Have you Ever Wondered How Alcoholic Drinks Look Like Under The Microscope?

    A company called Bevshots has produced a series of shots of booze under the microscope at the Florida State University's chemistry labs.(1000x magnification).

The process consist of letting a droplet of liquor dry out completely on a slide in an airtight container, and photographing the result with a 35mm camera. The entire process can take up to three months and as many as 200 attempts to properly capture the drink's constituent parts.

         Cocktails can have fruit and soft drinks in them which contain citric acids and complex sugars which dry out well and look great photographed.  The incredible shapes and colours of the boozy artwork are highlighted by shining natural light on top and through the bottom of the slide. Just like images of snowflakes, each drink is different.
These images are available for sale at Bevshots. Open for business since August 2009, Bevshots estimate that they have sold over 20,000 examples of their alcoholic. 

Sources:
http://twistedsifter.com/2010/06/alcoholic-art-liquor-under-a-microscope/
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1999889_2157950,00.html

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Caffeine Content of Food & Drugs

•  Caffeine is the only drug that is present naturally or added to widely consumed foods (quinine is the other drug used in foods). It is mildly addictive, one possible reason that makers of soft drinks add it to their products. Many coffee drinkers experience withdrawal symptoms, such as headaches, irritability, sleepiness, and lethargy, when they stop drinking coffee. 

Coffees	Service Size	Caffeine (mg)
Coffee, generic brewed	8 oz.	133 (range: 102-200) (16 oz. = 266)
Starbucks Brewed Coffee (Grande)	16 oz.	320
Einstein Bros. regular coffee	16 oz.	300
Dunkin' Donuts regular coffee	16 oz.	206
Starbucks Vanilla Latte (Grande)	16 oz.	150
Coffee, generic instant	8 oz.	93 (range: 27-173)
Coffee, generic decaffeinated	8 oz.	5 (range: 3-12)
Starbucks Espresso, doppio	2 oz.	150
Starbucks Frappuccino Blended Coffee Beverages, average	9.5 oz.	115
Starbucks Espresso, solo	1 oz.	75
Einstein Bros. Espresso	1 oz.	75
Espresso, generic	1 oz.	40 (range: 30-90)
Starbucks Espresso decaffeinated	1 oz.	4
Teas	Service Size	Caffeine (mg)
Tea, brewed	8 oz.	53 (range: 40-120)
Starbucks Tazo Chai Tea Latte (Grande)	16 oz.	100
Snapple, Lemon (and diet version)	16 oz.	42
Snapple, Peach (and diet version)	16 oz.	42
Snapple Raspberry (and diet version)	16 oz.	42
Arizona Iced Tea, black	16 oz.	32
Nestea	12 oz.	26
Snapple, Just Plain Unsweetened	16 oz.	18
Arizona Iced Tea, green	16 oz.	15
Snapple, Kiwi Teawi	16 oz.	10
Soft Drinks	Service Size	Caffeine (mg)
FDA official limit for cola and pepper soft drinks	12 oz.	71
Vault	12 oz.	71 (20 oz. = 118)
Jolt Cola	12 oz.	72
Mountain Dew MDX, regular or diet	12 oz.	71 (20 oz. = 118)
Coke Blak	12 oz.	69 (20 oz. = 115)
Coke Red, regular or diet	12 oz.	54 (20 oz. = 90)
Mountain Dew, regular or diet	12 oz.	54 (20 oz. = 90)
Pepsi One	12 oz.	54 (20 oz. = 90)
Mellow Yellow	12 oz.	53
Diet Coke	12 oz.	47 (20 oz. = 78)
Diet Coke Lime	12 oz.	47 (20 oz. = 78)
TAB	12 oz.	46.5
Pibb Xtra, Diet Mr. Pibb, Pibb Zero	12 oz.	41 (20 oz. = 68)
Dr. Pepper	12 oz.	42 (20 oz. = 68)
Dr. Pepper diet	12 oz.	44 (20 oz. = 68)
Pepsi	12 oz.	38 (20 oz. = 63)
Pepsi Lime, regular or Diet	12 oz.	38 (20 oz. = 63)
Pepsi Vanilla	12 oz.	37
Pepsi Twist	12 oz.	38 (20 oz. = 63)
Pepsi Wild Cherry, regular or diet	12 oz.	38 (20 oz. = 63)
Diet Pepsi	12 oz.	36 (20 oz. = 60)
Pepsi Twist, diet	12 oz.	36 (20 oz. = 60)
Coca-Cola Classic	12 oz.	35 (20 oz. = 58)
Coke Black Cherry Vanilla, regular or diet	12 oz.	35 (20 oz. = 58)
Coke C2	12 oz.	35 (20 oz. = 58)
Coke Cherry, regular or diet	12 oz.	35 (20 oz. = 58)
Coke Lime	12 oz.	35 (20 oz. = 58)
Coke Vanilla	12 oz.	35 (20 oz. = 58)
Coke Zero	12 oz.	35 (20 oz. = 58)
Barq's Diet Root Beer	12 oz.	0
Barq's Root Beer	12 oz.	22 (20 oz. = 38)
7-Up, regular or diet	12 oz.	0
Fanta, all flavors	12 oz.	0
Fresca, all flavors	12 oz.	0
Mug Root Beer, regular or diet	12 oz.	0
Sierra Mist, regular or free	12 oz.	0
Sprite, regular or diet	12 oz.	0
Energy Drinks	Service Size	Caffeine (mg)
Spike Shooter	8.4 oz.	300
Cocaine	8.4 oz.	288
Monster Energy	16 oz.	160
Full Throttle	16 oz.	144
Rip It, all varieties	8 oz.	100
Enviga	12 oz.	100
Tab Energy	10.5 oz.	95
SoBe No Fear	8 oz.	83
Red Bull	8.3 oz.	80
Red Bull Sugarfree	8.3 oz..	80
Rockstar Energy Drink	8 oz.	80
SoBe Adrenaline Rush	8.3 oz.	79
Amp	8.4 oz.	74
Glaceau Vitamin Water Energy Citrus	20 oz.	50
SoBe Essential Energy, Berry or Orange	8 oz.	48
Frozen Desserts	Service Size	Caffeine (mg)
Ben & Jerry's Coffee Heath Bar Crunch	8 fl. oz.	84
Ben & Jerry's Coffee Flavored Ice Cream	8 fl. oz.	68
Haagen-Dazs Coffee Ice Cream	8 fl. oz.	58
Haagen-Dazs Coffee Light Ice Cream	8 fl. oz.	58
Haagen-Dazs Coffee Frozen Yogurt	8 fl. oz.	58
Haagen-Dazs Coffee & Almond Crunch Bar	8 fl. oz.	58
Starbucks Coffee Ice Cream	8 fl. oz.	50-60
Chocolates/Candies/Other	Service Size	Caffeine (mg)
Jolt Caffeinated Gum	1 stick	33
Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Bar	1.45 oz.	31
Hershey's Chocolate Bar	1.55 oz.	9
Hershey's Kisses	41g (9 pieces)	9
Hot Cocoa	8 oz.	9 (range: 3-13)
Over-The-Counter Drugs	Service Size	Caffeine (mg)
NoDoz (Maximum Strength)	1 tablet	200
Vivarin	1 tablet	200
Excedrin (Extra Strength)	2 tablets	130
Anacin (Maximum Strength)	2 tablets	64

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 Source:
http://www.cspinet.org/index.html
More background on caffeine

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