A group of scientists in India announced they have created a “tea pill,” which promises to deliver the same effect as a cup of the freshly-steeped original to those who are just too damn lazy to boil or microwave water:
The four-member team based in the northeastern state of Assam — the heart of the country’s tea industry — said the pill was ready but it would take six months to be available commercially. “The pill is absolutely safe, (it) can be chewed or placed under the tongue,” Mridul Hazarika, director of the Tocklai Experimental Station, told AFP. It can also be enjoyed in the “conventional manner by dipping the tablet in a cup of hot water,” Hazarika said. “We are sure the tea tablets will be able to freshen and cheer up a person with nearly the same effect as having a hot cup of brewed tea.” [AFP/Yahoo!]
AFP/Yahoo!: No time to make hot tea? Take a pill
gasping I.. I.. went.. gulps saliva, sparingly leaking moisture a week and a half.. gasp.. without water.. subsisting on tea pills.. no one mentioned it wouldn’t hydrate me!
gasp who will pay for my newly developed liver and kidney dysfunction! I gasps, nearing death must sue my malefactor.. gasping w.. wi.. will you scientists never think of the greater ethical issues.. cease this endless advancement of technology..
I’m sorry, but this is just plain wrong. Never skimp on making tea properly. Really.
Yes, listen to MD, aka ekcupchai 😉
I don’t know. I am kind of digging the idea. I have been chewing Caffeine gum for months now. Very effective and without any of the bad stuff that comes in coffee. Ever since watching the Jetsons as a kid I have been waiting for the day when all of our food is in pill form.
It should be noted, however, that Abhi is an aspiring astronaut and has an aversion for hot beverages.
-the disclaimer police 😉