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posted by martyb on Thursday April 16 2015, @11:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the look-what's-brewing-on-the-ISS dept.

Imagine starting your day without any coffee. Starbucks, Dunkin' Donuts, Tim Hortons and vany other chains thrive on our coffee addiction. Add to that the fact that many of us have already had a cup or two even before venturing out to get a cup from one of those chains. Well, an Anonymous Coward has written in to tell us of some hard-working folks who had to give up real coffee for months at a time!

For years, the hard-working astronauts aboard the ISS had to begin their day with freeze-dried, reconstituted coffee served in plastic pouches. Now, this gross injustice may finally be remedied. The resupply mission scheduled to be launched today (Tuesday) will carry a new model of space espresso maker. Manufactured by Lavazza and the Italian aerospace firm Argotec, the machine is specially designed for microgravity operation, and uses off-the-shelf Lavazza coffee packets.

 
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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by draconx on Thursday April 16 2015, @12:41PM

    by draconx (4649) on Thursday April 16 2015, @12:41PM (#171554)

    Why does anyone need coffee to start their day?

    The text you quoted answers this question. We need coffee to start our day because we are addicted to coffee. Coffee drinkers understand this.

    But it's not so bad, since coffee is the most awesome beverage on earth.

    "Someone who consumes caffeine regularly when they're at work but not at weekends runs the risk of feeling a bit rubbish by Sunday," said Peter Rogers, who led the research at Bristol University. "It's better to stick with it or keep off it altogether."

    I've never met anyone who drinks coffee during the week but not on weekends. That seems pretty silly.

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  • (Score: 1) by yarp on Thursday April 16 2015, @01:06PM

    by yarp (2665) on Thursday April 16 2015, @01:06PM (#171560)

    I drink coffee more or less every morning but sometimes (not usually by choice) I'll go without for several days yet this doesn't leave me with withdrawal symptoms. Am I doing it wrong?

  • (Score: 2) by frojack on Thursday April 16 2015, @04:36PM

    by frojack (1554) on Thursday April 16 2015, @04:36PM (#171640) Journal

    The text you quoted answers this question. We need coffee to start our day because we are addicted to coffee. Coffee drinkers understand this.

    Maybe heavy coffee drinkers.

    Actually, its a pretty weak addiction, if it is an addiction at all. I usually have coffee most mornings. Its a rare day when I have another cup later in the day. (I don't wok near an always brewing pot like I did in my past jobs).
    But on days I don't have time, or I am faced with only restaurant coffee, I just skip it.
    I enjoy the coffee for taste. Especially a fine cup of Ethiopian Harrar.
    But If I don't get it I'm none the worse for wear, and don't crave it.

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    No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
  • (Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Thursday April 16 2015, @10:15PM

    by LoRdTAW (3755) on Thursday April 16 2015, @10:15PM (#171757) Journal

    I've never met anyone who drinks coffee during the week but not on weekends. That seems pretty silly.

    Meet me. I drink anywhere from 3-5 cups per day at work. At home I do not drink coffee. And yes, that includes weekends. The only time I drink coffee outside of work is on road trips. And that is usually a cup or two at a rest/truck stop.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 17 2015, @07:33AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 17 2015, @07:33AM (#171928)

      Yeah, but you can't even capitalize properly. LoRdTAW indeed!