it really doesn't feel like it has any effect on me

    • @WHATTHEHELL666
      @WHATTHEHELL666 Год назад +7

      That seems like you're ether desesitized or part of the ADHD club./g /lh

  • @ValpasKankaristo
    @ValpasKankaristo 8 лет назад +84

    0:28 Suomi mainittu, torilla tavataan! Perkele!

  • @JohnPaulBuce
    @JohnPaulBuce Год назад +3

    i got acidic because of coffee, feelsbadman

  • @christopherbarber9351
    @christopherbarber9351 2 года назад

    I'm really surprised that I hadn't seen this before -- great work as always!

  • @lordofdarkdudes
    @lordofdarkdudes 9 лет назад +194

    TEA!!!!!!

    • @hynjus001
      @hynjus001 9 лет назад +3

      Tea is also a much healthier form of caffeine ingestions nutritionfacts.org/video/coffee-vs-tea/

    • @polixstar8249
      @polixstar8249 9 лет назад +4

      FreeGoro we are coffee drinkers we will add you caffiene our own your tea will adapt to become coffee resistence futile

    • @lordofdarkdudes
      @lordofdarkdudes 9 лет назад

      Wyverngamer thiere is already filled with caffiene

    • @polixstar8249
      @polixstar8249 9 лет назад

      we add more caffeine to it please dont. start a flame war

    • @lordofdarkdudes
      @lordofdarkdudes 9 лет назад

      Wyverngamer its a coffe/tea war

  • @sjgabhane
    @sjgabhane 7 лет назад +672

    Covfefe*

  • @fishyfish201
    @fishyfish201 Год назад +2

    Caffeine is a double edged sword. One of those edges is just really, really, really dull.

  • @readjordan2257
    @readjordan2257 Год назад +2

    Coffee and ADHD medication should switch places in legality. Because one IS addictive but accessible legally and the other isnt accessible but non-addictive.