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Comment Re:no caffeine in chocolate (Score 2) 283

There are a number of things in chocolate -- and there does appear to be some validity to there being a small amount of caffeine in chocolate, I would ask that you provide specific citations which show that caffeine is the strongest component. It may be the strongest in terms of its stimulant effectiveness, however the quantity of caffeine vs theobromine leaves it in the "also-ran" category in typical batches of chocolate from the reading I've done.

Comment Why is Chocolate even on the list? (Score 2) 283

Chocolate (unless it's been infused/mixed with caffeine bearing extract, coffee beans, or tea) has theobromine which is a close relative of caffeine. Pure chocolate has no caffeine. The kick from theobromine is much lighter and shorter lived than caffeine. Ref: http://www.xocoatl.org/caffeine.htm Let's discontinue the urban legend of caffeine in chocolate. At the same time I'm all for well made mocha that brings the joys of coffee/caffeine together with chocolate/theobromine!

Comment Biogenic vs Abiogenic Petroleum Theories (Score 1) 293

This statement " Even more interesting is that oil or petrochemicals used to create this type of plastic are only known to come from ancient fossilized organic materials, such as zooplankton and algae, which geochemical processes convert into oil pointing to the earthshaking evidence that there was once life on mars." is a bit behind the times. Research in recent times shows that petrochemicals can be generated from crystalline hydrocarbon compounds found in a variety of commonly found subterranean igneous formations. There are in fact people who explore for oil based on this theory of abiotic petroleum generation in place of the old theories that crude oil was only created from organic sources.

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