Thai billionaire who invented Red Bull energy drink dies in Bangkok, aged 89

[Rockheart]

The creator of Red Bull, who became one of the world's richest men thanks to the success of the fizzy, caffeine-laden drink, died yesterday in Bangkok of natural causes. Chaleo Yoovidhya was 89.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/pe...9-7576279.html

In Thailand it is almost impossible to find the carbonated Red Bull we drink in North America.
They only have the Original non-carbonated Red Bull shots.
There is many other brands there too.


http://www.thaizer.com/food/red-bull...energy-drinks/

[Raging Bob]

Been there, done that......thanks to Crag I've got the T-shirt!!!

R.I.P. Red Bull man!!

[dom r]

I would be in tears if the guy who invented Coke died.....oh he did?

Red Bull, what dat?

[Rockheart]

I would be in tears in the guy who invented Coke died.....oh he did?

Red Bull, what dat?

He died in 1888.
In 1865 he invented the first version of the concoction to help relieve his Morphine addiction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pemberton



Maybe coca cola is doomed:
'End of capitalism': Bolivia to expel Coca-Cola in wake of 2012 Mayan 'apocalypse'

http://rt.com/news/bolivia-ban-coca-cola-581/

[daisuki888]

R.I.P. red bull man.. thou i didnt taste any of that product

[Rantsalot]

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Personally I never found Red Bull gave much of any kind of increase in energy however the shots of the self titled "5 hour energy" drinks do have an effect.

[Dita Dior]

Personally I never found rRd Bull gave much of any kind of increase in energy however the shots of the self titled "5 hour energy" drinks do have an effect.

Those 5 Hour Energy drinks are death.
I almost died on those. I guess maybe they are ment 5 hour energy for a reason.
But I almost had a heart arthimea or whatever you call it in Windsor.
And I had a great night in Emergency.

Enough to say Im terrfied to drink energy drinks now.

So kudos to the billioinare who invented it. I don't think they should be sold at corner stores little chidlren able to just pick it up and buy it. They are dangerous.

[cobbler]

I've never had a Red Bull, or any of those other over the counter stimulants for that matter.
They sort of spook me out.
If I'm going to take a drug I want it to calm me down, not rev me up.
I'm down to one cup of coffee a day.
I can live with that.
Then again, I'm an old fart now, and a few years back I would have been all over them.

[Rockheart]

Like most other things Red Bull and 5 hour energy are safe in reasonable amounts.

There is nothing in either one that is that dangerous.

B complex vitamins, amino acids, sugars and Caffeine
The only thing that could possibly give and arrhythmia is too much sugar and sensitivity to caffeine.

Would be no different than drinking too much Coca cola or alot of coffee with sugar.

B complex and amino acids generally just flush right through you.
Gallons of this stuff probably wouldn't hurt you too much.

Caffiene is the number one culprit here.
Sugar is number two.