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Personal trainer dies of caffeine overdose equivalent to 200 cups of coffee
https://weartv.com ^ | Monday, March 7th 2022 | by WKRC Staff

Posted on 03/07/2022 10:43:11 AM PST by Red Badger

Edited on 03/07/2022 11:14:35 AM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]

COLWYN BAY, Wales (WKRC) — A coroner report shows a personal trainer died of a caffeine overdose due to a measuring mistake.

Tom Mansfield, 29, had bought a 3.5 oz. bag of caffeine powder from British sports supplement company Blackburn Distributions.


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Health/Medicine; Sports
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To: null and void

His fault.
He was warned.
The warning text is right at the top.


41 posted on 03/07/2022 11:50:46 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same. )
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To: tbpiper

I thought only the Italians had that problem! FIAT!..............I had a 75 X1/9. Spent more time UNDER IT THAN IN IT!...............


42 posted on 03/07/2022 11:51:22 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: null and void

“Who the heck knwos waht an “mg” is?”

The MG-B’s were the cool cars to have when I was in high school. I couldn’t afford one so I got the smaller, cheaper Triumph Spitfire. It was very small and very low to the ground. I remember one time when I was the first car stopped at a railroad crossing. The train was stopped in front of us. I looked at the tank car in front of us. I looked over at my friend and smiled...and said I think I can make it under the train, He said “NOOOOOOO! Don’t try it.” and pulled up the hand brake. I didn’t try but we had to wait at least 20 minutes before the train moved. I’ll never know if I could have made it but at least I am still alive.

I did buy a similar car a few years ago..just for fun, a Fiat Abarth Spider. I only have 600 miles on it, only drive it about once or twice a month when it’s not raining. It goes to my grand-nephew when I die...with instructions not to drive under trains.


43 posted on 03/07/2022 11:53:22 AM PST by RouxStir (No Peein' in the Gene Pool)
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To: Red Badger
Always weigh with a good, calibrated scale. Using volumetric equivalents can cause problems. If you reload ammunition, you always weigh your charges. The weight is provided in grains. 7000 grains to the the pound. An overcharge of as little as 0.5 grain can do some damage.

In this case, a very accurate scale in grams was needed and apparently not used. There are some errors for which you don't get a "re do".

44 posted on 03/07/2022 11:54:39 AM PST by Myrddin
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To: Red Badger

I’ve been a gym goer for 40 years and all the so called “personal trainers” I have encountered have been nothing but muscle heads with the intelligence of my Army drill instructor.


45 posted on 03/07/2022 11:56:57 AM PST by Hot Tabasco
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To: Codeflier
Strange that forever I have read the average cup of coffee has 100 mg of caffeine. But according to this stupid piece a full liter has 2 - 4mg of caffeine! I call the whole article into question with such sloppy reporting.

A cup of regular coffee can have anywhere from 25 to 500 mg. of caffein, depending on the type of coffee, how finely you grind it, and how strongly you brew it. Decaf coffee generally has 2 to 4 mg. of caffein.

46 posted on 03/07/2022 11:58:46 AM PST by Bubba_Leroy (Dementia Joe is Not My President)
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To: coloradan

An 8-ounce cup of coffee contains about 80 to 100 milligrams of caffeine.


47 posted on 03/07/2022 11:59:43 AM PST by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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To: real saxophonist
There are two types of countries: Those that use the metric system, And those that have landed on the Moon.

Plus the countries that landed on the Moon did it using slide rules and "super-computers" with combined processing power of far less than your average smart phone.

48 posted on 03/07/2022 12:02:46 PM PST by Bubba_Leroy (Dementia Joe is Not My President)
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To: Red Badger

Reminds me of the time my friend got a bag of chocolate coffee beans for Christmas at a party in Berkeley and then drove across the Oakland Bay Bridge to go home. While driving he was eating the coffee beans like potato chips and then stayed awake for two days. He said he was zonked out of caffeine for the next few days. Poor guy. Like hiking through poison oak at night and learning about the mistake in the morning.


49 posted on 03/07/2022 12:12:41 PM PST by Falconspeed ("Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." Robert Louis Stevenson.)
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To: Red Badger

‘A coroner report shows a personal trainer died of a caffeine overdose due to a measuring mistake.’

must have been Chock Full o’ Nuts, with that heavenly flavor....


50 posted on 03/07/2022 12:45:17 PM PST by IrishBrigade
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To: IrishBrigade

Or Maxwell House...............Good to your last drop...........


51 posted on 03/07/2022 12:47:26 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

It killed the Mars Climate Orbiter in 1999...

An investigation attributed the failure to a measurement mismatch between two software systems: metric units by NASA and US Customary (imperial or “English”) units by spacecraft builder Lockheed Martin.


52 posted on 03/07/2022 12:54:28 PM PST by deks
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To: Red Badger

Crappy? Have you ever driven one?

I love my 1965 MG midget.


53 posted on 03/07/2022 1:12:42 PM PST by enumerated
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To: tbpiper

Funny.

I’ve heard so many reports of how bad Lucas was - but my 1965 midget still has all its original Lucas parts and I never had a problem in the 25 years I’ve owned it.

And when I go on MG forums, the actual owners of these antique cars don’t seem to be complaining either. They talk about what is the proper brake fluid, replacing worn out leaf springs, setting up the carburetors, stuff like that - but you don’t hear horror stories about the wiring.


54 posted on 03/07/2022 1:29:59 PM PST by enumerated
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To: Red Badger

No - he died from an overdose of stupidity 🤪


55 posted on 03/07/2022 1:30:12 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: enumerated

You’re right.
And those are pretty simple cars.
Compared to the machines of today, extremely simple.

My daughter’s minivan has more wiring in the driver side door than an old MG has in the whole car LOL.


56 posted on 03/07/2022 1:33:23 PM PST by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: ifinnegan

I guess Starbucks is a mass murderer.

Starbucks markets drugs to children. The Java Chip frappucinos they sold me at age 16 were totally the gateway drug to actual coffee. By the time I'm 40 I'll likely be mainlining the stuff. Lock up the Starbucks execs! It's for the children! /s

57 posted on 03/07/2022 1:35:41 PM PST by FormerFRLurker
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To: Red Badger

Briefly owned a midget in the 80’s. Never understood why the British built cars that wouldn’t start when it was raining.


58 posted on 03/07/2022 1:36:56 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: enumerated

I think its a popular legend. My brother had a Midget for a while and had a couple of electrical glitches that he fixed, but for the most part it ran pretty well.


59 posted on 03/07/2022 4:05:02 PM PST by tbpiper
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To: Red Badger

Was fun to drive to drive when it did run?


60 posted on 03/07/2022 4:07:07 PM PST by tbpiper
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