Listen, we're not doctors. Obviously. If we were doctors, we probably wouldn't be blogging. We'd be off doing highly lucrative doctor stuff. Still, even without years of fancy doctor schoolin', we can assure you that taking pills of any sort won't make you better at playing video games -- even when those pills are the new gamer-oriented FpsBrain Zoom "visual performance" enhancing capsules.
These meds are set apart from FpsBrain's other offerings, which contain enough caffeine and guarana to allow most toddlers to tap into the Speed Force. Instead of filling you with raw energy, Zoom allows you to actually see better during your lengthy Halo 3 sessions, providing you with the ocular edge that ... aw, screw it. Taking good care of your eyes is important, but ordering dubious pills from European countries probably isn't the best way to do so. We prefer carrots! They're crunchy, delicious and American.
Reader Comments (31)
Posted: May 6th 2009 3:31AM (Unverified) said
No their not American, it seems they originated in Afghanistan, and came to America fairly later than other countries, Europe included that you so unjustly put down. Shame on you, do some research guys ;-)
http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/history.html
ps im off sick today, hence plenty of time to waste :-D
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http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/history.html
ps im off sick today, hence plenty of time to waste :-D
Posted: May 6th 2009 5:29AM (Unverified) said
"other countries, Europe included"
Europe is a continent, not a country.
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Europe is a continent, not a country.
Posted: May 6th 2009 4:08AM MrKlorox said
It has both Lutein and Zeaxanthin, which are supplements for vision. I've never tried them before.
http://www.allaboutvision.com/nutrition/lutein.htm
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http://www.allaboutvision.com/nutrition/lutein.htm
Posted: May 6th 2009 4:29AM (Unverified) said
carrots arent good for your eyes. That was a rumour started by the british during ww2 when they developed radar. They published a story about conserving carrots for their pilots so they could see better.
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Posted: May 6th 2009 5:09AM R Planteer said
Aye, and Baskin-Robbins actually has 32 flavors of ice cream, and is keeping the second one hidden as part of their evil plot.
+1 to the person that can tell me where I got that from.
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+1 to the person that can tell me where I got that from.
Posted: May 6th 2009 6:36AM snarfoogle said
Why eat a carrot when these pills have 1.2 mg of pure beta-carotine?!
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Posted: May 6th 2009 7:54AM Skytwin said
Excellent research.
a) Carrots aren't from America
b) They'll only help your eyesight if your diet lacks vitimin A (although other sources like fish are far better).
c) Eating too much vitimin A can cause toxicity and promote various forms of cancer.
Now, I'm not a doctor either but I can operate google.
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a) Carrots aren't from America
b) They'll only help your eyesight if your diet lacks vitimin A (although other sources like fish are far better).
c) Eating too much vitimin A can cause toxicity and promote various forms of cancer.
Now, I'm not a doctor either but I can operate google.
Posted: May 6th 2009 8:18AM derdaim said
No kidding: I had to take tranquillilzers for some months and during this time I was a gaming-god. Since then I never had been a quarter this good. Mostly I'm about average in multiplayer games (CS1.6,Quake etc.) but during those months almost everything worked. I totally pwned every match.
So medics DO work for gaming!
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So medics DO work for gaming!
Posted: May 6th 2009 9:06AM Boffo the Sock said
"So medics DO work for gaming!"
I do not think it means what you think it means.
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I do not think it means what you think it means.
Posted: May 6th 2009 8:39AM bloodyskies said
"we can assure you that taking pills of any sort won't make you better at playing video games"
I can assure you that I got my top score in Burnout 3: Takedown's Road Rage mode after ingesting a couple of pills. I'm not talking a small improvement here either, up from 38 to 52 just 20 minutes after consumption. And I was barely conscious of achieving this feat either - one of my friends (who I'd been chatting to incessantly during the game and promptly hugged afterwards) had to point it out.
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I can assure you that I got my top score in Burnout 3: Takedown's Road Rage mode after ingesting a couple of pills. I'm not talking a small improvement here either, up from 38 to 52 just 20 minutes after consumption. And I was barely conscious of achieving this feat either - one of my friends (who I'd been chatting to incessantly during the game and promptly hugged afterwards) had to point it out.
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