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* Ads for NRG claim that the drink contains "natural caffeine," which as everybody knows is completely different from the artificial caffeine in so many other energy drinks...except that it isn't, since virtually all caffeine used in energy drinks and soda-pop comes from decaffeinated coffee beans (and most of the rest comes from decaffeinated tea leaves). Caffeine [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_synthesis total synthesis]] is possible, but producing usable amounts of usable product is so expensive that it's just cheaper to use the natural sources--and besides, the market for decaffeinated coffee and tea is so large that to do anything else is tantamount to turning down free money. The kicker to all of this? It doesn't matter whether it's natural or synthetic: every molecule of 1,3,7-Trimethylpurine-2,6-dione is the same.
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* Ads for NRG claim that the drink contains "natural caffeine," which as everybody knows is completely different from the artificial caffeine in so many other energy drinks... except that it isn't, since virtually all caffeine used in energy drinks and soda-pop comes from decaffeinated coffee beans (and most of the rest comes from decaffeinated tea leaves). Caffeine [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_synthesis total synthesis]] is possible, but producing usable amounts of usable product is so expensive that it's just cheaper to use the natural sources--and besides, the market for decaffeinated coffee and tea is so large that to do anything else is tantamount to turning down free money. The kicker to all of this? It doesn't matter whether it's natural or synthetic: every molecule of 1,3,7-Trimethylpurine-2,6-dione is the same.
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* In ''Literature/HeavyObject'', Volume 17 focuses on the trade of "immortanoid" supposedly an all-natural mineral which when used in baths grants longevity due to its unique radiation. In reality, it's a trans-uranic element produced in particle accelerators. The manufacturers used marketing, limited production, and a rare earths bank to create demand and pump the price.
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* The term "organic" is perhaps the most {{egregious}} version of this. While it does have a meaning, technically speaking, it provides absolutely no benefits whatsoever -- numerous studies have proven it is not healthier, it is not more nutritious, it isn't tastier, and it is actually ''worse'' for the environment due to the use of inferior pesticides (which have to be applied more often, and are not specially designed to break down quickly) and because of lower yield, requiring more land to grow the same amount of food -- and the number one cause of damage to the environment by farming is habitat loss. Ironically, one of the most commonly used organic pesticides is BT -- the exact same toxin which is produced by some strains of genetically modified plants in order to deter insects. Organic food also can't be irradiated (by far the most effective and safe method for sanitizing food), so organic food often carries diseases and pests with it.\\
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* The term "organic" is perhaps the most {{egregious}} JustForFun/{{egregious}} version of this. While it does have a meaning, technically speaking, it provides absolutely no benefits whatsoever -- numerous studies have proven it is not healthier, it is not more nutritious, it isn't tastier, and it is actually ''worse'' for the environment due to the use of inferior pesticides (which have to be applied more often, and are not specially designed to break down quickly) and because of lower yield, requiring more land to grow the same amount of food -- and the number one cause of damage to the environment by farming is habitat loss. Ironically, one of the most commonly used organic pesticides is BT -- the exact same toxin which is produced by some strains of genetically modified plants in order to deter insects. Organic food also can't be irradiated (by far the most effective and safe method for sanitizing food), so organic food often carries diseases and pests with it.\\
