Topics: Science, Space
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Updated 14:05 1 Aug 2024 GMT+1Published 13:35 1 Aug 2024 GMT+1
People say they can ‘punch through walls’ after trying ‘magic’ mushroom coffee
The adaptogen coffee is going down a treat with Brits.
Ellis Cochrane
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We like our morning cup of coffee to pack a bit of a punch but when we spotted that a certain blend caused someone to profess that they could ‘punch through walls,’ ‘run on water’ and ‘levitate,’ we obviously had to find out more.
Demi Deherrera/ UnsplashAnd what if we told you that it featured some ‘magic’ mushrooms? No, not that kind, but the type that help you focus and improve your energy and mood with none of the typical jitters or restlessness that you can often get from traditional coffee beans?
Enter Orange County’s Brain Food Coffee. And there’s currently a way to try it out for less, while also getting a few freebies too.
Nathan Dumlao/ UnsplashNormally priced at £29.99, the 200g Starter Kit Bundle of their Brain Food Coffee should give you enough for 30 servings. But you can save 20% simply by signing up for their subscription, which in turn takes the price down to £23.99.
Add in the free hand whisk and tote bag that you get with your first order and it’s well worth giving it a go, particularly if you’ve been interested in dabbling in nootropics.
But how does it work exactly? And what sort of ingredients does it include? Buckle up...
Orange CountyWhat ingredients does it include?
Nootropics are a bit of a buzz word at the moment but if you’ve not heard of them before, they are essentially supplements that are designed to help improve bodily functions such as attention, memory and focus.
And Orange County’s coffee is infused with nootropics such as Lion’s Mane mushroom, Rhodiola Rosea and L-theanine.
The first ingredient is believed to stimulate the production of nerve growth factor in the brain to help maintain and grow neurons, while the herb Rhodiola Rosea is a de-stressor and is thought to balance cortisol levels in the body.
Orange CountyThe last of these three nootropics, L-theanine, is actually already found naturally in tea leaves, with it having calming and relaxing properties.
There are also three additional mushrooms in this blend, in addition to the Lion’s Mane variety, with this superfood making up around 4,000mg in each serving. But thankfully shoppers haven’t been able to taste anything resembling what you might think of, when you think of mushrooms, when they brew up a cup. Just in case the thought of drinking mushrooms might have put you off slightly.
In addition to this, each cup of Brain Food Coffee contains 80mg of caffeine, with it being vegan friendly, gluten and sugar free, if you have specific dietary requirements or are trying to cut back on your sugar intake.
What are customers saying?
With plenty of five-star reviews, happy shoppers have taken to the brand’s website in their droves to share their positive thoughts on the coffee blend.
One customer explained: “I use this every morning and have been for the past month. The increase in fitness, productivity, focus and decision making.
"My ability to perform under pressure has gone through the roof. I have less anxiety when facing challenges. This product is truly amazing and such a game changer.”
While another added: “Since drinking this AMAZING addition to the daily diet I find my energy levels are a lot more consistent, no crashing and I am no longer a coffee guzzler as this drink satisfies me and keeps me going and focused through the long shifts! Life changing.”
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Ellis Cochrane
Published 17:34 29 Apr 2024 GMT+1
NASA has a scary protocol in place if an asteroid was going to hit Earth
According to NASA, something very specific would happen
Tom Earnshaw
The idea of an asteroid heading full-pelt towards Earth is enough to make you shudder. And while it's a story that is thankfully reserved to fiction through the likes of Michael Bay's 1998 classic Armageddon, of course NASA has a plan in place just in case it becomes reality.
When it's not looking at ways we can get astronauts to Mars, the American space agency is also reviewing its contingency plans in case of cosmic chaos.
What If An Asteroid Were Going To Hit Earth?
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"There are no known threats to Earth, but planetary defense expert Dr Kelly Fast says it’s important to find the asteroids before they find us," NASA notes.
"That’s why NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office keeps its eyes on the skies."
After all, we don't want humanity to go the way of the dinosaurs.
Well, NASA has explained all when it comes to preparation. Sitting down with NASA asteroid expert Dr Kelly Fast, she explains what would happen if fiction became reality.
"Well, it's important to find asteroids before they find us in case we need to get them before they get us," Dr Fast said.
"An asteroid impact is the only natural disaster that could be prevented.
CGI of an asteroid heading for Earth. (Getty Stock Image)"NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office supports projects to discover asteroids and to calculate their orbits far into the future.
"If an asteroid impact threat is discovered years or decades in advance, then a deflection mission might be possible. The first order of business for planetary defense is to find the asteroids."
As well as trying to identify and blow up the threat, NASA would send out an official alert, first to the government of the country the asteroid was predicted to impact and then the entire world. The public would have to be informed about the threat and the United Nations made aware.
According to previous reports, if an asteroid was years away then humanity would attempt to deflect it and prevent it from ever reaching our planet. But less than five years before impact and the asteroid would have to be blown up and destroyed instead of redirected.
NASA HQ. (CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)In 2022, NASA blew up an asteroid in deep space through its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission.
It was a way of testing what Dr Fast was talking about; how can we measure up against killer asteroids if the threat becomes real.
The $324 million scientific experiment calculated how much momentum would be needed to deflect the asteroid when hitting it head on.
