"One billion cans of Red Bull were sold in 2000 - if it was deadly, wouldn't we have found out by now?"
So ok, suddenly, my mom sends me this email about Red Bull being dangerous. And I go like, "Oh shit. That's great. The only "drink" I happen to like, and now it's dangerous. And it doesn't even contain alcohol! So you can imagine; I'm really pissed, cuz I really like Red Bull, and sometimes I tend to drink it as if it were water. Nevertheless, I am persuaded to do my research. And this is what I found out:

- Norway, Denmark, and France banned the wing-giver. They don't like taurine, apparently. But whatever. Their loss.

- Ok, so 4 people have died. Coincidentially, after drinking Red Bull:

1) Two of them had mixed Red Bull with lots of vodka. Nevertheless, it was never proved that the mix had caused their deaths.
2) That other person drank Red Bull after working out, exhausted. Nevertheless, it was NEVER proved that Red Bull caused her death.
3) "In 2000, Ross Cooney, a healthy, 18-year-old basketball player from Limerick, Ireland, collapsed on the court and died after drinking four cans of Red Bull before a basketball game." This really stupid basketball player drank FOUR (4) cans of Red Bull in a row before his game. I mean, COME ON... 4!?? That's what Gatorade's for! And, according to my mom, 4 cans of Red Bull could've not been the cause for the guy's death. (Cause of death: Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome (sudden death due to cardiac arrest brought on by an arrhythmic episode)). Maybe the Red Bull did it. Maybe it didn't. But why on earth would you drink 4 cans of Red Bull... in a row!???

So WHY are people making up e-mail hoaxes saying that Red Bull will give you brain tumors or heart attacks blah blah blah? If you have a heart problem, then you know you shouldn't drink it. If you don't have a heart problem, well, you don't. But that doesn't mean you should go on and have all the drinks you can get.

God knows how many cans of Red Bull I've drinked during the last.. 8 months. Do I have a brain tumor? Have I had a heart attack? Is my liver ROTTING? I think not.

So please, stop the paranoia and drink your friggin' Red Bull.