If I only drink 1/2 a cup of 1/2 caff, does than mean no caffeine?
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25805)
United States
July 5, 2017 11:43am CST
In an effort to reduce my caffeine intake, my missus bought me some half-caff coffee for me to use for my second cup of the day. The desire to reduce caffeine intake was mine, not something my lovely wife forced upon me.
Being a math teacher, I started wondering about the possible outcomes of drinking half-caff.
If I drink two cups of half-caff, is that like drinking one full caff and one no caff?
If I only drink half of the half-caff, does that mean I had a quarter of the caffeine?
I don't know the answer to either of these questions. Well, actually, mathematically speaking, I do. What I don't know is the effect of the total caffeine consumption.
The other thing I know is the only reason I'm giving any thought to what's in my coffee is to avoid working on book edits. Guess I should get to it.
What are you up to this Wednesday the 5th of July?
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17 responses
@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
6 Jul 17
You would faint if you knew how many "POTS" of coffee I drink per day @DWDavis .
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
7 Jul 17
@DWDavis 24 cups is about my usual. Way too much.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
5 Jul 17
Being prone to kidney stones - the doc said I can drink one cup of 'regular' coffee a day or all the decaf I want - I do one cup of 'real' and you can have the decaf...ugh.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
6 Jul 17
@DWDavis I always did drink a lot of water - also not to eat beets, celery, and a zillion other things.
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@allknowing (137995)
• India
6 Jul 17
I too like maths. But this has gone over my head
Wait a minute. You did drink something that had caffeine in it and so you did have caffeine may be less. Or do I need to read between the lines
Time to get back to editing.
Wait a minute. You did drink something that had caffeine in it and so you did have caffeine may be less. Or do I need to read between the lines
Time to get back to editing.2 people like this
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
5 Jul 17
I do not know the answer but it sure is a brain exercise.
I hope you get your edit done today then DW.
I am not giving up caffeine but found a great coffee without it if I need to.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
5 Jul 17
@CoralLevang I had to get the word "wholly" in there somehow ;) (digging myself out of a hole now!) 
@crossbones27 (49721)
• Mojave, California
5 Jul 17
Pretty sure means you drink a quarter of what you used to, but do not feel bad I will drink 3 quarters for you.
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@Hate2Iron (15727)
• Canada
5 Jul 17
LOL... grab a nice cup of real coffee and get to it!
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@moffittjc (121734)
• Gainesville, Florida
10 Jul 17
I will sit their and lecture people who drink Red Bull and Monster energy drinks about how bad all that caffeine is, and then sit there myself and drink coffee and soda all day long. I'm definitely a caffeine addict, and I've slowly started to reduce my consumption. I don't know that I'll ever give up coffee or even go to de-caff, but I have been working hard on reducing my soda intake. Baby steps.
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@moffittjc (121734)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Jul 17
@DWDavis I have reduced my soda consumption tremendously, but still drink too much of it. But I do find that as my soda consumption decreases, my coffee consumption increases.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
5 Jul 17
Please teacher, I am so awful at math!
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@thislittlepennyearns (62947)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
5 Jul 17
Get back to those book edits!
I haven't done a whole lot besides read, write and do laundry.
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@snowy22315 (182415)
• United States
7 Jul 17
Yesterday, hmmm not much actually it rained.
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