DART smashed into the asteroid of choice, called Dimorphos, which was a minor-planet moon of the asteroid called Didymos. Dimorphos posed zero threat to Earth during the experiment, with it being around 11 million kilometres from our planet when struck.
The experiment was an overwhelming success, shortening its orbit of Didymos by 32 minutes when the experiment had hoped to shorten it by 73 seconds.Featured Image Credit: Getty Stock Image / CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images
Topics: NASA, Space, Technology, World News
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Updated 09:52 16 Feb 2024 GMTPublished 14:38 15 Feb 2024 GMT
NASA predicted 'most dangerous asteroid in solar system' could hit earth in just over 150 years
NASA discovered the most dangerous asteroid back in 1999.
Anish Vij
Sorry I know we're one day away from Friday, but I thought I'd just let you know that an asteroid the size of the Empire State Building could hit the earth in just over 150 years.
NASA discovered the rare B-type asteroid back in 1999 and has dubbed it as one of the 'most dangerous' objects in the solar system.
NASA's DART mission successfully slams into asteroid
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The 1,614-foot-wide (492 meters) asteroid is big enough to cause significant destruction on Earth, and is capable of digging itself several miles down into the planet's surface.
This would most likely cause an earthquake spanning hundreds of miles of area from the impact location.
Thankfully, there are two important pieces of info here:
1) You'll be dead if/when it happens
2) There's a 1 in 2,700 chance of it actually happening
NASABut if it does head to us, you best sure that NASA has over 150 years to get prepared for the rock - titled asteroid Bennu - with 24 September 2182 being the most likely due date.
While the chances of a strike have risen over the next century or two, NASA's improved probabilities come courtesy of its OSIRIS-REX spacecraft, which has been on a five-year mission to study Bennu up close and collect rock samples for scientists to study back home.
And after a length journey, NASA announced in December that a grain from the asteroid Bennu would be brought to Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron, for scientific measurements.
The grain is from the 100 milligrams of sample sent to the Natural History Museum (NHM) in London, small fraction of the approximately 70 grams of Bennu rock.
This will not only provide new scientific data and new knowledge about the asteroid, but the origins of our solar system.
PexelsDr Ashley King, a planetary scientist from the Natural History Museum, said: “Although this sample is small, only a little larger than a grain of sand, it is more than enough to reveal a lot of information about our solar system.
“Diamond is key as it enables non-destructive testing of the samples, which is vital.
“The Bennu samples will be used to test theories that suggest asteroids like Bennu may have been involved in delivering key components to the young Earth system some 4.5 billion years ago.
“Potentially, it’s how we got the water in our oceans and some of the compounds that were necessary to kick-start life.
“Our experiments are focussed on understanding the mineralogy, composition and textures of the samples to be able to tell the story of Bennu’s history.
“Using DIAD (Dual Imaging And Diffraction) we’ll be able to explore the mineralogy of Bennu in 3D.”Featured Image Credit: Getty Stock Images/NASA
Topics: NASA, Science
Anish Vij
Updated 15:24 26 Jul 2024 GMT+1Published 15:25 26 Jul 2024 GMT+1
NASA scientist warns about 'real risk of asteroid' with potentially 'huge consequences' if it hits Earth
We'll probably be fine, the chances of being hit are pretty low
Joe Harker
Many millions of years ago the dominant creatures on the planet were going about their normal lives of eating, sleeping, fighting and f**king when a big asteroid came down and kablamo! Life on Earth was irrevocably changed.
When that one came down, it wiped out about three quarters of all plant and animal life on this rock.
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Now we're the dominant creatures on this planet, but the possibility that a chunk of rock hurtling through space might come crashing down and spell doom for us all is still very present.
Space hasn't run out of asteroids that may come our way, though we'd have more advance warning than the dinosaurs.
We've got all sorts of instruments and gizmos to plot the paths of asteroids so we can spot them coming and plan accordingly.
That plan would first figure out how much time we had to respond, as we could have years or even decades to mount a response.
If an asteroid was heading for Earth what could we do about it? (Getty Stock Photo)In that case, the asteroid could well be deflected off-course, but if it's going to hit within five years it'll have to be destroyed.
We've already practiced this on other asteroids not headed for our planet so if our warning system pings up a problem, it's something we might be able to handle.
It's better than the dinosaurs - at least they didn't even have spaceships and satellites.
One of the planet's greatest asteroid experts is planetary scientist Dante Lauretta, the leader of NASA's OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return mission which successfully landed on an asteroid called Bennu and collected samples which it dropped off back on Earth.
Speaking to Inverse, he said that the chances of us being struck by an asteroid weren't high, but it was something we'd need to think about.
"I am not having a good day." (Getty Stock Photo)He said: "The risk of an asteroid impact is real. It’s small. But the consequences are huge.
"We live our lives with our heads down with all our daily struggles. But every once in a while, you look up, and you go, you know, there could be something coming, and maybe we should think about it."
He also said that we had new facilities to spot asteroids, though lamented the closure of some places like the Arecibo radar system in Puerto Rico, which was damaged by a hurricane and is not currently being rebuilt.
Lauretta said that learning about asteroids and the 'unbelievably powerful' forces in the universe means 'you can't help but feel tiny', but that doesn't make the wonders of space any less of an 'amazing place to explore'.
